Opening the Door of Wisdom of the Madhyamaka School

OPENING THE \tVISDOM DOOR OF THI

Madhyamaka School

by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tse\vang Dongyal Rinpoche

OPENING THE WISDOM DOOR OF THE

Madhyamaka School

by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche

Edited by Andrew Cook and David Mellins

Opening the Wisdom Door of the Madhyamaka School

Copyright ©

2007 Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and

Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche

All rights reserved. No part of material m,ty be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission fi'ol11 the authors.

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CONTENTS

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The 84,000 Teachings of the Buddha

Beginning Discussion of Madhyamaka Chandrakirti Refutes Bhavaviveka Shantarakshita and Madhyamaka Questions and Answers l-fistory

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Bhavaviveka Refutes Buddhapalita i

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How Svatantrika Madhyamaka Came to Tibet. ...............27 How Prasangika Madhyamaka Came to Tibet The Svatantrika Madhyamaka of This Shedra Review of Svatantrika Madhyamaka Teachings . Benefits of the Nature As It Is

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Madhyamaka Is Beyond \TorId." 35

Th e n inth chapter of this famous work is related with transcendent wisdom,

or prajna. 36

The "six paramitas," or transcendental perfections, are:

moral d iscipline,

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generosity,

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(3) patieiKe, ( 4 ) diligence , ( 5 ) concentration, a n d ( 6 ) wisdom.

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