Mahayana Buddhist Religious Practice and The Perfection of Wisdom

MAHAYANA BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS PRACTICE

AND THE PERFECTION OF WISDOM
ACCORDING TO
THE ABHISAMAYALAMKARA AND THE
PANCAVIMSATISAHASRIKAPRAJNAPARAMITA
(THE INTERPRETATION OF THE FIRST TWO TOPICS
BY HARIBHADRA, RGYAL-TSHAB DAR-MA-RIN-CHEN,
AND RJE-BTSUN CHOS-KYI RGYAL-MTSHAN)

BY
EDWARD WINSLOW BASTIAN

A thess submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(Buddhist Studies)
at the
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

1980

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS Appendices Page I II III Acknowledgements i Preface v PART ONE: The Introduction 1 A. The Pañcaviṃsatisāhasrikā prajñāparamitā and the Abhi samayālaṃkāra 1 B. The Traditional Mahayana Account of the Composition of the P.P. and A.A. 6 C. Previous Commentarial Works on the A.A. and P.P. 11 D. 'The Interpretive Approach of Haribhadra, rGyal-tshab, and Sera Jetsunpa 17 1. The Cognitive Procedures Compared to a Medical Antidote 26 2. The Meaning of "The Cognition of Emptiness" and its Relevance to the Interpretation of our Commentators 32 3. The Interpretations of our Commentators Distinguished from the Interpretations of Professor Conze and Dr. Obermiller 38 4. Summary 47 E. Research Methods of this Dissertation 49 PART TWO: The Mahāyana Motivating Thought 56 349 413 418 Introduction 56 I. Definitional Characteristics of the Motivating Thought The Cause of the Motivating Thought Who Can Develop the Motivating Thought? Benefits of the Motivating Thought II. Two Levels of Development of the Motivating Thought: the Aspiring and the Actualizing III. The Motivating Thought and the Perfection of Wisdom Earth: the foundation of Mahayana practice Gold: the precious quality, unchanging until enlightenment Sun: the power to ripen a disciple completely Song: showing disciples the perfection of wisdom which is interesting Benefits of the Motivating Thought Conclusion PART THREE: The Instructionsl Introduction Chapter One: Instructions on the Nature of the Mahayana Practices Introduction Definitional Characteristics Appendices Page I II III 79 93 96 102 107 111 112 117 117 122 122 127 59 350 413 349 349 352 70 72 74 76 350 358 364 368 370 371 374 415 437 374 377 377 378 418 418 422 431 435 437 Appendices Page I II III The Perfection of Wisdom and the Practices 134 437 Conclusion 143 Chapter Two: Instructions about the Objects of the Practices The Four Noble Truths 145 380 446 Introduction 145 380 THE TRUTH OF SUFFERING Definitional Characteristics 149 385 The Truth of Suffering and the Perfection of Wisdom 153 446 THE TRUTH OF THE ORIGIN Definitional Characteristics 159 386 The Truth of Origination and the Perfection of Wisdom 161 447 THE TRUTH OF CESSATION Definitional Characteristics 168 387 The Truth of Cessation and the Perfection of Wisdom 170 448 THE TRUTH OF THE PATH Definitional Characteristics 177 388 The Truth of the Path and the Perfection of Wisdom 179 450 Conclusion 185 Chapter Three: The Three Jewels The Support of the Mahayana Practices 187 389 452 THE BUDDHA JEWEL Definitional Characteristics 190 394 The Buddha Jewel and the Perfection of Wisdom 195 452 Conclusion 201 THE DHARMA JEWEL Definitional Characteristics The Dharma Jewel and the Perfection of Wisdom THE SANGHA JEWEL Definitional Characteristics The Sangha Jewel and the Perfection of Wisdom Conclusion Chapters Four, Five, and Six Introduction Chapter Four: The Effort Which is Non-attached Definitional Characteristics Effort Which is Non-attached and the Perfection of Wisdom Charter Five: The Effort Which is Indefatigable Definitional Characteristics Effort Which is Indefatigable and the Perfection of Wisdom Chapter Six: The Effort Which Fully Incorporates the Mahayana Path Definitional Characteristics ThE: Effort Which Fully Incorporates the Mahayana Path and the Perfection of Wisdom Appendices Page I II III 203 207 214 217 221 223 225 225 227 233 233 235 243 243 246 395 396 397 399 455 462 472 473 475 Appendices Page I II III Chapter Seven: The Five Eyes 253 400 476 General Introduction 253 400 THEFLESHLY EYE Deflnitional Characteristics 257 400 The Fleshly Eye and the Perfection of' Wisdom 258 477 THE HEAVENLY EYE Definitional Characteristics 261 400 The Heavenly Eye and the Perfection of Wisdom 262 477 THE WISDOM EYE Definitional Characteristics 265 400 The Wisdom Eye and the Perfection of Wisdom 266 478 THE DHARMA EYE Defini tional Characteristic s 269 400 The Dharma Eye and the Perfection of Wisdom 270 478 THE BUDDHA EYE Definitional Characteristics 274 400 The Buddha Eye and the Perfection of Wisdom 274 481 Conclusion 278 Chapter Eight: The Six Superknowledges 279 401 482 PSYCHIC POWER Definitional Characteristics 281 402 Psychic Power and the Perfection of Wisdom 282 482 GODS' HEARING Definitional Characteristics Gods' Hearing and the Perfection of Wisdom KNOWING OTHERS' MINDS Definitional Characteristics Knowing others' Minds and the Perfection of Wisdom RECOLLECTION OF PREVIOUS LIVES Definitional Characteristics Recollection of Previous Lives and the Perfection of Wisdom GODS' EYE Definitional Characteristics Gods' Eye and the Perfection of Wisdom EXTIRPATOR OF DEFILEMENTS Definitional Characteristics The Extirpator of Defilements and the Perfection of Wisdom Conclusion Chapter Nine: The Path of Seeing Definitional Characteristics The Path of Seeing and the Perfection of Wisdom Chapter Ten: The Path of Cultivation Definitional Characteristics The Path of Cultivation and the Perfection of Wisdom Conclusion Appendices Page· I II III 287 288 291 292 296 296 301 301 305 307 312 314 314 320 325 325 333 341 402 402 402 402 402 403 403 404 405 407 483 484 485 485 486 486 535 APPENDICES I. A Composite Edition of the Abhisamayālamkāra, • the Sphuṭārthā, and the rNam-bśad sñin-poi rgyan II. An Edition of the Don-bdun-cu by rJe-btsun-chos- kyi rgyal mtshan (The first two of the Seventy Topics are included here.) III. The Folios of the Pañcavimśatisāhasrikā prajñāpāramitā Pertinent to this Dissertation BIBLIOGRAPHY Appendices Page I II III

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