Property:EncodedPosBuNayDefProvNotes
N
%2A+%22He+is+also+said+to+have+held+that+among+the+five+Teachings+of+Maitreya+only+the+%27%27Ratnagotravibh%C4%81ga%27%27+is+of+definitive+meaning+%28%27%27n%C4%ABt%C4%81rtha%27%27%29.%22+%5B%5BRuegg%2C+D.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BStudies+in+Indian+and+Tibetan+Madhyamaka+Thought+Part+1%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+30.+%0A%0A%2A+%22rNgog+considers+the+RGV+to+be+a+Madhyamaka+work%2C+and+hence+its+teaching+to+be+definitive.+His+position+is+made+clear+in+the+introductory+passage+of+the+%27%27rGyud+bla+don+bsdus%27%27%2C+where+RGV+is+identified+as+a+treatise+that+explains+s%C5%ABtras+of+definitive+meaning+%28%27%27n%C4%ABt%C4%81rtha%27%27%29%2C+whereas+the+other+four+treatises+of+Maitreya+%28i.e.+%27%27Abhisamay%C4%81la%E1%B9%83k%C4%81ra%27%27%2C+%27%27Mah%C4%81y%C4%81nas%C5%ABtr%C4%81la%E1%B9%83k%C4%81ra%27%27%2C+%27%27Madhy%C4%81ntavibh%C4%81ga%27%27%2C+and+%27%27Dharmadharmat%C4%81vibh%C4%81ga%27%27%29+are+listed+as+treatises+that+explain+sutras+of+provisional+meaning+%28%27%27ney%C4%81rtha%27%27%29.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+249. +
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. +
Generally+speaking%2C+Rongton%27s+commentary+on+the+RGV%2C+which+he+wrote+at+Sangphu%2C+follows+the+rngog+lugs. +
S
%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+46. +
%2A%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+309.+%0A%2A%22As+a+proponent+of+the+Madhyamaka+view+of+the+emptiness+of+inherent+existence+privileging+the+%27%27Madhyamak%C4%81vat%C4%81ra%27%27%2C+Sapen+strongly+argues+against+the+tath%C4%81gata-essence+concept+that+is+central+in+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27.+In+his+important+work%2C+%27%27%5B%5BDistinguishing+the+Three+Vows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+Sapen+shows+that+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+requires+interpretation.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+26.%0A%2A%22In+verses+138-42+of+%27%27Distinguishing+the+Three+Vows%27%27%2C+Sapen+further+argues+that+the+tath%C4%81gata-essence+teaching+in+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+and+other+works+of+the+tath%C4%81gata-essence+literary+corpus+are+provisional%2C+because+it+meets+the+three+criteria+that+are+characteristics+of+the+Buddha%27s+provisional+teachings.+The+three+criteria+are+the+point+of+reference+%28%27%27dgongs+gzhi%27%27%29%2C+purpose+%28%27%27dgos+pa%27%27%29%2C+and+counter+to+the+fact+%28%27%27dngos+la+gnod+byed%27%27%29.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+27. +
%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. +
T
%22Rinchen+Yesh%C3%A9%27s+careful+text-critical+analysis+is+meant+to+demonstrate+that+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+explicates+the+ultimate+definitive+meaning+of+the+%27%27Tath%C4%81gatagarbhas%C5%ABtra%27%27%2C+%27%27%C5%9Ar%C4%ABm%C4%81l%C4%81dev%C4%ABs%C5%ABtra%27%27%2C+%27%27La%E1%B9%85k%C4%81vat%C4%81ras%C5%ABtra%27%27%2C+and+others...%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+35. +
%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. +
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. +
Ś
Though+his+unique+presentation+allows+for+both+definitive+and+provisional+versions+of+buddha-nature.++The+distinction+between+the+two+depends+on+whether+there+is+direct+experience+of+the+unstained+buddha-nature+and+its+corresponding+qualities%2C+or%2C+alternatively+whether+this+nature+is+latently+present+in+an+obscured+form. +