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1277 As mentioned before, the presentation o f a conditioned naturally abiding disposition
versus an unconditioned one is very unusual in both classical Madhyamaka and Shentong.
It is closer to the typical Gelugpa presentation o f nonconceptual w isd om being conditioned
and m om entary (also held by Sàkya Chogden), while the nature o f phen om en a (emptiness) is
unconditioned and permanent. Also, as far as its final manifestation as the wisdom dharmakaya
goes, the definition o f the unconditioned naturally abiding disposition is identical to the one o f
the unfolding disposition below.
1278 To say that buddha nature pervades everything, even material things, is quite unusual in
the Indo-Tibetan tradition (though com m on in Chinese Buddhism) and naturally begs the ques­
tion w h y these material things cannot attain buddhahood too (for details on this, see Brunnhôlzl
2010, endnote 1289). N ote also that the above “dharmadhàtu o f the unity o f appearance and
emptiness” is not the same as the standard Gelugpa interpretation o f buddha nature as mere
emptiness, which, o f course, also pervades everything animate and inanimate.
1279

D3793, fol. 89b.3.

1280

Pp. 2 3 0 -4 0 (slightly abbreviated and paraphrased).

1281

D3805, fol. 152b.2-3.

1282

PGSD mistakenly has Daéabhûmikasütra.

1283 LSSP, fols. 188b.6-189b.3; PSD, pp. 383-84. In the following, the nine meditative absorp­

tions o f progressive abiding (the four dhyânas, the four formless absorptions, and the meditative
absorption o f cessation) are numbered as 1 - 9, while the state o f m ind o f the desire realm o f
not being in meditative equipoise is indicated by 0. In the context o f the culminating training o f
the path o f familiarization as presented by the sütra in twenty-five thousand lines, all the steps
within the lion’s sport and the crossing in one leap represent a single continuous sequence o f dif­
ferent meditative equipoises (only alternated with phases o f nonequipoise during the last part).
Later commentators broke down this single sequence in different ways into different phases. Note
that the explicit division o f crossing in one leap into lesser, medium , and great is not mentioned
in either the sütras or any Indian commentaries, but only in certain Tibetan commentaries. For
more m odels o f lion’s sport and crossing in one leap, see Brunnhôlzl 2011, Chart 23.
1284

Pp. 378-79.

1285

MCG, fols. 139b.5-140b.5; MPZL, pp. 165-67.

1286 MCG (fol. 140a.4) says that one can enter the first state o f m in d o f the desire realm o f
great crossing in one leap after having risen from either the preceding meditative absorption o f
cessation or the slight exiting into the Peak o f Existence.
1287

For a more detailed bibliography, see Brunnhôlzl 2011.


Selected Bibliography 1287

Canonical Texts
Abhayâkaragupta. Astasâhasrikâprajhâpâramitâvrttimarmakaumudï. (Shes rab kyi pha roi tu

phyin pa brgyad stong pa’i ’grel pa gnad kyi zla ’od). P5202. D3805.
. Munimatâlamkàra. (Thub p a’i dgongs rgyan). P5299. D3903.
Àryavimuktisena.

Pahcaviméatisàhasrikâprajnâpâramitopadesaiâstrâbhisamayàlamkâravrtti.

