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 series of books translates Jam-yang-zhay-pa’s Great Exposition of the Middle and includes corresponding parts of the following works: Chandrakīrti’s Supplement for the Middle, Tsong-kha-pa’s Illumination of the Thought, and Ngag-wang-pal-dan’s Word Commentary on (Chandrakīrti’s) “Supplement”.
Each section below corresponds to the relevant sections from the following texts:
- CS: Chandrakīrti’s Supplement for the Middle
- UC: Jam-yang-zhay-pa’s Great Exposition of the Middle (Uma-chen-mo)
A Simplified translation structure is supplied below: CS stands for Chandrakīrti’s Supplement and UC stands for JYZP’s Uma Chenmo.
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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
Part V: Emptiness in the Middle Way Autonomy School of Buddhism: With Jig-me-dam-chö-gya-tsho’s Commentary
Part VI: Emptiness in the Middle Way Consequence School of Buddhism: With Jig-me-dam-chö-gya-tsho’s Commentary