Book Review Of La Theorie Du Tathagatagarbha Et Du Gotra

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BOOK REVIEW 9 The articles discussing this problem are referred to on p. 50ff. 10 The views held by different scholars concerning the authorship of the RGV are referred to on p. 41ff. Cf. J. W. de Jong's review of Takasaki, op. cit., Indo-Iranian Journal, XI (1968), pp. 37-38. 11 Giuseppe Tucci, Minor Buddhist Texts. Part I. Roma: IsMEO, 1956 (Serie Orientale Roma, IX). Section I. 12 H. W. Bailey and E. H. Johnston, 'A Fragment of the Uttaratantra in Sanskrit', Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, VIII (1935), pp. 77-83; Frauwallner, op. cit., p. 255. Johnston changed the name Saramati restored from the Chinese to Sthiramati with the remark that Saramati is a somewhat unusual form (op. cit., p. 81). In support of this opinion, de Jong says, "Usually, personal names ending in -mati have as first element an adjective or a participle" (op. cit., p. 38, n. 10). However, we know such names as Gunamati, Ratnamati and Prajnakaramati. Johnston held the opinion that Saramati 'belonged to the Madhyamika school, but to a section teaching a doctrine more advanced than that of Nagarjuna..." (op. cit., p. 82). It may be better not to apply the appellation 'Madhyamika' to Saramati. Frauwallner distinguishes 'die Schule Saramatis' from the Madhyamaka and the Yogacara. 13 Obermiller, op. cit., p. 83. 14 Cf. D. S. Ruegg, 'The Jo nan pas: A School of Buddhist Ontologists According to the Grub mtha' sel gyi me lon', Journal of the American Oriental Society, 83 (1963), pp. 74-91. 15 Obermiller, op. cit., p. 96ff. 16 Mahayanasamgraha (=MS), Tibetan version, Peking ed., Mdo-hgiel LVI (Li), fol. 19b.6ff. The ten types of mental construction are enumerated in MSA, XI.77, but the term 'viksepavikalpa' does not occur there. 17 The Chinese text of the MS does not contain the quotation from the Prajnaparamitasutras. The explanation found in the Tibetan text of the MS coincides with that given in the prose commentary of MSA, XI.77. 18 Mahayanasamgrahopanibandha, Tibetan version, Peking ed., Mdo-hgrel LVI (Li), fol. 2806.1-2: rnam par gyen bar byed pas rnam par gyen ba ste, de nid rnam par rtog pa'o (viksipatiti viksepah, sa eva vikalpah). gan las rnam par gyen bar byed ce na, rnam par mi rtog pa'i ye ses las so (kasmad viksipatiti cet, nirvikalpajnanat).