The Profound Path of Peace

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1 The Profound Path of Peace INTERNATIONAL KAGYU SANGHA ASSOCIATION

2 page 5 CONTENTS Editorial Articles Yinaya - Thrangu Rinpoche, biographical sketch - "On Monastic Discipline", a seminar given by the Yen. Thrangu Rinpoche, Talks 1-4 News Dhagpo Kagyu Ling: - Interview with H.E. Shamar Rinpoche - Transactions of the Meeting of the K.T.C. Centers Gampo Abbey: - Bicycles Don't Suffer, an InterView with the Yen. Tbrangu Rinpoche Anecdotes Features - Full Ordination for Buddhist Women- at a glance by Ane Perna Chodron Books Memorial to Trungpa Rinpocbe Pictures - H.H. the XVIth Gyalwa Karmapa - Yen. Tbrangu Rinpoche - H.E. Sbamar Rinpocbe - Yen. Trungpa Rinpoche - Dorje Pernakchen Issue No. 5 November 1987

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4 Page 5 CONTENTS Editorial Articles - 'On Monastic Discipline', a seminar given by the Ven.Thrangu Rinpoche in 1985 at Gampo Abbey - Talk 5 : The Outer, Inner and Secret Pratimoksha and the Four Powers of Confession - Talk 6 : Nine Aspects of the Noble Being - Talk 7 : Three Aspects of the Mahayana Vows - Talk 8 : Five Classes of Vajrayana Precepts - 'The Seven Points of Mind Training' by Chekawa Yeshe Dorje News - Dhagpo Kagyu Ling ( France) - Gampo Abbey ( Canada) - Karma Ling ( France) - Kunzang Dechen Osel Ling: Open Letter from the Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche ( Canada) - Yeunten Ling: 'The Karma Gadri School' by Gega Lama ( Belgium) Anecdotes Discipline and Beyond Portrait H.E. Palden Pawo Rinpoche Books Projects Pictures: Issue No 6 - Evam, personal seal of the Trungpa tulkus - Yen. Trungpa Rinpoche - Vajradhara, a drawing by Ngodrup Rongae - Yen. Thrangu Rinpoche by Marvin Moore - H.E. Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Yen. Gendun Rinpoche, Yen. Lama Jigme Tsewang and gelongs - Very Yen. Kalu Rinpoche - IIIrd Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje, a drawing by Gega Lama - H.E. Palden Pawo Rinpoche - H.H. the XVIth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rikpe Dorje August 1988

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6 PageS CONTENTS Editorial Articles Forum News Projects Anecdotes Portrait Books Colophon Pictures: Issue No 7 -Jamgan Kongtriil Lodra Thaye ( ) -'Dom Sum - the Three Vows', a seminar given by the Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche in 1988 at Gampo Abbey - Talk 1: The Vows of the Three Yanas - Talk 2: The Vows of the Shravaka - Talk 3: The Vows of the Bodhisattvayana General Introduction to the Terms 'Rang stong' and 'gzhan stong' by Dr. Shenpen Hookham. -Karma Kadjypa Skolen (Denmark) -Thrangu House, Oxford ( England) Karma Migyur Ling. Torma Book of the Karma Kagyu Lineage. The Real Thing. Venerable Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, A': personal seal of the V. V. Kalu Rinpoche V. V. Kalu Rinpoche Lodra Thaye, drawing by Cynthia Moku Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche and monastic Sangha Venerable Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche H. H. the XVI th Gyalwa Karmapa, Rikpe Dorje, with H.E. Shamar Rinpoche, H. E. Tai Situ Rinpoche, H. E. Gyaltsap Rinpoche and Ven. Traleg Rinpoche in the front row and H. H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in the back row. Photo by Desmond Doig January 1989

