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142211 UE Mahamudra, Tantra, Abhidharma (2024W)
Exploring Key Doctrines of Mi bskyod rdo rje in Context
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Su 01.09.2024 08:00 to Fr 27.09.2024 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.10.2024 23:59
Details
max. 16 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 01.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 08.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 15.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 22.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 29.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 05.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 12.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 19.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 26.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 03.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 10.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 17.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 07.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 14.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 21.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
- Tuesday 28.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The Tibetan luminary Mikyö Dorje (1507–1554), enthroned in 1513 as the Eighth Karmapa, would become one of the most productive scholars of the Karma Kagyü tradition and emerged as a key scholar-meditator of his time. Mikyö Dorje’s extensive study culminated in the composition of large scholastic commentaries to key Indian Buddhist treatises, such as the Abhisamayālaṃkāra, Abhidharmakośa, and the Madhyamakāvatāra. Being trained early on in his tradition’s core instructions, the mahāmudrā and the Six Doctrines of Nāropa, Mikyö Dorje also elaborated on these esoteric instructions, as, for example, in the extensive sKu gsum ngo sprod (Pointing out the Three Buddha Bodies) or the Lung sems gnyis med (Differentiating Energy-Wind and Mind). In addition to countless songs and further instructions, we find comments on grammar and tantric rituals. In complete, his literary oeuvre filled more than thirty volumes. In this course we will read selected passages from three texts: a commentary on scholastics, a commentary on tantric practice, and shorter instructions on meditation. This will be added by occasional readings of papers relevant to the historical and doctrinal contexts. This aims at getting an overview on key concepts of 16th century Tibetan debates, train a new level of classical Tibetan, and familiarise ourselves with the style of one author
Assessment and permitted materials
Each week, a section of the respective text is to be pre-translated. All aids are permitted and some are also recommended. Oral participation is checked by jointly discussing and analyzing the translation and further participation. A scheme for the presentation will be discussed in the course, as will the detailed criteria for the written contribution.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students should already have knowledge of classical Tibetan; lessons can then address the learners' needs individually.
The examination includes:
• Regular attendance
• Participation (including preparation of the translation, contributions to the course) 40%
• Presentation on a selected topic 25%
• Written work with translation, analysis and commentary 35%The evaluation scheme is structured as follows:
100-85% Very good (1)
75-84% Good (2)
65–74% Satisfactory (3)
50–64% Sufficient (4)
49-0% Unsatisfactory (5)
The examination includes:
• Regular attendance
• Participation (including preparation of the translation, contributions to the course) 40%
• Presentation on a selected topic 25%
• Written work with translation, analysis and commentary 35%The evaluation scheme is structured as follows:
100-85% Very good (1)
75-84% Good (2)
65–74% Satisfactory (3)
50–64% Sufficient (4)
49-0% Unsatisfactory (5)
Examination topics
The translated primary literature and essential secondary literature (core readings) are required to prepare the presentation and written assignment. Students can choose a piece of text and one of the three major subject areas. The presentation and the written assignmen must be on different topics.
Reading list
Literature is divided into core readings (listed below) and additional readings (which will be provided at the beginning of the semester in class). Key works among these will be made available and/or found in the Handapparat of the ISTB library.Core Readings:
Caumanns, Volker and Marta Sernesi, eds. Fifteenth Century Tibet: Cultural Blossoming and Political Unrest. Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute, 2017.Draszczyk, Martina. “Direct Introductions into the Three Embodiments, Supreme Key- Instructions of the Dwags po Bka’ brgyud Tradition.” Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines 45 (2018), April: 145–177. https://d1i1jdw69xsqx0.cloudfront.net/digitalhimalaya/collections/journals/ret/pdf/ret_45_06.pdfDraszczyk, Martina, David Higgins and Mi bskyod rdo rje. Buddha Nature Reconsidered: The Eighth Karma pa’s Middle Path. 2 Vols. Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 95. Wien: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien Universität Wien, 2019. https://wstb.univie.ac.at/product/wstb-no-95/Draszczyk, Martina, David Higgins and Mi bskyod rdo rje. Mahāmudrā and the Middle Way: Post-classical Kagyü Discourses on Mind, Emptiness and Buddha-Nature. 2 Vols. Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 90. Wien: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien Universität Wien, 2016. https://wstb.univie.ac.at/product/wstb-no-90/Mathes, Klaus-Dieter. “Maitrīpa’s Amanasikāra-Based Mahāmudrā in the Works of the Eighth Karma pa Mi bskyod rdo rje.” In Mahāmudrā in India and Tibet, edited by Roger R. Jackson and Klaus-Dieter Mathes. Leiden: Brill, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004410893_011Rheingans, Jim. The Eighth Karmapa’s Life and His Interpretation of the Great Seal: A Religious Life and Instructional Texts in Historical and Doctrinal Contexts. Hamburg Buddhist Studies 7. Bochum, Freiburg: projektverlag, 2017. https://www.projektverlag.de/hamburg-buddhist-studies/the_eighth_karmapas_lifeRheingans, Jim. The Life and Works of Karma ’phrin las pa (1456–1539): Non-sectarian Scholar Mystic of Southern Tibet. Contributions to Tibetan Studies 14. Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2021.
Caumanns, Volker and Marta Sernesi, eds. Fifteenth Century Tibet: Cultural Blossoming and Political Unrest. Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute, 2017.Draszczyk, Martina. “Direct Introductions into the Three Embodiments, Supreme Key- Instructions of the Dwags po Bka’ brgyud Tradition.” Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines 45 (2018), April: 145–177. https://d1i1jdw69xsqx0.cloudfront.net/digitalhimalaya/collections/journals/ret/pdf/ret_45_06.pdfDraszczyk, Martina, David Higgins and Mi bskyod rdo rje. Buddha Nature Reconsidered: The Eighth Karma pa’s Middle Path. 2 Vols. Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 95. Wien: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien Universität Wien, 2019. https://wstb.univie.ac.at/product/wstb-no-95/Draszczyk, Martina, David Higgins and Mi bskyod rdo rje. Mahāmudrā and the Middle Way: Post-classical Kagyü Discourses on Mind, Emptiness and Buddha-Nature. 2 Vols. Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 90. Wien: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien Universität Wien, 2016. https://wstb.univie.ac.at/product/wstb-no-90/Mathes, Klaus-Dieter. “Maitrīpa’s Amanasikāra-Based Mahāmudrā in the Works of the Eighth Karma pa Mi bskyod rdo rje.” In Mahāmudrā in India and Tibet, edited by Roger R. Jackson and Klaus-Dieter Mathes. Leiden: Brill, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004410893_011Rheingans, Jim. The Eighth Karmapa’s Life and His Interpretation of the Great Seal: A Religious Life and Instructional Texts in Historical and Doctrinal Contexts. Hamburg Buddhist Studies 7. Bochum, Freiburg: projektverlag, 2017. https://www.projektverlag.de/hamburg-buddhist-studies/the_eighth_karmapas_lifeRheingans, Jim. The Life and Works of Karma ’phrin las pa (1456–1539): Non-sectarian Scholar Mystic of Southern Tibet. Contributions to Tibetan Studies 14. Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2021.
Association in the course directory
MATB1 UE A, BA 17b
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