Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited

by Ching Keng, Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach (Series Editor)

Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha are often regarded as antagonistic Indian Buddhist traditions. Paramartha (499-569) is traditionally credited with amalgamating these philosophies by translating one of the most influential Tathagatagarbha texts in East Asia, the Awakening of Faith in Mahayana , and introducing Tathagatagarbha notions into his translations of Yogacara texts.

Engaging with the digitalized Chinese Buddhist canon, Ching Keng draws on clues from a long-lost Dunhuang fragment and considers its striking similarities with Paramartha's corpus with respect to terminology, style of phrasing, and doctrines. In this cutting-edge interpretation of the concept of jiexing , Keng demystifies the image of Paramartha and makes the case that the fragment holds the key to recover his original teachings

304 pages, Hardcover

Published November 3, 2022

Reviews

[Jessica Zu · Rating 5 out of 5]

This changes everything!
totally upended traditional understanding w.r.to the relationship between Yogacara & Tathagatagarbha in Indiaan & in China; between Paramartha & Xuanzang; between Yogacara and Awakening Faith.
Wow!