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8 Page 3 CONTENTS Editorial Address Memorial Articles Insert Forum News Portrait "This Is My Monastery." An address given by the Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche to the monastic Sangha at Gampo Abbey. Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche 'Dom Sum - The Three Vows', a seminar given by the Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche in 1988 at Gampo Abbey - Talk: 4: The Vows of the Vajrayana - Talk: 5: The Vajrayana Vow: Samaya The Rites ofposhadha gnas-iug and 'khru-iugs. Karma Cho Phel Ling (Denmark) Gampo Abbey (Canada) Venerable Gendiin Rinpoche of Kyodrag Pictures: - Venerable Gendiin Rinpoche - Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche - Venerable Tenga Rinpoche - H.E. Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche - Venerable Gendiin Rinpoche - His Holiness the XVIth Gyalwa Karmapa Issue No. 8 November 1989

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10 PageS CONTENTS Editorial Articles - 'The Song on Human Action. The Treasure of Dohas' by Saraha - 'Ordination as a Buddhist Nun' by Gelongma Karma Lekshe Tsomo - 'Robes and Requisites'. Part 1 compiled by Gelong Lodra Zangpo Forum Portrait Anecdotes News 'Introducing the Mind to Tantra' by Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche Ven.TengaRinpoche 'Watering the Seeds in Ourselves' by Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh Dhagpo Kagyu Ling: The Karmapa in Europe. Books Pictures Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche Saraha Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche Ven.TengaRinpoche H.H. Shamar Rinpoche Issue No. 9 July 1990

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12 Page 3 CONTENTS Editorial Vinaya Article Forum Vinaya Beyond Do's and Don'ts. A Social Philosophy of Buddhism by the Ven. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche The Treatise that Differentiates Consciousness and Wisdom by Karmapa Rangjung Dorje Confidence and the Buddhist Path by David O. Higgins Open Dialogue Marxism and Monastic Perspectives by Thomas Merton The Contemporary World by Daniel Rees News Auvergne Karma Triyana Dharmachakra GampoAbbey In Memoriam Yen. Lama Ogyen Books Portrait Anecdote Pictures Issue No. 10 Yen. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche "Chenresig, you are biased" Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso by Marvin Moore Yen. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Karmapa Rangjung Dorje by Christopher Banigan Thomas Merton Gendlin Rinpoche and second-retreat graduates Yen. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche H. E. Tai Situ Rinpoche by Marvin Moore August 1991

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14 Page 3 CONTENTS 4 Editorial 6 Doha 8 Vinaya 55 Article 61 Forum 68 Guess Who? 69 News 72 News 76 News 82 News 84 News 87 Books Pictures by Venerable Lama Gendun Rinoche The Seventeen Bases of the Vinayapitaka by the Ven. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 20 Article The Treatise Entitled: "A Teaching on the Essence of the Tathagatas [the Tathagatagarbha)" by the Karmapa. Rangjung Dorje 36 Memorial His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche & His Eminence Pawo Rinpoche 38 Open Dialogue The Impact of Science on Myth by Joseph Campbell 50 Article Building Enlightened Society by ChOgyam Trungpa Rinpoche The Sawang, bsel Rangdrol Mukpo Emptiness from the Shentong Point of View by Dr. Shenpen Hookham Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Kagyu Thubten ChOling SamyeLing Nepal & Sweden Yeunten Ling 1 Venerable Lama Norlha 7 Venerable Lama Gendiin Rinpoche 11 Venerable Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 36 His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche & His Eminence Pawo Rinpoche 51 Vidyadhara Trungpa Rinpoche, Lady Kiinchok and Sawang, bsel RangdrOl Mukpo 57 Sawang, bsel Rangdrol MulqJO 69 His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje 77 Venerable Akong Tulku Rinpoche 88 His Eminence Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche Issue No. II February 1992

