Fundamental Treatise on the Middle
and Supplement for the Middle
Nagarjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā and Chandrakīrti’s Madhyamakāvatāra
I. Chandrakīrti’s Supplement to (Nāgārjuna’s) “Treatise on the Middle”
This topic is covered in the series of books which are translation of Jam-yang-zhay-pa’s Uma-chen-mo. The following materials are covering Chandrakirt’s Supplement, Tsong-kha-pa’s Illumination, JYSP’s Uma Chenmo and NWPD’s Word Commentary.
The translation structure is supplied below: CS stands for Chandrakīrti’s Supplement and UC stands for JYSP’s Uma Chenmo.
I. Title of the Treatise and Translator’s Obeisance
CS: Title, Obeisance — UC: L1.1-12a.4
II. Praise of Compassion
CS: I.1-I.4ab — UC: L12a.4-58b.4
III. First through Fifth Grounds
Not translated.
CS: I.4c-V.1 — UC: L58b.5-175a.5
IV. Sixth Ground
CS: V.1-VI.226 — UC: L175a.5-392a.4
IV.1. Establishing the Selflessness of Phenomena by Reasoning
CS: VI.8-VI.119 — UC: L202a.5-392a.4
Material not translated.
IV.1.a. Seven volumes presenting Tibetan views on the controversy that arose in Buddhist India over how to refute production from self
CS: VI.13 — UC: L204a.6-254a.2
Opposite of the Consequences 1: Buddhapālita’s Refutation of Production from Self, Bhāvaviveka’s Criticism, and Avalokitavrata’s Commentary ↗
Compatibly Appearing Subjects 4: Not translated
IV.1.b. Eleven volumes on the Refutation of Production from Other
CS: VI.14-VI.119 — UC: L254a.2-392a.4
IV.1.b.1. General Refutation of Production from Other
Not translated.
CS: VI.14-VI.21 — UC: L254a.2-255b.3
IV.1.b.2. Five volumes on the Two Truths
Not fully translated.
CS: VI.22-VI.44 — UC: L255b.3-314b.2
IV.1.b.3. Five volumes on the detailed refutation of Mind-Only
Not translated.
CS: VI.45-VI.119 — UC: L314a.5-392a.4
IV.2. Establishing the Selflessness of Persons by Reasoning
Not translated.
CS: VI.120-VI.226
V. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Fruitional Buddha Grounds
Not translated.
CS: VII.1, VIII.1-VIII.3c, IX.1ab, X.1, XI.1-XI.56 — UC: L434b.4-L442a.3
II. Supplementary Topic: Tsong-kha-pa’s Interpretable and Definitive
Dynamic Responses to Tsong-kha-pa’s The Essence of Eloquence
Part IV: Emptiness in the Middle Way School of Buddhism: Mutual Reinforcement of Understanding Dependent-Arising and Emptiness.
Jeffrey Hopkins
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Part V: Emptiness in the Sutric-Autonomy Middle Way School of Buddhism – With Jig-me-dam-chö-gya-tsho’s Commentary
Jeffrey Hopkins
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