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%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%2C+p.+42+and+369. +
%2A+%22Thus+the+last+two+dharmacakras+are+not+different+in+terms+of+ontology.+Still%2C+the+third+dharmacakra+differs+in+the+fine+distinctions+it+offers%2C+and+for+this+reason+alone+it+has%E2%80%94contrary+to+the+first+two%E2%80%94definitive+meaning+%28%27%27n%C4%ABt%C4%81rtha%27%27%29%2C+and+so+outshines+the+second+dharmacakra+by+an+uncountable+factor.%22+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+369.%0A%2A+%22There+is+not+the+slightest+attempt+to+elevate+the+second+dharmacakra+to+the+same+level+as+the+third%3B+Zh%C3%B6nu+Pal+goes+so+far+as+to+quote+in+full+length+the+Samdhinirmocanas%C5%ABtras+description+of+how+the+third+dharmacakra+is+superior%2C+and+concludes+that%2C+since+the+benefit+derived+from+merely+hearing+its+definitive+meaning+is+that+great%2C+the+profound+and+vast+meaning+of+the+last+dharmacakra+stands+out+accordingly.%22+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+371. +
B
%22In+the+opening+part+of+his+commentary%2C+bCom-ldan-ral-gri+defines+the+RGV+as+a+treatise+that+imparts+the+definitive+teaching+of+the+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na...+bCom-ldan-ral-gri+further+characterizes+the+doctrine+of+Buddha-nature+as+definitive.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+pp.+314-315. +
%22Bh%C4%81viveka+contends+that+the+teaching+that+all+sentient+beings+have+Buddha-nature+implies+merely+that+emptiness%2C+signlessness%2C+and+wishlessness%2C+etc.%2C+abide+in+the+minds+of+all+sentient+beings%3B+it+does+not+presuppose+an+inherent+eternal+%27%27puru%E1%B9%A3a%27%27+pervading+everything.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+8. +
Karl+Brunnh%C3%B6lzl+cites+ShAkya+mchog+ldan%3A%0A%22The+definitive+meaning+that+he+found+from+having+studied+the+dharmas+of+Maitreya+is+explained+by+those+in+his+lineage+as+follows.+The+sugata+heart+is+the+naturally+pure+wisdom%2C+luminous+by+nature%2C+that+pervades+%5Beveryone%5D+from+buddhas+to+sentient+beings.+In+earlier+times+these+%5Btwo+approaches%5D+were+known+as+%22the+difference+between+explaining+the+dharmas+of+Maitreya+as+the+tradition+of+characteristics+%28%27%27mtshan+nyid+kyi+lugs%27%27%29+and+explaining+them+as+the+meditative+tradition+%28%27%27sgom+lugs%27%27%29.%22+However%2C+in+both+cases+there+is+no+contradiction+because+the+explanation+according+to+the+first+approach+is+more+profound+at+the+time+of+eliminating+the+clinging+to+characteristics%2C+while+the+explanation+according+to+the+latter+approach+is+needed+so+that+the+sugata+heart+can+function+as+the+support+of+qualities.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+124. +
%2A%22Just+as+the+Gelugpas%2C+%27%27The+Ornament+That+Illuminates+and+Beautifies+the+Tath%C4%81gata+Heart%27%27%2C+by+But%C3%B6n+Rinchen+Drub+%281290%E2%80%931364%29%2C+holds+the+teachings+on+buddha+nature+to+be+of+expedient+meaning.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+67.%0A%2A%22Bu-ston+explicitly+takes+the+Buddha-nature+doctrine+to+be+provisional+%28%27%27ney%C4%81rtha%27%27%29.+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+364 +
C
%22Buddha+nature+was+taught+merely+as+a+means+of+temporarily+easing+ordinary+persons+of+their+fear+of+selflessness+and+of+attracting+non-Buddhists.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+9. +
D
%22For+D%C3%B6lpopa%2C+the+teaching+on+buddha+nature+is+of+definitive+meaning+and+serves+as+one+of+the+cornerstones+of+his+Shentong+view.+He+typically+describes+both+buddha+nature+and+the+dharmak%C4%81ya+as+being+ultimately+really+established%2C+everlasting%2C+eternal%2C+permanent%2C+immutable+%28ther+zug%29%2C+and+being+beyond+dependent+origination.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+68. +
G
%22Sangpu+Lodr%C3%B6%27s+commentary+frames+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+in+a+positive+light%2C+arguing+that+it+is+a+commentary+on+definitive+sutras+included+in+the+last-wheel+teachings+that+are+%22exceedingly+secret+among+the+secrets%2C%22+and+that+it+teaches+that+all+beings+have+a+tath%C4%81gata-essence+endowed+with+enlightened+qualities.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+31. +
J
%2A%22Jay%C4%81nanda+is+arguably+the+first+scholar+who+indicated+that+the+Uttaratantra+is+provisional+within+the+Tibetan+intellectual+landscape.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%2C+p.+14.%0A%2A%22...He+states+that+Buddha-nature+was+taught+in+order+to+attract+those+who+fear+emptiness.+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+pp.+150-151. +
%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+58. +
K
%22In+another+context%2C+Kamala%C5%9B%C4%ABla+quotes+the+passage+from+the+%27%27La%E1%B9%85k%C4%81vat%C4%81ras%C5%ABtra%27%27+cited+by+Candrak%C4%ABrti+as+scriptural+authority+for+Buddha-nature+being+of+provisional+meaning.+Kamala%C5%9B%C4%ABla+himself%2C+though%2C+does+not+put+it+quite+that+way%2C+stating+only+that%2C+in+accord+with+the+various+outlooks+of+sentient+beings%2C+the+Buddhas+taught+what+is+a+single+dharmadh%C4%81tu+%28or+%27%27dharmanair%C4%81tmya%27%27+in+the+%27%27La%E1%B9%85k%C4%81vat%C4%81ras%C5%ABtra%27%27%29+by+means+of+many+different+expressions+%28including+the+expression+%E2%80%9CBuddha-nature%E2%80%9D%29%2C+that+is%2C+in+conventional+terms.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.11. +