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16 Page 3 CONTENTS 4 Editorial 6 Article The Return of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Kannapa 10 Vinaya Supplication to the I<aJ!1tsang Lineage of the Pratim04ha Vows 13 Vinaya The Defmitive Vinaya 28 Vinaya The House of Mirrors by Geiongma Pema ChOdron 35 Vinaya Robes and Requisites compiled by Gelong Lodro Zangpo 48 Forum The Aspiration for Mahamudra, the True Meaning written by Lord Rangjung Dorje 52 Forum Outline for the Aspiration of the Mahamudra of True Meaning 54 Forum No Contradictions by Veil. ChOkyi Nyima, Rinpoche 60 Memorial His Eminence Jamgon Kongtrtil Rinpoche 63 Open Dialogue Transitional Space and Tibetan Buddhism: The Object Relations of Meditation by Mark Fillll 76 Article The Four Karmas by Vidyadhara the Veil. ChOgyam Trullgpa, Rillpoche 82 Anecdote "Where is my radish curry?" 83 News Gampo Abbey: Envisaging the Future by Khellchell Thrangu Rinpoche 87 News Congress of the European Buddhist Union 89 Books Issue No. 12 February 1993

17 ~~ ~ ~ THE PROFOUND PATH OF PEACE Editorial Yen. Khandro Tsering Paldron Rinpoche Interview with Venerable Khandro Rinpoche Supplication to the Takpo Kagyii A Short Commentary on the Lineage Supplication to the Takpo Kagyii by Very Yen. Thrangu Rinpoche: Talk 3 & 4 Vajrayana Mind Training A word of advice if you meditate... by Yen. Gendiin Rinpoche The Cosmos as Hologram by Michael Talbot Distinguishing Wisdom and Appearance, a commentary by Mipham Rinpoche on the Stanzas Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being by Maitreya The Dog's Tooth by Patriil Rinpoche Proposal for the Establishment of Nitartha International by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Why Buddhist Monasteries in the West? by L. Yeshe Tharchin Sutra of the Praise of the Discipline Good Fortune by Very Yen. Thrangu Rinpoche Books & Projects The New Sun Issue No. 13, May 1994

18 Page 3 CONTENTS 4 Editorial 6 Yen. Khandro Tsering Paldron Rinpoche 7 Interview with Venerable Khandro Rinpoche 15 Supplication to the Takpo Kagyii 17 A Short Commentary on the Lineage Supplication to the Takpo Kagyii by Very Yen. Thrangu Rinpoche: Talk 3 & 4 39 Vajrayana Mind Training 50 A word of advice if you meditate... by Yen. Gendiin Rinpoche 52 The Cosmos as Hologram by Michael Talbot 68 Distinguishing Wisdom and Appearance, a commentary by Mipham Rinpoche on the Stanzas Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being by Maitreya 75 The Dog's Tooth by Patriil Rinpoche 76 Proposal for the Establishment of Nitartha International by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 84 Why Buddhist Monasteries in the West? by L. Yeshe Tharchin 89 Sutra of the Praise of the Discipline 91 Good Fortune by Very Yen. Thrangu Rinpoche 97 Books & Projects 98 The New Sun Issue No. 13 May 1994

19 ~~ ~~~ ~ ~ THE PROFOUND PATH OF PEACE Editorial Senseful Practice by Sakyong Mipham Riopoche Buddha & the Keyboard by Ven. Dzogchen Ponlop Riopoche The Buddhist Saints and the Two-Tiered Model of Buddhism by Reginald A. Ray The Struggle for Enlightenment by Bhikkhu N~amoli The Present Age by Soren Kierkegaard Leisure by William McNamara. Q.CD. Gampopa and his Canada Geese by the Very Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche The Thirty Stanzas by Vasubandhu Issue No. 14, November 1995

20 Page 3 CONTENTS 4 Editorial 6 Senseful Practice by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche 8 Buddha & the Keyboard by Ven. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 18 The Buddhist Saints and the Two-Tiered Model of Buddhism by Reginald A. Ray 51 The Struggle for Enlightenment by Bhikkhu NliJ;1amoli 77 The Present Age by Soren Kierkegaard 84 Leisure by William McNamara, Q.C.D. 89 Gampopa and his Canada Geese by the Very Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche 100 The Thirty Stanzas by Vasubandhu Issue No. 14 December 1995

21 THE PROFOUND PATH OF PEACE * Vaibh~hika and Sautrantika Philosophical Systems Root Verses from The Treasury of KnowLedge by Jamgon Kongtriil Lodro Thaye * * * * * The Vaibha~hika and Sautrantika Philosophical Systems by Yen. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Pratityasamutpada by Vasubandhu Interpreting Dependent Origination by P. A. Payutto The Wheel of Life - Illusion's Game by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche "Teaching on the Essence" by Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Issue No. 15, February 1997

