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Though+his+own+view+is+based+on+Mah%C4%81mudr%C4%81%2C+for+which+he+asserts+RGV+is+an+important+basis. +
A
%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+109%3B+he+cites+Ruegg+for+this%2C+and+agrees. +
Actually+Great+Madhyamaka.+See+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+101. +
B
Karl+cites+Kongtrul+stating%2C+%22TOK+calls+Ngog%E2%80%99s+tradition+of+the+Maitreya+texts+%22the+oral+transmission+of+explanation%22+%28%27%27bshad+pa%E2%80%99i+bka%E2%80%99+babs%27%27%29+and+Dsen%E2%80%99s+lineage%2C+%22the+oral+transmission+of+practice%22+%28%27%27sgrub+pa%E2%80%99i+bka%E2%80%99+babs%27%27%29%2C+saying+that+they+are+asserted+to+hold+the+views+of+Madhyamaka+and+Mere+Mentalism%2C+respectively.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+124. +
In+line+with+his+assertion+that+these+teachings+are+merely+provisional+he+claims%2C+%22The+general+basis+of+intention+of+the+teachings+on+buddha+nature+is+the+%C4%81laya-consciousness%2C+which+refers+to+the+sheer+cause+of+buddhahood.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+868. +
D
Dolpopa+has+a+unique+view+on+this+issue+as+Wangchuk+points+out%3A%0A%2A%22D%C3%B6lpopa+argues+the+following%3A+%281%29+Cittam%C4%81tra+is+categorized+into+Conventional+Cittam%C4%81tra+%28%27%27kun+rdzob+pa%27i+sems+tsam%27%27%29+and+Ultimate+Cittam%C4%81tra+%28%27%27don+dam+pa%27i+sems+tsam%27%27%29%3B+%282%29+Cittam%C4%81tra+must+not+be+conflated+with+Vijn%C4%81nav%C4%81da%3B+%283%29+Madhyamaka+is+grouped+into+Madyamaka+without+Appearance+%28%27%27snang+med+dbu+ma%27%27%29+and+Madhyamaka+with+Appearance+%28%27%27snang+bcas+dbu+ma%27%27%29.+His+Mah%C3%A4y%C3%A4na+doxography+differs+significantly+from+that+of+other+fourteenth-century+Tibetan+scholars.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+47.%0A%0A%2AIt+seems+that+the+simple+answer+is+that+Dolpopa+espoused+Great+Madhyamaka+%28%27%27dbu+ma+chen+mo%27%27%29+or+Madhyamaka+with+Appearance+%28%27%27snang+bcas+dbu+ma%27%27%29%2C+which+is+equivalent+to+Ultimate+Cittam%C4%81tra+%28%27%27don+dam+pa%27i+sems+tsam%27%27%29.+See+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+pp.+49-50. +
G
%22Nevertheless%2C+even+though+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+and+the+sutras+on+which+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+is+based+occupy+a+position+of+higher+scriptural+authority+than+the+middle-wheel+teachings+of+the+%27%27Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81s%C5%ABtras%27%27%2C+Sangpu+Lodr%C3%B6+claims+that+both+the+middle-wheel+scriptures+and+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+teach+emptiness.+He+argues%3A%0A%27The+sutras+for+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+and+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+%5Bitself%5D+do+not+contradict+the+%27%27Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81s%C5%ABtras%27%27+because+the+emptiness+of+inherent+existence+of+all+phenomena+taught+there+%5Bin+the+%27%27Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81s%C5%ABtras%27%27%5D+is+the+dharma-body+explicated+here+%5Bin+the+last+wheel+sutras+and+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27%5D.%27%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+33. +
J
Though+he+was+a+follower+of+Madhyamaka%2C+he+likely+equates+the+buddha-nature+teachings+with+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra%2C+as+he+deems+both+to+be+provisional. +
S%C4%81k%C4%81rav%C4%81da+to+be+specific. +
K
%2A%22To+sum+up%2C+in+his+explanation+of+buddha+nature%2C+Rangjung+Dorj%C3%A9+combines+three+different+strands+of+interpretations%3A%0A1.+The+mah%C4%81mudr%C4%81+interpretation+stemming+from+Saraha.%0A2.The+interpretation+according+to+Asa%E1%B9%85ga%27s+%27%27Mah%C4%81y%C4%81nasa%E1%B9%81graha%27%27.%0A3.The+dzogchen+interpretation.%0AIn+other+words%2C+for+Rangjung+Dorj%C3%A9%2C+well-founded+mah%C4%81mudr%C4%81+and+dzogchen+explanations+need+be+combined+with+Asa%E1%B9%85gas+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+distinction.%22+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+65.%0A%2ASee+also+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.+%27%27%5B%5BUttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+30. +
M
%22YDC+denies+that+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+is+a+work+that+belongs+to+Mere+Mentalism.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+310. +
%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
%22For+him%2C+the+fact+that+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+teaches+all+sentient+beings+as+having+the+buddha-nature+shows+that+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+is+a+Madhyamaka+text%2C+not+Cittam%C4%81tra.+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+23. +
R
