Fourfold Dependent Arising and the Profound Prajnaparamita

Translator’s Preface

Preface

1 On the Heart Sutra

1. The Essence, Practice and Realization of Prajna

2. The Heart Sutra

3. The Samadhi of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas

4. The Five Paths, and the Answer in Eleven Parts

     i. The Sharp Faculties and the Dull Faculties

     ii. Four Matters in the Yogacara Meditation

     iii. The Realization on the Path of Merits

     iv. The Realization on the Path of Preparation

     v. The Realization on the Path of Insight

     vi. The Three Doors to Liberation

     vii. The Realization on the Path of Practice

     viii. The Realization on the Path of Non-Learning

     ix. The Realization on the Path of Secret Mantra

5. The Meaning of Prajnaparamita Mantra

6. The Approval and The Rejoicing

2 Nagarjuna’s Fourfold Dependent Arising

1. Emptiness and Dependent Arising

2. The Practice of Fourfold Dependent Arising

     i. Overview

     ii. Dependent Arising Due to Causality

     iii. Dependent Arising Due to Interdependence

     iv. Dependent Arising Due to Relativity

     v. Dependent Arising Due to Mutual Obstruction

3. Examples Illustrating the Practice

     i. Neither Arising Nor Ceasing

     ii. Neither Continuous Nor Discrete

     iii. Neither One Nor Many

     iv. Neither Coming Nor Going

4. Conclusion

The Seventy Stanzas on Emptiness

i. The Preliminary Exposition

ii. Dependent Arising and Emptiness

iii. On Dependent Arising as Non-arising

iv. Emptiness on the Basis of Appearances

v. Emptiness on the Basis of Karma

vi. Illustrating Emptiness on the Basis of Skandhas, Ayatanas, Dhatus

vii. The Practice Along the Path

viii. Concluding Stanzas

The Esoteric Instruction on the Middle Way

The Path of Merits

The Path of Preparation

The Path of Insight

The Path of Practice

The Path of Non-Learning

On the Chinese Translation

3 Maitreya’s Yogacara

1. The Foundation, Path, and Fruition of Yogacara

2. Dharmalaksana

     i. Introduction

     ii. The Naturelessness of the Appearance of the Three Natures

     iii. The Intrinsic Nature of the Three Non-Natures

     iv. Change of Basis (Fundamental Transformation)

3. Consciousness-Only (Vijnaptimatrata)

     i. Dignaga and Modern Vijnaptimatrata

     ii. On the Aspect of Self-Realization

     iii. Four Primary Preparatory Practices

     iv. Vijnaptimatrata and Dharmalaksana

A Brief Commentary on Trisvabhava-nirdesa

     i. An Overview

     ii. The Setup

     iii. The Three Natures and Their Appearances

     iv. Apprehending the Three Natures

     v. Concluding Verses

  Postscript

4 Tathagatagarbha

1. What is Tathagatagarbha?

2. Tathagatagarbha and Alaya

3. Nagarjuna on Dharmadhatu

4. No More, No Less

5. Nine Metaphors of Tathagatagarbha

6. The Entrance to Non-Duality

In Praise of Dharmadhatu

Postscript on the Chinese translation

Epilogue

Index