22 Page 3 CONTENTS 1 Quotes from Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche 4 Editorial 6 Two poems by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 8 Vaibh~hika and Sautrantika Philosophical Systems Root Verses from The Treasury of Knowledge by Jamgon Kongtriil Lodro Thaye 10 The Vaibha~hika and Sautrantika Philosophical Systems by Yen. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 29 One Tough Lama 32 Pratityasamutpada by Vasubandhu 41 Interpreting Dependent Origination by P. A. Payutto 54 The Wheel of Life - lllusion's Game by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche 63 Aspiration of Samantabhadra 68 Outline for The Treatise entitled: "A Teaching on the Essence of the Tathligatas (the Tathligatagarbha)" 73 Teaching on the Essence by Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche 100 Open Dialogue Kagyii Reconcile by Yeshe Udo Regel 105 Books 106 Prayers for the swift rebirth of Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche 108 Poem by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Issue No. 15 February 1997

23 .JII ~ I~ ~ ~ THE PROFOUND PATH OF PEACE It JOURNEY - the buddha's way It Fifty-one Mental Events It The Function of the Defilements &: The Ten Defilements It Mind and Mental Factors by Acharya Sherab Gyaltsen It Ch'eng Wei-shih Lun. Doctrine of Mere-Consciousness by Tripi~aka-Master Hsiian Tsang Issue No. 16, November 1997

24 Page 3 Contents 4 Editorial 6 JOURNEY - the buddha's way 8 Fifty-one Mental Events 10 The Function of the Defilements & The Ten Defilements 12 Mind and Mental Factors by Acharya Sherab Gyaltsen 12 The definitions of mind 18 Delineation of the necessary distinction between mind and mental factors 24 The five omnipresent mental factors 29 The five object-determining mental factors 35 The eleven virtuous mental factors 45 The six root afflictions 54 The twenty secondary afflictions 66 The four changeable mental factors 72 Ch'eng Wei-shih Lun. Doctrine of Mere-Consciousness by Tripi!aka-Master Hsiian Tsang 75 Book I: Atman-adhesion & Dharma-adhesion 83 Book II: The eighth or Alaya consciousness 102 Book ill: The seventh or Manas consciousness 108 Book IV: The first six consciousnesses 112 Book V: Mere-consciousness (Vijftaptimatrata)

25 ~~ ~~' ~.,~ THE PROFOUND PATH OF PEACE Message from His Holiness Kannapa Orgyen ThrinJey Dotje The Miraculous Key that Opens the Door to the All-encompassing Treasury of Knowiedge and summarizes the Reasonings Presented in the Ocean of Texts on Logic by Ven. Khenpo Tsiiltrim Gyamtso, Rinpoche Meditiative Verses of Tile MiracuiollS Key Issue No. 11, October 1998

26 page 7 THE MIRACULOUS KEY that Opens the Door to the All-encompassing Treasury of Knowledge and Summarizes the Reasonings Presented in the Ocean of Texts on Logic TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE; pp HOMAGE AND INTRODUCTION; pp AN ANALYSIS OF THE REALMS THAT APPEAR IN THE KALPA OF LIGHT; pp L An analysis with reasoning of the variety of appearances seen; pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; p A verse for meditators; p An analysis of the reasons why this variety of appearances is seen; pp The common explanation; pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; pp The extraordinary explanation of causes and conditions; pp Definitions; pp The three common explanations of the Great Vehicle; pp The way the twelve dependently arisen links spin [beings through the cycle of existence (5.: srup.sara)]; p. 22

