简介:<正>o.IntroductionRatnakarasantiwasaBuddhistscholarfromtheVikramasilamonasteryatthefinalperiodofIndianBuddhismandwasateacherofAtisa/Dipamkarasrijnana.HeoccupiesauniquepositioninthespirituallineageofMahayanaBuddhism,whichinIndiaandTibetdevelopedoutoftheconflictandintegrationofBuddhism’stwomainphilosophicalschools,namely,YogacaraandMadhayamaka.AccordingtoRatnakarasanti’sunderstanding,thetraditionalYogacarathoughtthatwasfoundedandsystematizedbyMaitreya,Asanga,andVasubandhuisfullycompatiblewiththeMiddleWay(madhyama.pratipat)as
简介:<正>IntroductionThecontributionofrNgogBloldanshesrab(1059—1109)(hereafter:rNgogLo)tothedevelopmentsofBuddhistscholarshipingeneralatthebeginningoftheLaterDiffusionofBuddhisminTibet(phyidar)isahighlysignificantone.InthefieldofepistemologyinparticularrNgogLo’stranslationsandcommentarialworksconstitutedthecornerstonesfortheemergenceofaleadingtraditionofTibetantshadmaatthemonasteryofgSangphu