Schaik, S.

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Authors of English Works

Sam van Schaik

English Phonetics	Sam van Schaik

Tibetan calendar dates

Dates of birth

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Rab Jyung

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Rab Jyung

Contact information

Website:	http://idp.bl.uk // http://earlytibet.com

About

Primary Affiliation (Workplace)

International Dunhuang Project

PhD University

University of Manchester

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Curriculum Vitae

Sam Van Schaik has worked with the Stein Collection at the British Library for the International Dunhuang Project (IDP: http://idp.bl.uk) since 1999. In the beginning, Sam worked on the Central Asian manuscripts from the Tibetan imperial period. Between 2002 and 2005 Sam compiled a detailed catalogue of the Tibetan tantric manuscripts from Dunhuang. At the moment Sam is engaged in an ongoing research project on the palaeography of the Tibetan and Chinese Dunhuang manuscripts. Recent publications include Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang (Brill, 2010) and Manuscripts and Travellers: The Sino-Tibetan Documents of a Tenth-century Buddhist Pilgrim (de Gruyter, 2010). Source-(Accessed Feb 7, 2011).

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• Schaik, S. on the DRL
• Schaik, S. on the LIB
• Schaik, S. on the BNW

Buddha Nature Project

Person description or short bio

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Is Buddha-nature considered definitive or provisional?
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All beings have Buddha-nature
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If "Qualified", explain:
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Which Wheel Turning
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Yogācāra vs Madhyamaka
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Zhentong vs Rangtong
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Promotes how many vehicles?
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Analytic vs Meditative Tradition
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What is Buddha-nature?
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Svātantrika (རང་རྒྱུད་) vs Prāsaṅgika (ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་)
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Causal nature of the vajrapāda
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Full Name

Sam van Schaik

Affiliation

Sam van Schaik
International Dunhuang Project
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB

http://idp.bl.uk
http://earlytibet.com

Other Information

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Project manager International Dunhuang Project (IDP)

Sam Van Schaik has worked with the Stein Collection at the British Library for the International Dunhuang Project (IDP: http://idp.bl.uk) since 1999. In the beginning, Sam worked on the Central Asian manuscripts from the Tibetan imperial period. Between 2002 and 2005 Sam compiled a detailed catalogue of the Tibetan tantric manuscripts from Dunhuang. At the moment Sam is engaged in an ongoing research project on the palaeography of the Tibetan and Chinese Dunhuang manuscripts. Recent publications include Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang (Brill, 2010) and Manuscripts and Travellers: The Sino-Tibetan Documents of a Tenth-century Buddhist Pilgrim (de Gruyter, 2010). Source-(Accessed Feb 7, 2011).

Sun and Moon Earrings: Teachings Received by Jigmé Lingpa by Sam van Schaik. Originally published in the Tibet Journal 25.4 (2000): 3–32. It is reproduced here without any substantial changes.

Refers to something that is taught for a specific reason, rather than because it is entirely true.

Along with Madhyamaka, it was one of the two major philosophical schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Founded by Asaṅga and Vasubandhu around the fourth century CE, many of its central tenets have roots in the Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra and the so-called third turning of the dharma wheel (see tridharmacakrapravartana).

Along with Yogācāra, it is one of the two major philosophical schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Founded by Nāgārjuna around the second century CE, it is rooted in the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras, though its initial exposition was presented in Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā.

The state of being devoid of that which is wholly different rather than being void of its own nature. The term is generally used to refer to the ultimate, or buddha-nature, being empty of other phenomena such as adventitious defiling emotions but not empty of its true nature.

The state of being empty of self, which references the lack of inherent existence in relative phenomena.

Tsen Khawoche's "meditative tradition" of exegesis of the Uttaratantra; it is one of two major Tibetan traditions of exegesis, both stemming from students of Sajjana.