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bdag med pa gnyis la don bzhi ste/ rang gi ngo bo dang/ nges pa'i tshig dang/ dbye ba dang/ las ci byed pa'o/

I) rang gi ngo bo la/ gang zag ni nye bar len pa'i phun po lnga la bya/ chos ni phung po dang khams dang skye mched la bya'o/

II) nges pa'i tshig ni/ ci'i phyir chos dang gang zag ces bya zhe na/ rgyun la gang zag ces bya la/ mtshan nyid 'dzin la chos shes zhes bya zhes 'byung/

III) dbye ba ni/ gang zag gi ming ni rnam grangs kyis dbye ba ste/ gang zag dang/ gang 'gro dang/ yar 'gro dang/ nye bar 'gro dang/ 'phen pa dang/ rdzogspa zhes bya'o/ chos [412] kyi dbye ba ni/ kun nas nyon mongs pa dang/ rnam par byang ba dang/ 'dus byas dang/ 'dus ma byas dang/ zag pa dang bcas pa dang/ zag pa med pa dang/ 'khor ba dang/ mya ngan las 'das pa dang/ phung po dang/ khams dang/ skye mched la sogs pa'o/

IV) las [las ci byed pa] ni nyon mongs pa dang/ shes bya'i sgrib pa spong ste/ de yang don drug ste/ sgrib pa rnam pa gnyis rgyu gang las byung ba dang/ rang gi ngo bo dang/ dbye ba dang/ des gang la sgrib pa dang/ spong ba'i gnyen po gang yin pa dang/ spangs nas 'bras bu ci thob pa dang drug go

(1) de la nyon mongs pa'i sgrib pa'i rgyu ni ma rig pa'o/

(2) rang gi ngo bo ni/ nyon mongs pa drug dang/ nye ba'i nyon mongs pa nyi shu la/

(3) dbye ba ni gsum ste/ (a) rgyu'i kun nas nyon mongs pa ma rig pa dang sred len/ (b) las kyi kun nas nyon mongs pa 'du byed dang srid pa/ (c) skye ba'i kun nas [413] nyon mongs pa ni rnam par shes pa nas tshor ba'i bar lnga/ skye ba dang rga shi'o/

(4) des ci la sgrib ce na/ thar pa mya ngan las 'das pa la sgrib pa'o/

(5) spong ba'i gnyen po ni gang zag la bdag med par rtogs pa'o/

(6) spangs ba'i 'bras bu ni thar pa mya ngan las 'das pa'o/

(1) shes bya'i sgrib pa'i rgyu ni gzung 'dzin gyi cha ma byang ba'i bag chags so/

(2) rang gi ngo bo ni rlom sems pa'i rang bzhin te/ rnam par byang ba la mtshan mar 'dzin pa'o/

(3) dbye ba ni gsum ste/ sa'i sgrib pa dang/ pha rol tu phyin pa'i sgrib pa dang/ byang chub kyi phyogs kyi sgrib pa'o/ (a) de la sa'i sgrib pa ni/ sa dang po la/ kun tu 'gro ba'i don du ma rtogs pa la sogs pa'o/ (b) pha rol tu phyin pa'i sgrib pa ni/ ser sna la sogs pa'o/ (c) byang chub kyi phyogs kyi sgrib pa ni/ lung las/

gzhi la mi khas le lo dang
gnyis kyis ting nge 'dzin nyam pa dang [414]
mi skyed pa dang nyams chung dang
lta dang gnas ngan len skyon chags/ zhes 'byung ngo

(4) des ci la sgrib pa na/ thams cad mkhyen pa'i ye shes la sgrib pa'o/

(5) spong ba'i gnyen po gang zhe na/ chos la bdag med par rtogs pa'o/

(6) spangs pa'i 'bras bu ni thams cad mkhyen pa'i ye shes thob bo//

Note

Rong zom pa concludes his Lta ba dang grub mtha' sna tshogs pa brjed byang du gyis pa with a discussion of the bdag med doctrine, after a lengthy treatment of rten 'brel (see under rten 'brel).

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bdag med gnyis ni/ gang zag rang bzhin gyis ma grub pa gang zag gi bdag med dang/ chos rang bzhin gyis ma grub pa chos kyi bdag med do/ de ltar rtogs pa ni bdag med gnyis rtogs pa'i shes rab bo/ des na spang bya sgrib pa gnyis ka'i rtsa ba ni bdag 'dzin gnyis yin la de gnyis kyi zhen yul ni bdag gnyis por 'du bas [495] de ni dgag par bya ba yin te/ gtan nas med pa la yod par bzung ba'i 'khrul rtog gi zhen yul de med par dpyad pa'i sgo nas sun phyung ste bdag med gnyis kyi don la nges shes bskyed de bdag 'dzin gnyis dang dngos su 'gal ba'i nges shes mar me lta bu'i rgyun yang yang bskyangs te tshul bzhin ma yin par rtog pa'i mun pa rang rgyud la thog med nas zhugs pa'i gnyen por 'gro ba'i thabs la 'bad par bya zhing nges shes nyams par gyur na slar yang dpyad pas drangs te rgyun mthud par bya la/ nges shes de nyid rtag tu brtan par gyur pa'i tshe ni dpyad pa dor nas de'i ngang bskyang bar gsungs shing/ de yang las dang po pa'i dus su bdag med pa'i 'dzin stangs dang bcas pas bsgom zhing des drangs nas nges shes mchog tu 'drongs pa'i tshe na med 'dzin mi dgos shing/ mthar ni sgro 'dogs thams cad dang bral ba'i spros bral stong pa chen po bsgom par bshad do/

Note

In this passage, Yon tan rgya mtsho discusses the two kinds of non-self or non-individuality pertaining to persons (gang zag) and reality as a whole (chos) within the context of the Prasaṅgika interpretation of the two realities.

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Note

Yon tan rgya mtsho proceeds [495.5 f] with a detailed explication of the bdag med doctrine. The following are some important references:

[501.6 f] The bden 'dzin nyon sgrib doctrine (acc. to Svatantrikas)

[504.5 f] The philosophical systems on the coarse and subtle bdag med. The Śrāvaka understanding of bdag med, by the sharp and dull witted [509-10]

[511.3 f] On the difference between Śrāvaka/Pratyekabuddha and Bodhisattva understandings of bdag med by way of commentary to quotes from the 'jug pa and thad kyi 'jug pa rang 'grel.

[514.2 f] On the difference between Śrāvaka and Pratyekabuddha under standings of bdag med.

[514.5 f] Superiority of the Bodhisattva understanding of bdag med over the Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas in terms of clarity, extensiveness and completeness.

[517.5 f] How to analyze it by means of logical refutations. (Critique of rationalists, 518.3, and contemporaries who follow Madhyamaka methods of logical reasoning, 519.2)

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de'ang byis pa so so skye bo dang/ las dang po dag bdag tu zhen pa'i gnyen por bdag med pa la sogs pa bstan pa yin gyis/ don la dbyings 'od gsal ba 'dus ma byas shing lhun grub tu yod pa shes par bya ste/...

Note

In the context of elaborating on the rigs (gotra) doctrine, Klong chen pa indicates that the anātman doctrine belongs to a less advanced level of learning.

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