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Tables of Contents for Meditation on Emptiness
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Illustrations
7
2
Introduction
9
10
Technical Note
19
4
List of Abbreviations
23
2
Acknowledgements
25
2
PART ONE: MEDITATION
27
98
Purpose and Motivation
29
6
Self: The Opposite of Selflessness
35
8
Meditation: Identifying Self
43
4
Meditative Investigation
47
6
Dependent-Arising
53
4
Diamond Slivers
57
4
Realization
61
6
Calm Abiding
67
24
Special Insight
91
20
Tantra
111
6
Buddhahood
117
8
PART TWO: REASONING INTO REALITY
125
72
Introduction
127
4
The Diamond Slivers
131
20
The Four Extremes
151
4
The Four Alternatives
155
6
Dependent-Arising
161
14
Refuting a Self of Persons
175
22
PART THREE: THE BUDDHIST WORLD
197
108
Introduction
199
14
The Selfless
213
62
Dependent-Arising of Cyclic Existence
275
10
The Four Noble Truths
285
20
PART FOUR: SYSTEMS
305
124
Self
307
10
Non-Buddhist Systems
317
18
Hinyana
335
18
History of the Mahayana
353
12
Chittamatra
365
34
Madhyamika
399
30
PART FIVE: PRASANGIKA-MADHYAMIKA
429
132
The Prasangika School
431
10
Debate
441
14
Bhavaviveka's Criticism of Buddhapalita
455
14
Chandrakirti's Defense of Buddhapalita
469
30
Chandrakirti's Refutation of Bhavaviveka
499
32
Prasangika in Tibet
531
8
Validation of Phenomena
539
10
Meditative Reasoning
549
12
PART SIX: TRANSLATION: EMPTINESS IN THE PRASANGIKA SYSTEM
561
138
Introduction
563
18
Contents
581
2
Background
583
12
Interpretation of Scripture
595
30
The Object of Negation
625
14
Refuting Inherently Existent Production
639
12
Other Types of Production
651
8
Dependent-Arising
659
18
Refuting a Self of Persons
677
22
APPENDICES
699
36
1 Types of Awareness
701
6
2 Other Interpretations of Dependent-Arising
707
6
3 Modes of Division of the Vaibhashika Schools
713
8
4 Negatives
721
8
5 Proof Statements
729
6
Glossary
735
20
Bibliography
755
38
Notes
793
114
Tibetan Text
907
60
Emendations to the Tibetan Text
967
12
List of Charts
979
2
Index
981