27 page S The way the eight collections of consciousnesses spin [beings through the cycle of existence]; p The way [beings'] three habitual tendencies confuse them; pp The extraordinary assertions of the glorious Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje; p The special explanation of the tradition of the Great Perfection; pp Refutations and proofs p A verse for meditators; p AN ANALYSIS OF HOW THE TEACHER WHO TAMED [THE BEINGS] IN THOSE REALMS APPEARED; pp An analysis of how [the Buddha] gave rise to the supreme awakening mind [T.: byang chub kyi sems; S.: bodhichitta]; pp An analysis of how in the interim, [the Buddha] conducted [Himself as a bodhisattva]; pp An analysis of how [the Buddha] manifested [His] enlightenment, pp The main analysis of where the Buddha became enlightened, pp The ancillary analysis of where the Teacher became enlightened: the Highest Pure Land, pp A verse for meditators, p AN EXAMINATION OF THE TEACHINGS, THE GENUINE DHARMA, pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; p A verse for meditators; p AN EXAMINATION OF HOW THE VICTORIOUS ONE'S TEACHINGS HAVE GROWN AND FLOURISHED IN THIS WORLD; pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; p A verse for meditators; p. 38

28 5. An analysis of how to train in right conduct that is superior; pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; p A verse for meditators; p. 40 page 9 6. AN EXPLANATION OF HOW TO GIVE RISE TO THE WISDOM THAT COMES FROM LISTENING; pp An examination of the common reasonings; pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; p A verse for meditators; p An examination of the objects of knowledge that are explained in both the Foundational Vehicle and the Great Vehicle; pp Definitions; pp ,2.2. Refutations and proofs; p. 50 6,2.3. A verse for meditators; p An examination of the various views and tenets in the causal vehicle of characteristics; pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; p A verse for meditators; p As an ancillary topic, a brief examination of the Vajrayana; pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; p A verse for meditators; p AN ANALYSIS OF HOW TO GAIN CERTAINTY THROUGH REFLECTION; pp An analysis of gaining certainty about the keys to understanding; pp Definitions.; pp Refutations and proofs; p. 63

29 page An analysis of gaining certainty about that which is to Be understood: the provisional and definitive meanings in the three turnings of the wheel of Dharma, the two truths, and dependent arising; pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; p. 67 7,2.3. A verse for meditators; p An examination of gaining certainty about the main thing, the view; pp The reason why it is necessary to have the accurate view; pp An explanation of how to give rise to the view that realizes selflessness; p The preliminaries: an explanation of the four seals that epitomize the sluras; p Entering the path of giving up the two extremes; pp The way to give up the two extremes in general; p Specifically, an explanation of the Middle Way tradition; pp An explanation of how emptiness is recognized in general; p The explanation of the Empty-of-self school's tradition; p An explanation of the Empty-of-other tradition; p The main topic, an analysis of the two types of selflessness; p An examination of the particular views of mantra; pp In brief, the view of the unborn union; p An analysis of gaining certainty about a brief teaching on the four turnings of the mind from the tradition of pith instructions; pp S. AN ANALYSIS OF HOW TO VERIFY [WHAT ONE HAS STUDIED AND REFLECTED UPON] THROUGH MEDITATION; pp S.l. The way of accomplishing calm-abiding [T.: zhi gnas; S.: shamatha] and superior insight [T.: lhag mthong; S.: vipashyana] according to the Middle Way tradition; pp S.2. A summary of the types of calm abiding and superior insight; pp A summary of the types of calm abiding; p A summary of the types of superior insight; pp

30 8.3. Particularly, the Middle Way schools' explanations of meditative equipoise [T.: mnyam gzhag; S.: samiihita] and subsequent attainment [T.: rjes thob; S.: anuliibha]; pp Meditative equipoise; pp Subsequent attainment; p. 76 page AN EXAMINATION OF THE MANNER OF PROGRESSING ALONG THE GROUNDS AND PATHS; pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; p A verse for meditators; p AN ANALYSIS OF THE ULTIMATE FRUITION, THE KA YAS AND WISDOMS; pp Definitions; pp Refutations and proofs; p A verse for meditators; p. 80 CONCLUSION; pp Footnotes; pp Indexes of Definitiones; pp English; pp Tibetan; pp Sanskrit; pp Meditative Verses and Brief Outline of The Miraulous Key; pp