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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsImaginary (phenomena) refers to one of the 鈥淭hree Natures鈥� or 鈥�Three Characteristics鈥� (in Cittam膩tra ontology) representing the three types of phenomena which are known in Tibetan mtshan nyid gsum.鈥擳he Cittam膩trins assert that dharmas established from their own side, without being merely imputed by thought, are specifically characterized, established by their own characteristics, and truly established; while dharmas established as mere imputations by thought are the reverse. They assert both the dependent nature and the thoroughly established nature as truly established, and the imaginary nature as non鈥搕ruly established. These are the three 鈥渘atures鈥� or 鈥渃haracteristics鈥� [e.g., imaginary phenomena (kun btags, parikalpita)] into which, according to Cittam膩trins, all existents may be divided.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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Full-text (+236): Kalpanika, Manahkalpita, Gandharvanagara, Mithyaphala, Grahani, Manasika, Kalpanasrishti, Udranga, Apahnuti, Parikalpita, Asatya, Vandhya, Viparyasa, Javara, Khvaba, Pratitika, Manakanthe, Trilakshana, Gadhamta, Vastugata.
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Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
2. Middle period (c): The Mah膩y膩nasa峁僷arigraha-艣膩stra < [Chapter 2 - The Buddha-Nature in the Tath膩gatagarbha Literature]
2.2. The Buddha-nature and Yog膩c膩ra < [Chapter 1 - Evolution of the Buddha-nature Concept]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 3-6 - Bh膩峁嘺 rules < [Chapter 2 - Bh膩峁嘺 (critical study)]
Part 11 - The technical aspects of a Bh膩峁嘺 < [Chapter 2 - Bh膩峁嘺 (critical study)]
Part 14 - Other features of the D奴tav膩kya < [Chapter 5 - Vy膩yoga (critical study)]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1807-1809 < [Chapter 21 - Examination of the doctrine of 鈥楾raik膩lya鈥橾
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Verse 645 < [Chapter 11 - On 鈥楺uality鈥� as a Category]
Ethical and Spiritual thought of ancient India (by Kaberi Sarkar)
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