There+are+apparently+different+takes+on+this+issue%2C+particularly+whether+he+was+a+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ran+who+accepted+Madhyamaka+or+whether+he+was+a+M%C4%81dhyamika+who+accepted+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra%3A%0A%23Nir%C4%81k%C4%81ra+Vij%C3%B1%C4%81nav%C4%81da%2C+though+as+Kano+states%3A+%22he+defines+the+Madhyamaka+position+in+accordance+with+the+%27%27Madhy%C4%81ntavibh%C4%81ga%27s%27%27%2C+description+of+the+%E2%80%9Cmiddle+way.%E2%80%9D+Indeed%2C+he+repeats+throughout+his+works+that+the+doctrine+of+the+M%C4%81dhyamikas+and+that+of+the+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ras+are+completely+compatible.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+73.%0A%23%22In+sum%2C+in+his+works+Ratn%C4%81kara%C5%9B%C4%81nti+generally+sees+himself+as+a+M%C4%81dhyamika%2C+but+one+who+integrates+many+essential+elements+of+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+and+the+teachings+on+buddha+nature%2C+such+as+emphasizing+the+soteriologically+crucial+role+of+mind%E2%80%99s+nature+being+nondual+lucid+self-awareness%E2%80%94the+tath%C4%81gata+heart%E2%80%94which+is+only+obscured+by+adventitious+stains+and+needs+to+be+experienced+in+an+unmediated+manner+as+what+it+truly+is.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+61. +
%2A%22As+for+whether+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+is+definitive+or+provisional%2C+Rendawa+does+not+explicitly+identify+it+either+as+definitive+or+provisional+in+the+texts+that+I+have+consulted.+However%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+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+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.%0A%2AThough+Rendawa%27s+personal+view+is+explained+by+Wangchuk+as%2C+%22Rendawa+argues+that+only+N%C4%81g%C4%81rjuna%27s+Madhyamaka+system+presents+the+correct+ultimate+view%2C+not+Asanga%27s+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.+87.%0A%2AHowever+there+is+a+possibility+that+he+had+a+change+of+heart+later+in+life%2C+as+Wangchuk+sites+the+%27%27Blue+Annals%27%27+as+stating%2C+%22The+Venerable+Red-mda%27-pa+believed+at+first+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+to+be+a+Vij%C3%B1%C4%81nam%C4%81tra+work%2C+and+even+composed+a+commentary+from+the+standpoint+of+the+followers+of+the+Vij%C3%B1%C4%81nam%C4%81tra+school.+Later%2C+when+he+became+a+hermit%2C+he+used+to+sing%3A+%22It+is+impossible+to+differentiate+between+the+presence+and+absence+of+this+our+Mind.+The+Buddha+having+perceived+that+it+penetrated+all+living+beings%2C+as+in+the+example+of+a+subterranean+treasure%2C+or+the+womb+of+a+pregnant+woman%2C+had+proclaimed+all+living+beings+to+be+possessed+of+the+Essence+of+the+Sugata.%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. +
%2A%22In+his+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+commentary%2C+Gyeltsap+shows+the+strong+influence+of+Tsongkhapa%27s+%27%27Illuminating+the+Thoughts+of+the+Madhyamaka%27%27.+He+criticizes+those+who+propose+that+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+is+a+Cittam%C4%81tra+text%2C+arguing+that+it+explicates+the+ultimate+truth+presented+in+the+Pr%C4%81sa%E1%B9%85gika-Madhyamaka.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+98.%0A%2A%22Gyeltsap+says%2C+%22It+is+not+to+be+asserted+that+%C4%80c%C4%81rya+Asa%E1%B9%85ga+is+described+as+a+proponent+of+Vij%C3%B1%C4%81ptim%C4%81trat%C4%81%3B+otherwise+it+would+completely+contradict+his+detailed+explanation+of+the+one+final+vehicle+and+the+presentation+of+subtle+emptiness+in+his+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+commentary.%22+Gyeltsap+argues+that+the+emptiness+explained+in+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+and+its+commentary+by+Asa%E1%B9%85ga+is+subtle+emptiness%2C+and+it+does+not+differ+from+the+emptiness+that+is+delineated+in+the+%27%27Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81s%C5%ABtras%27%27.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+100. +
%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. +
Though+this+is+perhaps+up+for+debate%2C+he+certainly+sides+with+the+works+of+Maitreya+and+the+last+wheel+s%C5%ABtras+over+those+of+the+%27%27Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81s%C5%ABtras%27%27+and+the+associated+Madhyamaka+works%2C+which+he+labels+as+a+%22nihilistic+emptiness+%28%27%27chad+pa%27i+stong+pa+nyid%27%27%29.+See+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+36. +
T
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. +
Note+that+Wangchuk+maintains+that+he+developed+this+certainty+later+in+his+career.++%0A%2AHe+quotes+his+%27%27Golden+Rosary+of+Excellent+Exposition%27%27+as+stating+that+the+Mind-Only+presentation+of+buddha-nature+as%2C+%22the+viewpoint+explicated+in+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+90.%0A%2AThough+he+later+quotes+his+presumably+final+stance+as%3A++%22In+his+%27%27Illuminating+the+Thoughts+of+the+Madhyamaka%27%27%2C+Tsongkhapa+clearly+states%2C+%22The+great+master+Asa%E1%B9%85ga+also+did+not+explain+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+according+to+the+Cittam%C4%81tra+School%2C+rather+he+explicated+it+according+to+the+Madhyamaka+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.+93. +