Forgues, G.

Forgues, G. on the DRL

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Gregory F. Forgues

English Phonetics	Greg Forgues
Sort Name	Forgues, Gregory

Tibetan calendar dates

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Rab Jyung

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Rab Jyung

Contact information

Website:	https://independent.academia.edu/GForgues

About

Primary Language:	French
Translates from:	Tibetan; Sanskrit; Chinese
Translates to:	English; French

Primary Affiliation (Workplace)

Tsadra Foundation

Teachers

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche · Bhikkhunī Tri Hai · Chanmyay Sayadaw U Janakābhivaṃsa · Norbu, Namkhai

PhD University

Universität Wien

Education

PhD Universität Wien, 2016

Biographical Information

Dr. Gregory Forgues is Director of Research at Tsadra Foundation. Before joining the foundation, Gregory was part of the Open Philology research project with Professor Jonathan Silk at the University of Leiden. He also worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg and a Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Bochum. Gregory has published on a wide variety of topics including Mahāyāna sūtra translations, Tibetan tantric rituals, Dzogchen teachings, and digital humanities methods. His PhD dissertation on Jamgon Mipham’s interpretation of the two truths under Professor Klaus-Dieter Mathes' supervision was reviewed by Professor Birgit Kellner and Professor Matthew Kapstein, receiving a distinction from the University of Vienna.

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• Forgues, G. on the DRL
• Forgues, G. on the LIB
• Forgues, G. on the BNW

Buddha Nature Project

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All beings have Buddha-nature
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If "Qualified", explain:
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Which Wheel Turning
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Yogācāra vs Madhyamaka
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Zhentong vs Rangtong
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Promotes how many vehicles?
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Analytic vs Meditative Tradition
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What is Buddha-nature?
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Svātantrika (རང་རྒྱུད་) vs Prāsaṅgika (ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་)
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Causal nature of the vajrapāda
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• Published translations
  • 2019 The Noble Sūtra of the Great Vehicle entitled “Unravelling the Intent” (Āryasaṃdhinirmocananāmamahāyānasūtra), Toh. 106, sDe dge Kangyur Vol. 49, folios 1b1-55b7, 84000.co. Introduction (30pp.) and translation (133pp.).
  • 2017 The Noble Sūtra of the Great Vehicle entitled “The Strength of the Elephant” (Hastikakṣyanāmamahāyānasūtra), Toh. 207, Vol.62, folios 95a7-109a5, 84000.co, Prof. Tom Tillemans (ed.). Introduction (10pp.) and translation (25pp.).
  • 2016 The Noble Sūtra of the Great Vehicle entitled “The Description of the Miracles and Magical Transformations that are the Attainment of the Buddha’s Powers” (Āryabuddhabalādhānaprātihārya-vikurvāṇanirdeśanāmamahāyānasūtra), Toh. 186, sDe dge Kangyur Vol.61, folios 143b4-158a4, 84000.co, Prof. Tom Tillemans (ed.). Introduction (9pp.) and translation (20pp.).

• Articles
  • 2019 “Are we all gzhan stong pas?” In Reasons and Lives in Buddhist Traditions - Tibetan and Buddhist Studies in Honor of Matthew Kapstein, edited by Dan Arnold, Cécile Ducher, and Pierre-Julien Harter. Boston: Wisdom Publications (17pp).
  • 2018 “The Interplay of Knowledge and Liberation in ’Ju mi pham rnam rgyal rgya mtsho’s Radical Nondualism.” In Proceedings of the 7th Coffee Break Conference, 8–10 September 2016, University of Leiden, edited by Dr. Lucas den Boer and Dr. Elizabeth Cecil. Leiden: De Gruyter (33pp).
  • 2017 “Invoquer le dgra lha - Rituels propitiatoires adressés à Gesar dans la tradition ris med du XIXe siècle: vue d’ensemble et étude de cas.” In Musique et épopée en Haute-Asie: Mélanges offerts à Mireille Helffer à l'occasion de son 90e anniversaire, edited by Katia Buffetrille and Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy. Le Pré Saint-Gervais: L'Asiathèque (18pp).
  • 2016 “Who is Gesar? Gesar Rituals and Practices of the Ris med Tradition.” In Proceedings of the conference “The Many Faces of Ling Gesar - Homage to Rolf A. Stein,” 27-28 Oct. 2014, Collège de France, Paris, edited by Prof. Matthew Kapstein (17pp). Forthcoming.
  • 2015 “The Magic of Healing in Gesar Rituals.” In Tibetan and Himalayan Healing: An Anthology for Anthony Aris, edited by Prof. Charles Ramble and Dr. Ulrike Roesler. Kathmandu: Vajra Publications, 2015. (21pp).

Mahāyāna, or the Great Vehicle, refers to the system of Buddhist thought and practice which developed around the beginning of Common Era, focusing on the pursuit of the state of full enlightenment of the Buddha through the realization of the wisdom of emptiness and the cultivation of compassion.

Refers to something that is taught for a specific reason, rather than because it is entirely true.

Along with Madhyamaka, it was one of the two major philosophical schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Founded by Asaṅga and Vasubandhu around the fourth century CE, many of its central tenets have roots in the Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra and the so-called third turning of the dharma wheel (see tridharmacakrapravartana).

Along with Yogācāra, it is one of the two major philosophical schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Founded by Nāgārjuna around the second century CE, it is rooted in the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras, though its initial exposition was presented in Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā.

The state of being devoid of that which is wholly different rather than being void of its own nature. The term is generally used to refer to the ultimate, or buddha-nature, being empty of other phenomena such as adventitious defiling emotions but not empty of its true nature.

The state of being empty of self, which references the lack of inherent existence in relative phenomena.

Tsen Khawoche's "meditative tradition" of exegesis of the Uttaratantra; it is one of two major Tibetan traditions of exegesis, both stemming from students of Sajjana.