Gone beyond : the Prajñāpāramitā sūtras, the Ornament of clear realization, and its commentaries in the Tibetan Kagyü tradition ; volume one

The Abhisamayalamkara summarizes all the topics in the vast body of the Prajnaparamita Sutras. Resembling a zip-file, it comes to life only through its Indian and Tibetan commentaries. Together, these texts not only discuss the "hidden meaning" of the Prajnaparamita Sutras—the paths and bhumis of sravakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas—but also serve as contemplative manuals for the explicit topic of these sutras—emptiness—and how it is to be understood on the progressive levels of realization of bodhisattvas. Thus these texts describe what happens in the mind of a bodhisattva who meditates on emptiness, making it a living experience from the beginner's stage up through buddhahood. __Gone Beyond__ contains the first in-depth study of the Abhisamayalamkara (the text studied most extensively in higher Tibetan Buddhist education) and its commentaries in the Kagyu School. This study (in two volumes) includes translations of Maitreya's famous text and its commentary by the Fifth Shamarpa Goncho Yenla (the first translation ever of a complete commentary on the Abhisamayalamkara into English), which are supplemented by extensive excerpts from the commentaries by the Third, Seventh, and Eighth Karmapas and others. Thus it closes a long-standing gap in the modern scholarship on the Prajnaparamita Sutras and the literature on paths and bhumis in mahayana Buddhism. The first volume presents an English translation of the first three chapters of the Abhisamayalamkara and its commentary by the Fifth Shamarpa. The second volume presents an English translation of the final five chapters and its commentary by the Fifth Shamarpa. Gone Beyond Contains The First In-depth Study Of The Abhisamayā̄lamkāra (the Text Studied Most Extensively In Higher Tibetan Buddhist Education) And Its Commentaries In The Kagyü School.--p. [2] Of Dust Jacket. Vol. 1. An Aspiration By H. H. The Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje -- Foreword By H. H. The Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje -- Foreword By Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. The Prajñāpāramitā Sutras -- The Abhisamayālaṃkāra And Its Commentaries -- What Is The View Of The Abhisamayālaṃkāra? -- The Abhisamayālaṃkāra In Its Traditional Setting -- The Place Of The Prajñāpāramitā Sutras And The Abhisamayālaṃkāra In Modern Scholarship -- Is There Any Practical Relevance To The Abhisamayālaṃkāra? -- The Abhisamayālaṃkāra As A Contemplative Manual -- Some Remarks On The Distinct Exegetical Approaches Of The Commentaries By The Eighth Karmapa And The Fifth Shamarpa -- Overview Of The Present Three-volume Study Of Commentaries On The Aa --^ Translation. A Concise Elucidation Of The Abhisamayālaṃkāra (topics One To Three). Paying Homage, Which Is The Cause For Other Persons Giving Rise To Openness For The Fruitional Mother -- The Purpose And The Connection, Which Are The Causes For Others Giving Rise To Openness For This Treatise -- The Eight Topics As To What Is To Be Explained -- The Knowledge Of All Aspects -- The Knowledge Of The Path (the Means To Attain The Knowledge Of All Aspects) -- The Knowledge Of Entities (the Root Of The Knowledge Of All Aspects, Which Includes The Points To Go Astray) -- Appendix I, Selected General Topics From Jg And Jns. 1, The Knowledge Of All Aspects -- 2, The Knowledge Of The Path -- The All-knowledge -- Appendix Ii, Charts. The Three Realms Of Samsara And Their Subdivisions -- The 108 Repetitive Phrases Of The Prajñāpāramitā Sutras -- The Five Paths --^ The Sixteen Aspects Of The Four Realities Of Noble Ones According To The Abhidarmakośabhāṣya, Tok, And The Abhidharmasamuccaya -- The Aspects Of The Four Realities Of The Noble Ones In The Abhidharma And The Prajñāpāramitā Sutras -- The Kinds Of Saṃgha According To The Abhidharmakośa -- The Twenty-five Kinds Of Bodhisattva Samgha In The Revised Edition Of The Prajnaparamitasutra In Twenty-five Thousand Lines And The Twenty Kinds Of Saṃgha In Aa I.23-24 -- The Twenty Kinds Of Saṃgha According To The Vṛtti, The Ālokā, The Vivṛti, Jns, And Ce -- Comparison Of The Terminologies Of The Types Of Saṃgha In The Revised Edition Of The Prajñāpāramitāsūtra In Twenty-five Thousand Lines, The Aa, And The Abhidharmakośa -- The Nine Stages Of Settling The Mind (calm Abiding), The Four Flaws, And The Eight Remedies -- General Sets Of Samādhis -- Specific Sets Of Samādhis And Qualities --^ The Thirty-seven Dharmas Concordant With Enlightenment And The Five Paths According To The Vaibhāṣikas -- The Common Order Of The Thirty-seven Dharmas Concordant With Enlightenment And Their Matching With The Five Paths (according To Non-vaibhāṣikas And The Mahāyāna) -- The Factors To Be Relinquished Through Seeing And Familiarization On The Eight Levels Of The śrāvakas -- The Way Of Relinquishment Of The Factors To Be Relinquished Through Seeing And Familiarization On The Eight Levels Of The śrāvakas -- The Factors To Be Relinquished Through Seeing And Familiarization According To The Mahāyāna (abhidharmasamuccaya And Abhisamayālaṃkāra) -- Afflictive Obscurations, Cognitive Obscurations, And Obscurations Of Meditative Absorption According To Jns -- The Sixteen Moments Of The Wisdoms Of Readiness And Cognition On The Path Of Seeing According To The Abhidharmakośa, The Abhidharmasamuccaya, And Āryavimuktisena And Haribhadra As Per Jns -- The Four Remedies --^ The Correspondences Of Skandhas, āyatanas, And Dhātus -- Notes -- Index Vol. 2. An Aspiration By H.h. The Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje -- Foreword By H.h. The Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje -- Introduction. Overview Of Chapters Four To Eight. The Complete Training In All Aspects -- The Culminating Training -- The Serial Training -- The Instantaneous Training -- The Dharmakāya -- Translation. A Concise Elucidation Of The Abhisamayālaṃkāra (topics Four To Eight). The Complete Training In All Aspects (familiarizing With The Aspects Of The Three Knowledges In A Combined Manner) -- The Culminating Training (the Consummation Of The [complete Training In All Aspects]) -- The Serial Training (familiarizing With The [aspects Of The Three Knowledges] In A Sequential Manner) -- The Instantaneous Training (familiarizing With The [aspects Of The Three Knowledges] In A Simultaneous Manner) -- Explaining The Dharmakāya (the Fruition) -- Appendix I, Selected General Topics From Jns. The Training In The Complete Realization Of All Aspects --^ The Culminating Training -- The Serial Training -- The Instantaneous Training -- The Dharmakāya -- Appendix Ii, Charts. The 173 Aspects Of The Complete Training In All Aspects -- The Different Models Of The Sequence Of The Samādhis Of The Preparatory Lion's Sport And The Actual Crossing In One Leap On The Path Of Familiarization -- The Six Causes, Four Conditions, And Five Results -- The Change Of State Of The Eight Consciousnesses Into The Four (five) Wisdoms And The Three (four) Kāyas -- Overview Of The Eight Topics And The Seventy Points Of The Aa -- Appendix Iii, The Third Karmapa's Synopsis Of The Eight Chapters Of Prajñāpāramitā -- Appendix Iv, The Third Karmapa's Stanzas That Express Realization -- Appendix V, The Definitions Of The Eight Topics And The Seventy Points Of The Aa According To Jg, Jns, Ce, Stt, Slg/pk, And Lssp/psd -- Appendix Vi, Short Biographies Of The Third, Seventh, And Eighth Karmapas And The Fifth Shamarpa --^ Appendix Viii, The Abhisamayālaṃkāra -- Glossary : English-sanskrit-tibetan -- Glossary : Tibetan-sanskrit-english -- Bibliographyt -- Notes -- Index. Translated And Introduced By Karl Brunnhölzl. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.