The Sun of Wisdom: Teachings on the Noble Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way

224 Pages·2003·3.75 MB·English

by  Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso

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Contents
TranslaPtroerf'asc e VI!
Introduction IX
OpeniHnogm age 1
1.A nE xaminaotfiC oanu sCaoln ditions 3
2.An ExaminaotfiC oonm inagn dG oing 11
3·An Examinaotfit ohSneo urcoefCs o nsciousness1 9
4·An Examinaotfit ohAneg gregates 27
5·An Examinaotfit ohEnel ements 37
6.A nE xaminaotfiD oens iarnedt hDee sirOonues 43
7·An Examinaotfit ohnCe o mposite 49
8.An ExaminaotfiA ocnt oarnsdA ctions 55
9·An ExaminaotfiW ohna tC omeFsi rst 59
10A.n E xaminaotfiF oinr e Fainrde wood 65
11An. ExaminaotfiS oanm sara 71
12An. ExaminaotfiS ounff ering 77
13An· Examinaotfit ohnPe r ecNiasteu orfeR eality 83
1·4An ExaminaotfiC oonn tact 87
15An· ExaminaotfiT ohni nagnsdt hAeb senocfTe h ings 93
16An. ExaminaotfiB oonn daagnedL iberation 99
VI CONTENTS
17A.n E xaminaotfiK oanr mAicctioannsdR esults 109
18A.n E xaminaotfiS oenla fn dP henomena 113
19An. ExaminaotfiT oinm e 123
20An. ExaminaotfiC oonl lections 129
21An. ExaminaotfiE omne rgeanncdDe e cay 137
22An. Examinaotfit ohTnea thagata 141
23A.n E xaminaotfiM oins takes 147
24An. Examinaotfit ohnFe o uNro blTer uths 155
25A.n E xaminaotfiN oinr vana 161
26A.n E xaminaotfit ohTnew elLvien kosfE xistence 171
27A.n E xaminaotfiV oienw s 177
ConcludHionmga ge 181
Append1i.Rxo oVte rsfreosm T heF undamental
Widsomo fth Mei ddWlaey 183
Append2i.Txh eH eaorfWti s doSmu tra 193
Append3i.Txh eT wentEmyp tinefrsosme s
ChandrakEinrttiet'rshiM eni gd dWlaey 197
Append4i.Ax n A uthePnotriitotcrtf ah Mei ddle
Way:A VajSroan ogf R ealizoaftt ihoLeno rodf
Yogis Milarepa 205
Glossary 207
TranslParteofra'cse
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VIII TRANSLATOR'PSR EAFCE
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Introduction
WHATEVEARC TIVIWTEY E NGAGIEN ,o urm otivaitsiv oenri ym ­
portaAnctc.o rdtiont gh et radiotfiM oanh aya(nGar eVaeth icle)
Buddhitshmem, o tivawtieso hno ucludl tiivsba toed hichitta-the
mindt urnteodw asrudp reemnel ighteOnnmeew natyt. o d os oi s
tot hinfikr sotfo urf athaenrdm otheirnt his liafnedtt ihmeen,
extetnhdel ovaen dc ompasswieof ne eflo rt hemt oal ls entient
beinignsc,l udeivneognu re nemiIetsi .st hec asteh aaltl s entient
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tod ot hiwse,m ustl istteonr, e fleucpto na,n dm editoantt eh e
teachionftg hseg enuiDnhea rmwai tahl tlh ee nthusiwaecs amn
musteTrh.ii sst hseu premmoet ivaotfiboond hichittag-ipvlee ase
risteoi ta sa f irssttew ph enevyeorur earde,fl eocnt,o rm editate
upotnh tee achiinnt ghsib so ok.
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Wisdoomtf h Mei ddWlayec, o mposbeytd h neo blper oteNcatgoarr ­
junaN.a garjiusna a s pectieaalc hientr h eh istoofrB yu ddhism.
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hundryeeda rasft etrh eB uddhao'wsnp assianngdt hahte w ould
givvea satn dp erfeexpclta natoifto hnBesu ddhtae'asc hiNnaggsa.r -
x INTRODUCTION
junfual filletdh ipsr ophbeoctya hsa t eacohfem ra nys tudewnhtos
wenotn t ob ecomger eat mastersa ntdah sea mnsa eultvhoeofrs
textthsae tx pouannddc lartihfyme e anionfgt hBeu ddhaw'orsd s.
Buddhiasntdns o n-Buddahliishktaesv set uditehde stee xfrtosm
Nagarjutniamt'eost hper esent.
Nagarjucnoam'mse ntafroiretmsh rmeaei nc ollecotfit oenxst s
thaetx plariens,p ecttihvBeeu ldyd,h oaw'nst hrseeer oifetse achings
knowans t hteh rteuer nionftg hsw eh eeolfD harmTah.u si,nt he
seotf c ompositkinoonwasns T hCeo llnesoc Aftd ivoiNcagea,r juna's
focuisst hfier sttu rnionftg h ew heeHle.d escrhiobwea sh uman
ligfie voense t hei nvaluoapbploer tutnoip trya cttihceDe h arma;
howt hilsi afned e verytohniekn ngo wosfa nde xperiewnictehisit n
arei mpermanheonwts ;a msara-ctyhceol efe xisteinnw chei ch
confused sentient bweainndgefrsro meo nndell iefsesttliotym h ee
next-cihsa ractebryic zoends tant siunffb eortighnr go,s s and
subtfloer masn;dh owp ractitchieDn hga rmlae atdost haet tain­
mento fn irvatnhaes, t aotfel iberatthiatotrn a nscseanmdssa ra's
sufferoinncgae n df oarl Tlh.i issa b riseufm maroyft het eachings
thBeu ddhgaa vienh ifisr sttu rnionftg h weh eeolfD harmTah.e se
artee achifrnogmst hep erspectthiaavtpe p earatnrcueelsxy i isnt
justth wea yt hesye em to-tthhiean td ivitdhuiean ld,i vidpuaaslt' s
andfu ture ltihsveue ffse,r tihniegn diviedxupaelr ieinnsc aemss ara,
andt hel iberatthieio nnd ivicdaunaa tlt aiinnn i rvaanlealx iisnt
precitshewela yyt heayp pear.
Int hem iddalned fi natlu rnionfgt sh ew heetlh,eB uddhdae ­
scribtehdet runea tuorfer ealeixptlya,i ntihnagtt h ew ayt hings
appetaobr ei sd ifferfreonmtt hwea yt heayc tuaalrleTy.h eB uddha
taugthhtao tfa ltlh per ogresssuibvtwelaleyyo s f e xplaintihntegr ue
natuorfre e altihtueyl ,t imdaetsec riopnteic oannm akei st hatth e
trunea tuorfre e aliistt hyte r unea tuorfme i ndt,h uen ioonfl umi­
nou sc laraintdey m ptinIetsi ssd. i fficuhlotw,e vteoru ,n derstand
wha"tt huen ioonfl uminoculsa raintdey m ptinemsesa"na ss a n
initsitaalt emaenndtt h,e refthoerB eu ddhtaa ugahbto ut the two
aspeocftes m ptinaensdls u minoculsa rsietpya raatnedil nyg reat