Tibetan Buddhism: Reason and Revelation PDF
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Goodman ~"'._...L. • Davidson Tibetan Buddhism Reason and Revelation SUNY Series in Buddhist Studies Matthew Kapstein, Editor Tibetan Buddhism Reason and Revelation Edited by Steven D. Goodman and Ronald M. Davidson State University of New York Press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany ©1992 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Production by Diane Ganeles Marketing by Dana E. Yanulavich Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tibetan Buddhism: reason and revelation I edited by Steven D. Goodman and Ronald M. Davidson. p. em. -- (SUNY series in Buddhist studies) Includes index. ISBN 0-7914-0785-3 (alk. paper). --ISBN 0-7914-0786-1 (pbk. alk. paper) 1. Buddhism--China--Tibet. I. Goodman, Stev.en D., 1945- II. Davidson, Ronald M., 1950- . III. Series. BQ7612.T53 1992 294.3'923--dc20 90-49077 CIP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In Memoriam Ngor Thar-rtse mKhan Rin-po-che (1933-1987) Helen Law (1953-19881 Contents Editors' Preface ix Introduction 1 Part One: Philosophical Explorations 1. Some Aspects of rDzogs-chen Thought 13 Herbert V. Guenther 2. What is Buddhist Logic?: Some Tibetan Developments of Prama7J.a Theory 25 Kennard Lipman 3. A Dialogue on Death: Tibetan Commentators on the First Chapter of Aryadeva's Catuly,Sataka 45 Karen Lang Part Two: Visionary Explorations 4. A Ch'an Text from Tun-huang: Implications for Ch'an Influence on Tibetan Buddhism 57 Kenneth K. Tanaka and Raymond E. Robertson 5. Remarks on the Mani bKa'-'bum and the Cult of Avalokitesvara i~ Tibet 79 Matthew Kapstein 6. Genre, Authorship, and Transmission in Visionary Buddhism: The Literary Traditions of Thang-stong rGyal-po 95 Janet Gyatso vii Vlll Contents 7. Preliminary Studies on Hevajra's Abhisamaya and the Lam-'bras Tshogs-bshad 107 Ronald M. Davidson 8. Rig-'dzin 'Jigs-med gling-pa and the kLong-Chen sNying-Thig 133 Steven D. Goodman Notes 147 Contributors 209 Index of Personal Names 211
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