Weaving Ma??alas with Jñana

This paper explores Shakya Chokden's approach to the philosophical dimensions of the tantric path. In particular, it explores how his philosophical ideas inform his interpretation of several stages of the Guhyasamāja practice with references to the generation stage (bskyed rim) and the completi...

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Published in:Journal of Buddhist philosophy (Albany, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2024-01, Vol.6, p.60-89
Main Author: Komarovski, Yaroslav
Format: Article
Language:English
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Buddhism
Consciousness
Traditions
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Summary:This paper explores Shakya Chokden's approach to the philosophical dimensions of the tantric path. In particular, it explores how his philosophical ideas inform his interpretation of several stages of the Guhyasamāja practice with references to the generation stage (bskyed rim) and the completion stage (rdzogs rim). Shakya Chokden's interpretive approach involves four interrelated points: all ultimate and relative phenomena are mindmade; tantric practice is based on the other-emptiness view of reality as jñāna; conceptuality envisioning tantric maṇḍalas is destroyed by-not transformed into-the non-conceptual jñāna manifesting them; and visions of maṇḍalas cultivated on the tantric path eventually arise from and appear to jñāna itself. The paper addresses all four, with the focus on the last claim, which is the most complicated feature of Shakya Chokden's approach.
ISSN:2374-247X
2374-2488