Property:EncodedPosBuNayDefProvNotes
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%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. +
Generally+speaking%2C+Rongton%27s+commentary+on+the+RGV%2C+which+he+wrote+at+Sangphu%2C+follows+the+rngog+lugs. +
%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. +
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%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. +
%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+46. +
%22Bu-ston+and+sGra-tshad-pa+make+of+the+RGV+a+provisional+teaching%2C+understanding+Buddha-nature+as+what+is+literally+stated+in+the+RGV.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+343. +
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. +
Draszczyk%2C+%22A+Eulogy+of+Mind%E2%80%99s+Connate+Qualities%2C%22+2015%2C+p.115 +
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Hodor.+Hodor+HODOR+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor%2C+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor.+Hodor+hodor%2C+hodor.+Hodor+HODOR+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor%2C+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor.+Hodor+hodor+-+hodor+hodor+hodor+-+hodor%2C+hodor.+Hodor+hodor%3F%21+Hodor+hodor+HODOR%21+Hodor+HODOR+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor...+Hodor+hodor+hodor%3B+hodor+HODOR+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor.+Hodor.+Hodor+hodor+HODOR%21+Hodor+hodor+hodor+hodor...+Hodor+hodor+hodor.+Hodor. +
Wangchuk+quotes+Tokme%27s+praise+of+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27%2C+which+states%3A+%22Endowed+with+the+essence+of+stamens+of+the+ultimate+definitive+meaning%2C++Is+this+lotus+grove+of+the+teaching+of+the+Lord+Maitreya.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+60. +