(Shes rab kyi pha roi tu phyin pa stong phrag nyi shu brgya pa’i man ngag gi bstan bcos m ngon
par rtogs pa’i rgyan gyi grel pa; abbr. Nyi khri snang ba). Sanskrit edition o f the first chapter by
C. Pensa. Rome: Is.M.E.O., 1967. P5185. D3787.
Asanga. Abhidharmasamuccaya. (C h os m ngon pa kun las btus pa). P5550. D4049. English trans­
lations (from the French by W. Ràhula) by S. Boin-Webb, Fremont: Asian H umanities Press,
2000; and M igm e Chodron, Pleasant Bay: G am po Abbey (Canada), 2001.
. Bodhisattvabhumi. (Byang chub sems dpa’i sa). P5538. D4037.
. Mahâyânasamgraha. ( T h e g c h e n b s d u s pa). P5549. D4049.
. Ratnagotravibhàgavyàkhyà or Mahâyânottaratantrasâstravyâkhyâ. (Theg pa chen p o ’i
rgyud bla m a’i bstan bcos rnam par bshad pa). Sanskrit ed. by E. H. Johnston. Patna: Bihar
Research Society, 1950. P5526.
. Yogâcarâbhümi. (Rnal ’byor spyod p a’i sa). P5536. D4035.
. Vmiicayasamgrahanï. (Rnam p argtan la dbab pa bsdu ba). P5539. D4038.
Atiéa. Prajnàpàramitàpindârthapradipa. (Shes rab kyi pha roi tu phyin pa’i don bsdus sgron
ma). P 5201.D 3804.
Bhadanta Vimuktisena. Pahcaviméatisâhasrikâprajhâpâramitopadesaiâstrâbhisamayâlamkâra-

vârttika. (Shes rab kyi pha roi tu phyin pa stong phrag nyi shu brgya pa’i man ngag gi bstan bcos
m ngon par rtogs pa’i rgyan gyi rnam ’grel). P5186. D3788.
Buddhaérijnàna (eighth-ninth centuries). Samcayagàthâpahjikâ. (Bsdus pa tshig su bead pa’i
dka’ grel). P5196. D3798.
Buddhaérïjnàna (twelfth-thirteenth centuries). Abhisamayâlamkârabhagavatïprajnâpâramitopadeéaéâstrâvrttiprajhâpradïpâvalïnâma. (Bcom ldan ’das ma shes rab kyi pha roi tu phyin pa’i
man ngag gi bstan bcos m n g o n par rtogs pa’i rgyan gyi ’grel pa shes rab sgron m e phreng ba zhes
bya ba). P5196. D3798.

Damstràsena. Satasâhasrikâprajnâpâramitâbrhattïkâ. (Shes rab kyi pha roi tu phyin pa ’bum
pa’i rgya cher ’grel pa). P5205. D3807.


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Dharmaklrtišrl.
Prajňápáramitopadešašástrábhisamayálamkáravrttidurbodhálokánámatiká.
(Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa’i man ngag gi bstan bcos m ngon par rtogs pa’i rgyan gyi ’grel pa
rtogs par dka’ ba’i snang ba zhes bya ba ba’i grel bshad). P5192. D3794.
Dharmamitra. Abhisamayálamkárakárikáprajňápáramitopadešašástratikáprasphutapadánáma.
(Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa’i m an ngag gi bstan bcos m n g o n par rtogs pa’i rgyan gyi tshig
le’ur by as pa’i ’grel bshad tshig rab tu gsal ba zhes bya ba). P5194. D3796.
Dharmašrl. Prajňá pár amitákoé at ála. (Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa’i m dzod kyi lde mig).
P5204. D3806.
. Šatasáhasrikávivarana. (Stongphrag brgya pa’i m am par bshad pa). P5203. D3802.
Dignága. Prajňápáramitárthasamgrahakáriká or Prajňápáramitápindártha. (Shes rab kyi pha
rol tu phyin ma bsdus pa’i tshig le’ur byas pa; abbr. Sher phyin bsdus don/brgyad stong don
bsdu). Sanskrit edition by E. Frauwallner, WZKS 3 (1959): 140-44. P5207. D3809.
Haribhadra. Abhisamayálamkáranámaprajňápáramitopadešašástravivrti. (Shes rab kyi pha rol
tu phyin pa’i man ngag gi bstan bcos m ngon par rtogs pa’i rgyan ces bya ba’i ’grel pa; abbr.
’Grel pa don gsal). Sanskrit edition by R. Tripáthl. Sarnath, India: Tibetan Institute for Higher
Buddhist Studies, 1977. P5191. D3793.
. Astasáhasrikáprajňápáramitávyákhyánábhisamayálamkáráloká. (Shes rab kyi pha rol tu
phyin pa brgyad ston g pa’i bshad pa m n g o n par rtogs pa’i rgyan gyi snang ba). Sanskrit editions
by U. Wogihara, Tokyo 1932-35 and P. L. Vaidya, Darbhanga: Mithila Institute, 1960. P5189.
D3791.
. Paňcavimšatisáhasrikáprajňápáramitá. (Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa nyi khri Inga stong
pa; abbr. M do le brgyad ma). P5188. D3790.
. Bhagavatiratnagunasamcayagáthápaňjikásubodhinináma. (Bcom ldan ’das yon tan rin po
che sdus pa’i tshig su pa’i dka’ grel). P5190. D3792.

