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|PosBuNayDefProvNotes="For Dölpopa, 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 dharmakāya as being ultimately really established, everlasting, eternal, permanent, immutable (ther zug), and being beyond dependent origination." [[Brunnhölzl, K.]], [[When the Clouds Part]], p. 68. | |PosBuNayDefProvNotes="For Dölpopa, 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 dharmakāya as being ultimately really established, everlasting, eternal, permanent, immutable (ther zug), and being beyond dependent origination." [[Brunnhölzl, K.]], [[When the Clouds Part]], p. 68. | ||
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|PosAllBuddha=Yes | |PosAllBuddha=Yes | ||
− | |PosAllBuddhaMoreNotes="The crucial stanza [RGV] I.27, in which the three reasons for the presence of a buddha nature in sentient | + | |PosAllBuddhaMoreNotes="The crucial stanza [RGV] I.27, in which the three reasons for the presence of a buddha nature in sentient beings are presented, is thus explained in the following way: |
− | beings are presented, is thus explained in the following way: | + | Since the dharmakāya of the perfect buddha embraces and pervades all phenomena, since there is no differentiation [to be made] within the dharmatā concerning all samsāra and nirvāna, and since the potential of the tathāgata exists in all sentient beings as the natural purity of the dharmadhātu, which can be purified of hindrances, truly every being possesses, always, continuously, and throughout beginningless time, the ultimate essence of the Buddha." [[Mathes, K.]], [[A Direct Path to the Buddha Within]], p. 82. |
− | Since the dharmakāya of the perfect buddha embraces and pervades all phenomena, since there is no differentiation [to be made] within the dharmatā concerning all samsāra and nirvāna, and since the potential of the tathāgata exists in all sentient beings as the natural purity of the dharmadhātu, which can be purified of hindrances, truly every being possesses, always, continuously, | ||
− | and throughout beginningless time, the ultimate | ||
− | essence of the Buddha." [[Mathes, K.]], [[A Direct Path to the Buddha Within]], p. 82. | ||
|PosWheelTurn=Third Turning | |PosWheelTurn=Third Turning | ||
− | |PosYogaMadhyaNotes= | + | |PosYogaMadhyaNotes=*Dolpopa has a unique view on this issue as Wangchuk points out: |
"Dölpopa argues the following: (1) Cittamätra is categorized into Conventional Cittamätra (kun rdzob | "Dölpopa argues the following: (1) Cittamätra is categorized into Conventional Cittamätra (kun rdzob | ||
− | pa'i sems tsam) and Ultimate Cittamätra (don dam pa'i seins tsam); (2) Cittamätra must not be conflated with Vijnänaväda; (3) Madhyamaka is grouped into Madyamaka without Appearance (snang med dbu ma) and Madhyamaka with Appearance (snang bcas dbu ma). His | + | pa'i sems tsam) and Ultimate Cittamätra (don dam pa'i seins tsam); (2) Cittamätra must not be conflated with Vijnänaväda; (3) Madhyamaka is grouped into Madyamaka without Appearance (snang med dbu ma) and Madhyamaka with Appearance (snang bcas dbu ma). His Mahäyäna doxography differs significantly from that of other fourteenth-century Tibetan scholars." [[Wangchuk, Tsering]], [[The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows]], p. 47. |
− | Mahäyäna doxography differs significantly from that of other fourteenth-century Tibetan scholars." [[Wangchuk, Tsering]], [[The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows]], p. 47. | + | *It seems that the simple answer is that Dolpopa espoused Great Madhyamaka (dbu ma chen mo) or Madhyamaka with Appearance (snang bcas dbu ma), which is equivalent to Utlimate Cittamatra (don dam pa'i sems tsam). [[Wangchuk, Tsering]], [[The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows]], pp. 49-50. |
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|PosZhenRang=Zhentong | |PosZhenRang=Zhentong | ||
|PosZhenRangNotes=He was the originator of the terms: | |PosZhenRangNotes=He was the originator of the terms: | ||
− | "According to traditional Tibetan accounts, the revolutionary theory that the ultimate is not "empty of an own-being” (rang stong) but “empty of other” (gzhan stong) arose in Dölpopas mind during a Kālacakra retreat at | + | "According to traditional Tibetan accounts, the revolutionary theory that the ultimate is not "empty of an own-being” (rang stong) but “empty of other” (gzhan stong) arose in Dölpopas mind during a Kālacakra retreat at Jonang. Lhai Gyaltsen informs us that Dölpopas realization was connected with the Kãlacakratantra and the construction of the great stüpa in Jonang, which was consecrated in 1333. One of the first works in which |
− | Jonang. Lhai Gyaltsen informs us that Dölpopas realization was connected with the Kãlacakratantra and the construction of the great stüpa in Jonang, which was consecrated in 1333. One of the first works in which | + | Dölpopa expressed his new zhentong understanding of the Buddhist doctrine was his famous Ri chos nges don rgya mtsho. His last major work was the Bka bsdu bzhipa (Bka' bsdu bzhi pa'i don bstan rtsis chen po), The Great Reckoning of the Doctrine That Has the Significance of a Fourth Council), which can be seen as a final summary of Dölpopas views." [[Mathes, K.]], [[A Direct Path to the Buddha Within]], p. 75. |
− | Dölpopa expressed his new zhentong understanding of the Buddhist doctrine was his famous Ri chos nges don rgya mtsho. | ||
− | Reckoning | ||
|PosEmptyLuminNotes="He typically describes both buddha nature and the dharmakāya as being ultimately really established, everlasting, eternal, permanent, immutable (ther zug), and being beyond dependent origination. He also equates the tathāgata heart with “ālaya-wisdom” as opposed to the ālaya-consciousness." [[Brunnhölzl, K.]], [[When the Clouds Part]], p. 68. | |PosEmptyLuminNotes="He typically describes both buddha nature and the dharmakāya as being ultimately really established, everlasting, eternal, permanent, immutable (ther zug), and being beyond dependent origination. He also equates the tathāgata heart with “ālaya-wisdom” as opposed to the ālaya-consciousness." [[Brunnhölzl, K.]], [[When the Clouds Part]], p. 68. | ||
