Hermeneutics and Tradition in the Saṃdhinirmocana-sūtraHermeneutics & tradition in the Samdhinirmocana-sutra deals with the complex interrelatioship between theories of scriptural interpretation and buddhist notions of tradition and authority with respect to the Samdhinirmocana-sutra, the main scriptural source of the yogacara school of Indian Buddhism.This study looks at the text from a number of perspectives including several current methodological models, philological analyses, and historical consideration. The purpose of this approach is to provide a multi-faceted analysis of this complex work. |
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The Treasury of Good Sayings: A Tibetan History of Bon Bkra-śis-rgyal-mtshan (Śar-rdza) Limited preview - 2005 |
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According analogy Asanga authority Bhagavan Bodhisattvas bstan Buddha Buddha's teachings Buddhist hermeneutics Buddhist texts Buddhist thinkers Byang chub rdzu chub rdzu phrul commentary concerned conch definitive meaning definitive teachings Delhi Dge lugs discussion Dpal byor lhun enlightenment entityness established character Étienne Lamotte example exegetes Explaining the Thought Gadamer grel pa'i Hans-Georg Gadamer Hsüan-tsang idea imputational characters indicates Karmapae KDBR Lamotte's Legs bshad snying Madhyamaka Mahāyāna Buddhism meditation mtshan nyid Nagao's Nāgārjuna nature nges par grel nirmocana nirvāṇa non-entityness object of observation observation for purification Paramartha Paramarthasamudgata Peking perceived philosophical power relations present reality realize rnam Robert Thurman samdhi Samdhinirmocana Samdhinirmocana-sūtra Sanskrit Sarnath scholars scriptures Sde dge second wheel sems tsam seventh chapter statements Steinkellner Stog sūtra Sutra Explaining Tathāgata third wheel three characters three wheels Tibetan Translations tion Tohoku tradition trainees Tsong kha pa's ultimate uncompounded understanding Vasubandhu wheel of doctrine wheel teachings Wonch'uk Yogācāra