Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature

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|BookEssay=This commentary is a key source for teaching buddha-nature and the ''Gyü Lama'' in the Sakya tradition and was authored by the famous Sakya master [[Rongtön Sheja Kunrik]]. The book is an updated version of Bernert's dissertation, which includes an annotated translation of Rongtön's commentary on the fourth chapter of the ''Gyü Lama'' (''Ratnagotravibhāga'') and an analysis of Rongtön's position, which is a useful starting point for understanding the view of buddha-nature teachings from a Sakya perspective. Rongtön's view of buddha-nature follows the analytical tradition of [[Rngog blo ldan shes rab|Ngok Loden Sherab]], but is somewhat complex, and Bernert does a good job of presenting the complexities in his analysis.
|BookToc=* {{i|Foreword|vii}}
* {{i|Preface and Acknowledgments|ix}}
* {{i|I - Translator's Introduction: The Doctrine of Buddha-nature|1}}
** {{i|Overview|1}}
** {{i|Sources|4}}
*** {{i|The Sutras|4}}
*** {{i|The Sastras|8}}
* {{i|The Ratnagotravibhaga|11}}
** {{i|The Text of the Ratnagotravibhaga|11}}
** {{i|The Question of the Authorship of the Ratnagotravibhaga|12}}
** {{i|The Ratnagotravibhaga in India|13}}
** {{i|The Ratnagotravibhaga in Tibet|15}}
*** {{i|The Analytical School of Loden Sherab|15}}
*** {{i|The Meditative School of Tsen Khaboche|19}}
** {{i|Previous Studies and the Aim of the Present work|20}}
* {{i|Rongton and His Presentation of Buddha-nature|22}}
** {{i|A Brief Biography of Rongton Sheja Kiinrig|22}}
** {{i|Rongton's Presentation of Buddha-nature|23}}
*** {{i|Introduction|23}}
*** {{i|The Buddha Qualities and the Dharmakaya|26}}
*** {{i|The Dhatu as a Cause|28}}
*** {{i|The Gotra and the Luminous Nature of the Mind|29}}
*** {{i|Rongton and the Ratnagotravibhagavyakhya|33}}
*** {{i|Summary|34}}
** {{i|Notes on the Translation|35}}
* {{i|II - Translation: An Extensive Exposition of the Dhatu: All Sentient Beings Have Buddha-Nature|37}}
* {{i|Determining the Dhatu by Means of a Tenfold Presentation|44}}
** {{i|Essential nature and cause|44}}
** {{i|Result and function|50}}
** {{i|Connection|62}}
** {{i|Manifestation|65}}
** {{i|States|67}}
** {{i|All-pervasiveness|69}}
** {{i|Immutability|71}}
** {{i|Inseparable qualities|97}}
* {{i|Summary|106}}
* {{i|Appendix: Detailed Outline of the Commentary|107}}
* {{i|Glossary|113}}
* {{i|Tibetan Names and Places|125}}
* {{i|Bibliography|129}}
* {{i|Index|137}}
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