|IsInGyatsa=No | |IsInGyatsa=No | ||
+ | |PosDefProv=Definitive | ||
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Revision as of 09:56, 16 March 2018
Wylie | dol po pa shes rab rgyal mtshan |
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English Phonetics | Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen |
- ཤེས་རབ་རྒྱལ་མཚན་
- ཤེས་རབ་མགོན་
- རྟོན་པ་བཞི་ལྡན་
- shes rab rgyal mtshan
- shes rab mgon
- rton pa bzhi ldan
Birth: | 1292 |
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Death: | 1361 |
Place of birth: | gtsang stod mnga' ris dol po gru gsum spu mdo |
Tibetan calendar dates
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Month | |
Gender | Male |
Element | Water |
Animal | Dragon |
Rab Jyung | 5 |
- Religious Affiliation
- Jonang
- Teachers
- tshul khrims snying po · skyi ston 'jam dbyangs · skyi ston grags pa rgyal mtshan · sa skya slob dpon shes rab bzang po · gzhon nu bzang po · blo gros bstan pa · jo gdan mkhan po bsod nams grags pa · nag 'bum · jo nang chos rje yon gtan rgya mtsho
- Students
- jo nang lo tsA ba blo gros dpal · g.yag sde paN chen · bsod nams rgyal mtshan · phyogs las rnam rgyal · sa bzang ma ti paN chen blo gros rgyal mtshan · 'bri gung lo tsA ba ma Ni ka shrI · nya dbon kun dga' dpal · kun spangs chos grags dpal bzang
Other Biographical info:
- BDRC Link
- https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P139
- Treasury of Lives Link
- https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Dolpopa-Sherab-Gyeltsen/2670
- Treasury of Lives Excerpt
- Himalayan Art Resources Link or Other Art Resource
- https://www.himalayanart.org/search/set.cfm?setID=1595
- Wiki Pages
- Person description or short bio
Expand to see this person's philosophical positions on Buddha-nature.
Is Buddha-nature considered definitive or provisional? | |
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Position: | Definitive |
Notes: | "For Dölpopa, 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 dharmakāya as being ultimately really established, everlasting, eternal, permanent, immutable (ther zug), and being beyond dependent origination." Brunnhölzl, K., When the Clouds Part, p. 68. |
All beings have Buddha-nature | |
Position: | Yes |
If "Qualified", explain: | |
Notes: | "The crucial stanza [RGV] I.27, in which the three reasons for the presence of a buddha nature in sentient beings are presented, is thus explained in the following way:
Since the dharmakāya of the perfect buddha embraces and pervades all phenomena, since there is no differentiation [to be made] within the dharmatā concerning all samsāra and nirvāna, and since the potential of the tathāgata exists in all sentient beings as the natural purity of the dharmadhātu, which can be purified of hindrances, truly every being possesses, always, continuously, and throughout beginningless time, the ultimate essence of the Buddha." Mathes, K., A Direct Path to the Buddha Within, p. 82. |
Which Wheel Turning | |
Position: | Third Turning |
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Yogācāra vs Madhyamaka | |
Position: | |
Notes: | *Dolpopa has a unique view on this issue as Wangchuk points out:
"Dölpopa argues the following: (1) Cittamätra is categorized into Conventional Cittamätra (kun rdzob pa'i sems tsam) and Ultimate Cittamätra (don dam pa'i seins tsam); (2) Cittamätra must not be conflated with Vijnänaväda; (3) Madhyamaka is grouped into Madyamaka without Appearance (snang med dbu ma) and Madhyamaka with Appearance (snang bcas dbu ma). His Mahäyäna doxography differs significantly from that of other fourteenth-century Tibetan scholars." Wangchuk, Tsering, The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows, p. 47.
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Zhentong vs Rangtong | |
Position: | Zhentong |
Notes: | He was the originator of the terms:
"According to traditional Tibetan accounts, the revolutionary theory that the ultimate is not "empty of an own-being” (rang stong) but “empty of other” (gzhan stong) arose in Dölpopas mind during a Kālacakra retreat at Jonang. Lhai Gyaltsen informs us that Dölpopas realization was connected with the Kãlacakratantra and the construction of the great stüpa in Jonang, which was consecrated in 1333. One of the first works in which Dölpopa expressed his new zhentong understanding of the Buddhist doctrine was his famous Ri chos nges don rgya mtsho. His last major work was the Bka bsdu bzhipa (Bka' bsdu bzhi pa'i don bstan rtsis chen po), The Great Reckoning of the Doctrine That Has the Significance of a Fourth Council), which can be seen as a final summary of Dölpopas views." Mathes, K., A Direct Path to the Buddha Within, p. 75. |
Promotes how many vehicles? | |
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Analytic vs Meditative Tradition | |
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What is Buddha-nature? | |
Position: | |
Notes: | "He typically describes both buddha nature and the dharmakāya as being ultimately really established, everlasting, eternal, permanent, immutable (ther zug), and being beyond dependent origination. He also equates the tathāgata heart with “ālaya-wisdom” as opposed to the ālaya-consciousness." Brunnhölzl, K., When the Clouds Part, p. 68. |
Svātantrika (རང་རྒྱུད་) vs Prāsaṅgika (ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་) | |
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Causal nature of the vajrapāda | |
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