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▲====Philosophy of Mahayana Buddhist Schools====
A critical study of the origin, expansion and philosophy of Mahayana Buddhist schools are emphasised. Reference to the original sources is done with special attention drawn to the following:
* Canonical evidence of the causes that led to the emergence of Mahayana;
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* Samsara and Nirvana;
* Dialectical method and its adaptation;
* Nature and realization of unconditioned realities
* Rangtong vs. Shentong.
Special attention are paid to the concepts of Trikaya, Bodhicitta, Bodhisattva pranidhana, ideal of Bodhisattva, perfections (paramita) and ten states (dasabhumi); the causes that led to the emergence of Yogacara vignanavada; analysis of Citta matrata and Vignanamatrata; various divisions, nature and function of vignanta and how vignana differs from cittamatrata.
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A general knowledge of the basic tenets and nature of Tantrayana which is an offshort of Mahayana is also explored in this module.
* Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sastra (with text and notes) - Ed. E. Conze, Buddhist wisdom book, 1958
* The Central Philosophy of Buddhism - T. R. V. Murti, London, 1955
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* Mahayana Buddhism - Nalinaksha Dutt, Mortilal Banarasidas, Delhi, 1978
* An introduction to Mahayana Buddhism – W.M. McGovern, Delhi
* Perfection of Wisdom - R. C. Jamieson, New York, 2000, 0670889342 0711215103
* Meditation on Emptiness - Jeffrey Hopkins, Wisdom
[[Category:Buddhist Studies]]
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