%22Furthermore%2C+the+Third+Karmapa+composed+a+summary+of+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+in+accordance+with+the+meditative+tradition%2C+which+establishes+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+as+a+definitive+text+included+in+the+last+wheel+of+the+Buddha%27s+teachings.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.+%27%27%5B%5BUttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+pp.+30-31. +
%2A%22...the+%27%27Grub+mtha%27+mdzod%27s%27%27+positive+interpretation+of+the+%27%27Ratnagotravibh%C4%81ga%27%27%2C+maintaining+that+emptiness+needs+to+be+understood+in+the+sense+of+buddha+nature%27s+luminosity%2C+and+that+such+a+positive+assessment+of+the+ultimate+has+definitive+meaning.%22+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%2C+p.+98.%0A%2A+%5B%5BDuckworth%2C+D.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BMipam+on+Buddha-Nature%5D%5D%2C+pp.+2-4.%0A%2A+%22As+he+concludes+the+section+on+the+buddha-nature+in+his+%27%27Treasury+of+Tenets%27%27%2C+again+based+largely+on+citations+quoted+from+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27%2C+he+declares%2C+%22The+meaning+of+buddha-nature+must+be+asserted+and+understood+only+as+definitive%2C+not+as+provisional.+Because+this+topic+on+the+buddha-element+%5Bfrom+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27%5D+is+the+essential+and+difficult-to-realize+aspect+of+the+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na%2C+that+is+why+it+is+explained+in+detail+here.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%2C+pp.+64-65. +
M
%22In+particular%2C+YDC+refutes+that+the+teaching+on+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart+is+one+that+bears+an+intention+because+its+claimed+bases+of+intention+are+not+tenable%2C+its+purpose+is+not+established%2C+and+there+is+no+invalidation+of+this+teaching.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+310. +
%22Mipam+explains+that+the+last+wheel%E2%80%99s+status+as+the+definitive+meaning+does+not+refer+to+everything+taught+in+the+last+wheel%2C+but+specifically+concerns+the+teaching+of+Buddha-nature%3A+...%27Although+the+meaning+of+the+last+wheel+is+praised+in+the+s%C5%ABtras+and+commentaries%2C+%5Bthis+does%5D+not+%5Brefer+to%5D+everything+in+the+last+wheel%2C+but+is+spoken+in+this+way+concerning+the+definitive+meaning+position+of+demonstrating+the+%5BBuddha-%5Dnature.%27+%5B%5BDuckworth%2C+D.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BMipam+on+Buddha-Nature%5D%5D%27%27%2C+pp.+4-5. +
%22However%2C+Khedrup%2C+a+student+and+a+junior+contemporary+of+Rendawa%2C+mentions+in+his+%27%27Presentation+of+the+General+Tantric+Systems%27%27+%28%27%27rgyud+sde+spyi+rnam%27%27%29%2C+%22Lama+J%C3%A9+%5Bthat+is%2C+Rendawa%5D+asserts+that+%5Bthe+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27%5D+is+a+commentarial+work+on+last-wheel+teachings%2C+explicating+the+view+of+the+Cittam%C4%81tra+School.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+88. +
P
He+usually+considers+it+to+be+definitive+with+some+exceptions%3A%0A%2A%22Chapa+also+asserts+that+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+is+a+definitive+work.+He+uses+phrases+such+as+%22the+supreme+meaning%22+%28%27%27mchog+gi+don%27%27%29+and+%22the+secret+of+the+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na%22+%28%27%27theg+pa+chen+po%27i+gsang+ba%27%27%29+to+refer+to+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+18.%0A%2A%22While+Chapa+shows+that+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+is+definitive%2C+he+demonstrates+that+certain+phrases+in+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+are+not+necessarily+definitive%E2%80%94such+as+the+passage+teaching+the+buddha-element+as+cause.+This+is+because+for+Chapa+being+a+cause+in+this+context+entails+being+conditioned+and+conventional+and+something+that+exists+only+on+the+causal+state+of+enlightenment%2C+whereas+the+buddha-element+is+unconditioned+and+ultimate+and+something+that+exists+pervasively+as+the+ultimate+nature+on+both+the+causal+and+resultant+levels+of+enlightenment.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+19. +
R
%2A%22Following+Candrak%C4%ABrti+and+Sapen%27s+%27%27Distinguishing+the+Three+Vows%27%27%2C+Rendawa+argues+that+the+tath%C4%81gata-essence+teachings+require+interpretation+as+they+cannot+be+accepted+at+face+value.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+84.%0A%2A...Rendawa+criticizes+D%C3%B6lpopa+and+others+for+literally+accepting+the+tath%C4%81gata-essence+teachings+as+definitive.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+86. +
%22So%2C+Gyeltsap+claims+that+both+the+%27%27Madhyamak%C4%81vat%C4%81ra%27%27+and+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+explain+the+same+meaning+of+ultimate+truth.+Hence%2C+they+are+both+definitive+works+that+explicate+the+intention+of+the+middle+wheel.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+107. +