Kumárašrlbhadra. Prajňápáramitápindártha. (Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa’i don bsdus pa).
P5195. D3797.
Maitreya. Abhisamayálamkára. (M n gon rtogs rgyan). Sanskrit e d ition s by T. Stcherbatsky and
E. Obermiller, Bibliotheca Buddhica 23, Leningrad 1929; G. Tucci, Baroda 1932; U. Wogihara,
Tokyo 1932-35; K. Kajiyoshi in Hannya-kyd no kenkyu, 1944, pp. 2 75-320. P5148. D3786.
. Madhyántavibhága. (D bus dang mtha’ m am par ’byed pa). P5522. D4021.
. Maháyánasútrálamkára. (Theg pa chen p o ’i m do sde rgyan). P5221. D4020.
. Ratnagotravibhágamaháyánottaratantrašástra. (Theg pa chen p o ’i rgyud bla ma). Sanskrit
edition by E. H. Johnston. Patna, India: The Bihar Research Society, 1950. P5525. D4024.
Prajňákaramati. Abhisamayálamkáravrttipindártha. (M ngon par rtogs pa’i rgyan gyi ’grel pa’i
bsdus don). P5193. D3795.
Ratnikarašánti. Astasáhasrikáprajňápáramitápaňjikásárottamánáma. (Shes rab kyi pha rol tu
phyin pa brgyad stong pa’i dka’ grel snying p o ’i m chog ces bya ba). Sanskrit edition by P. S. Jaini.
Patna, India: Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute, 1979. P5200. D3803.
. Abhisamayálamkárakárikávrittisuddhimatináma. (M ngon par rtogs p a’i rgyan gyi ’grel pa’i
tshig le’ur byas pa’i ’grel pa dag ldan zhes bya ba). P5199. D3801.
Ratnaklrti. Abhisamayálamkáravrittikirtikalánáma. (M ngon par rtogs pa’i rgyan gyi ’grel pa
grags pa’i cha zhes bya ba). P5197. D3799.


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Smrtijnànakirti.

phyin pa brgyas par bstan ’b u m dang ’bring du bstan pa nyi khri Inga stong dang bsdus te b stan
pa khri brgyad stong pa rnams m thun p a r d o n brgyad kyi bstan pa). P5187. D3789.
Sthiramati. Madhyântavibhâgatïkâ. (Dbus d an g m tha’ rnam par ’byed p a’i ’grel bshad). P 55 34.
D4032.
. Sütrâlamkâravrttibhàsya. (Mdo sde rgyan gyi ’grel bshad). P5531. D4034.

Vasubandhu. Abhidharmakoia. (Chos m n g o n pa m dzod). P5590. D4089.
. Abhidharmakosabhàsya. (Chos m n g o n pa m d zod kyi bshad pa). P5591. D4090. F rench
translation by La Vallée Poussin, Paris 1923-31. English translations (from the French) by Leo
M. Pruden, Berkeley: Asian H um anities Press, 1991 and G elong Lodrô Sangpo, Pleasant Bay:
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. Dharmadharmatâvibhâgabhàsya. (Chos dang chos nyid rnam par ’byed pa’i ’grel p a).
P5529. D4028.
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gsum gnod ’joms). P5206. D3808.
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