Establishing Appearances as Divine: Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo on Reasoning, Madhyamaka, and Purity by Heidi I. Koppl

Author:Heidi I. Koppl
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Snow Lion
Published: 2008-06-25T00:00:00+00:00

Mipham is adamant in advocating the intrinsic purity of all phenomena and rebukes the idea of purity or divinities being merely skillful means (thabs), an approach already evident in Rongzom's EstablishingAppearancesasDivine. Nyingma scholars such as Rongzom and Mipham distinguish themselves from the New Schools by attempting to provide dialectical foundations for the tantric concept of purity. Mipham treats purity as an issue of fundamental concern, just as Rongzom did, and allocates a specific valid cognition that ascertains the genuine veridical value of purity. Rongzom, on the other hand, establishes purity through the four principles of reasoning. Although their methodological approaches differ, the outcome of their pursuits is identical. Purity is not just an expedient means but, in itself, an aspect of reality that must be acknowledged accordingly.

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