Shakya Chokden's Unique Views on Buddha-Nature by Yaroslav Komarovski: Conversations on Buddha-Nature

Shakya Chokden's Unique Views on Buddha-Nature by Yaroslav Komarovski: Conversations on Buddha-Nature

Yaroslav Komarovski

2021/10/30

Interview

Interview

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About the interview

Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho discusses Śākya Chokden's unique views on Buddha-Nature with one of the world's most knowledgeable scholars of Śākya Chokden, Yaroslav Komarovski.

Śākya Chokden (1428–1507) was one of the most important thinkers of the Sakya tradition and had many complex views on Buddhist philosophy and practice, especially Madhyamaka and theories related to buddha-nature teachings, some of which are quite unique in the history of Buddhism.

Yaroslav Komarovski is a full professor of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His recent books include Radiant Emptiness: Three Seminal Works by the Golden Paṇḍita Shakya Chokden (Oxford 2020), Tibetan Buddhism and Mystical Experience (Oxford 2015), and Visions of Unity: The Golden Paṇḍita Shakya Chokden's New Interpretation of Yogācāra and Madhyamaka (SUNY 2011). If you would like to read some of his papers on Shakya Chokden, you can find them freely available online here: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Clips from the interview

Clips from the interview

Yaroslav Komarovski: On His First Encounter with the Teachings on Buddha-Nature

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2:53 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: On How He Came to Specialize in the Works of Shakya Chokden

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5:08 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: On the Life & Works of Shakya Chokden

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4:44 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: On Shakya Chokden's Unique Interpretation of Buddha-Nature

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3:12 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: On Where We Find Discussions of Buddha-Nature in Shakya Chokden's Works

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4:46 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: On Shakya Chokden's Terminology in Articulating the Buddha-Nature

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9:56 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: On Buddha-Nature in Shakya Chokden's Tantric Writings

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5:10 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: On the Various Types of Tathagatagarbha in Shakya Chokden's Writings

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10:57 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: What Does Shakya Chokden Mean by Ultimate Sentient Beings?

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3:46 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: On Shakya Chokden's Understanding of Madhyamaka

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5:37 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: On the Development of Shakya Chokden's Views

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6:51 min

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Yaroslav Komarovski: On How Shakya Chokden Inspired His Book Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Experience

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4:50 min

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