Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and NatureTibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Nature offers an engaging philosophical overview of Tibetan Buddhist thought. Integrating competing and complementary perspectives on the nature of mind and reality, Douglas Duckworth reveals the way that Buddhist theory informs Buddhist practice in various Tibetan traditions. Duckworth draws upon a contrast between phenomenology and ontology to highlight distinct starting points of inquiries into mind and nature in Buddhism, and to illuminate central issues confronted in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. This thematic study engages some of the most difficult and critical topics in Buddhist thought, such as the nature of mind and the meaning of emptiness, across a wide range of philosophical traditions, including the "Middle Way" of Madhyamaka, Yogacara (also known as "Mind-Only"), and tantra. Duckworth provides a richly textured overview that explores the intersecting nature of mind, language, and world depicted in Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Further, this book puts Tibetan philosophy into conversation with texts and traditions from India, Europe, and America, exemplifying the possibility and potential for a transformative conversation in global philosophy. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 Between Construction and Immediacy | 9 |
2 Nonduality of Madhyamaka and Yogācāra | 27 |
3 SelfAwareness and the SubjectObject | 67 |
4 Concepts and the Nonconceptual | 89 |
5 Radical Phenomenology | 117 |
Conclusion | 153 |
Appendices | 155 |
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abiding analysis appearance Appendix apprehended arising aspect assert awareness basic consciousness basic nature Bodhisattva buddha Candrakīrti causal claim cognition commentary conceptual constructs conventional conventionally definitive in meaning dependent nature Dharmakīrti Dignāga disciples distinction Dölpopa duality emptiness English trans entity epistemology essence established external objects fruition Geluk gnosis ground impermanence interpretation intrinsic existence intrinsic nature Jonang knowledge last wheel Longchenpa Madhyamaka Mahāmudrā Mahāyāna meditation mental middle wheel Mind and naTure Mind-Only Mipam mode of reality Nāgārjuna nature of mind nirvana nonconceptual nondual nonexistent Nyingma object of negation ontological pa’i path perceived perception Perfection of Wisdom phenomena phenomenology PhilosoPhy of Mind Prāsangika primordial proponents provisional in meaning realization rnam Śākya Śākya Chokden samsara scriptures self-awareness selflessness sidetrack subjective idealism Svātantrikas tantra Tathāgata teaching things thought three natures Tibet TibeTan buddhisT TibeTan buddhisT PhilosoPhy tion tradition Treasury truly existent Tsongkhapa ultimate truth Vehicle viewpoint wheel of doctrine Yogācāra