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| Jan 12, 2018 at 15:24 | comment | added | Manjusri | I don't see any faults in my persons and/or Tibetan texts of sutras. | |
| Jan 12, 2018 at 15:12 | comment | added | Mishu 米殊 | Will read those links, thanks. Simplified characters are ok for me (if you learn Chinese better the classic for then it's easy to understand simplified but classic much complex to memorize). It seems we have misunderstanding on "ultimate interpretation". Anyway in many levels of emptiness it could be realized, the Ultimate is the real Emptiness which I doubt if it's understood in the TB, that's why there are faults in them... complex ...too complex... @Manjusri | |
| Jan 12, 2018 at 14:57 | comment | added | Manjusri | An ultimate interpretation would be the completely identical texts in a source language and in a target anguage, wich would mean the identity of the both forms, which is impossible, because forms are different. Hence, there is no corruption (in my opinion), because 'emptiness is the form' and a permanent ultimate trouth cannot be rendered by impernmanent words and/or languages. | |
| Jan 12, 2018 at 14:54 | comment | added | Manjusri | See also the Chinese version (in symplified characters, sorry): fodian.net/zjj/view.aspx?file=T/08-mijiao/T18-j/T18n0848.TXT | |
| Jan 12, 2018 at 14:53 | comment | added | Manjusri | The male/female dihotomy is described in Vairocanabhisambodhisutra as follows: 'What is the mind of a man? It means What is the mind of a man? It means to think about benefiting others.What is the mind of a woman? It means to conform to the dharma of desire.' bdk.or.jp/document/dgtl-dl/dBET_T0848_Vairocana_2005.pdf | |
| Jan 12, 2018 at 14:44 | comment | added | Mishu 米殊 | @Manjusri I did not study those, but my insight tell me if there eighteen, then all are partial, not the ultimate interpretation. I read the Classical Chinese Prajna-paramita Sutra (not finished yet) there investigating the Emptiness - very profound, translated by Kumarajiva. I again the insight those translations (Edward Conze, etc.) are with faults; or corrupted when translated to Tibetan, or corrupted when back-translated from Chinese to Sanskrit... like Heart Sutra... too complex to explain here... | |
| Jan 12, 2018 at 14:33 | comment | added | Manjusri | There are eighteen different types/interpretation of emptiness concepts in Tibetan buddhism; the Gelug-pa lineage often describe the emptiness as interdependence. | |
| Jan 10, 2018 at 14:54 | comment | added | Mishu 米殊 | @Manjusri Trimondi is informative I'm reading, insider knowledge. But it got too obsessed with explaining everything in the framework of Male/Female struggle or Female Sacrifice. I'm not sure if TB got the correct interpretation of Emptiness (reality/illusion), still investigating... | |
| Jan 10, 2018 at 14:50 | comment | added | Mishu 米殊 | Encompassing and objective, good @Manjusri :) (Manjusri the wisdom embodiment, one of my favourites. Have you read the 《佛說魔逆經》? About Mj made Mara spoke how to defeat Mara himself. Likely no eng. transl. Maybe I should do this one :)). My understanding of TB is general but more than general. Not details about the schools but I read the real Buddhist school is Jonang wiped out by 5th D. Lama - they reappearing but not sure if the same. Only this school taught real understanding of Tathagathagarbha. | |
| Jan 9, 2018 at 18:27 | comment | added | Manjusri | In short, I think Tibetan Buddhism has a lot of practicies to learn to distinguish between reality and illusion, or a superficial impression made by an object from its true nature. | |
| Jan 9, 2018 at 18:27 | comment | added | Manjusri | Not everything that comes from Tibet is Buddhism. There many lineages, just like there are many Pure Lands, and the lineages are, roughly, Bon ( 'BlackHats'),Old School Buddhism ('Red Hats') and newer lineages of Yellow Hats. The wrathful deities are often thought of as manifestations of peaceful ones, and many Vajrayana wrathful deities come from the Hindu tradition (in fact, I suppose that only Red Hats accept Bon spirits as parts of their practicies, of which not all are classified as wrathful ones). | |
| Jan 9, 2018 at 15:15 | comment | added | Mishu 米殊 | @Manjusri neither am I familiar with Tib. Canon, but historically part of Chinese Canon bought to Tib. during Tang Dynasty, vested in. Post. My insight is, Tib. Canon contained many "sophisticated" practices, or calling in "demons" (they called wrath deities, protectors, etc.) due to their cultural background; also they prefer texts from later development of Buddhism, mixed in their tribal belief. It could be an asset if one an adept, also poison for some. Amitabha practice in Tib. is related to extending life, too... a mystic practice. | |
| Jan 8, 2018 at 16:29 | comment | added | Manjusri | Well, I am not an expert in entire Tibetan Canon, but since it exists, just like many Pure Land practices in many Tibetan lineages do, and since Tibet is culturally different from the mainland China, I suppose the Chinese Canon is not the only source for this Practice. | |
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