THE BUDDHIST FORUM VOLUME III 1991–1993 Papers in honour and appreciation of Professor David Seyfort Ruegg’s contribution to Indological, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies Edited by TADEUSZ SKORUPSKI & ULRICH PAGEL THE INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST STUDIES, TRING, UK THE INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST STUDIES, BERKELEY, USA 2012 First published by the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), 1994 First published in India by Heritage Publishers, 1992 © Online copyright 2012 belongs to: The Institute of Buddhist Studies, Tring, UK & The Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley, USA ISBN 0 7286 0231 8 ISSN 0959-0596 Contents The online pagination 2012 corresponds to the hard copy pagination 1992 Preface ......................................................................................................................................... viii Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................. ix Works of David Seyfort Ruegg ................................................................................................... xiii Helmut Eimer & Pema Tsering, Bonn Legs skar /Skar bzang / Sunakṣatra ................................................................................................ 1 Rupert Gethin, University of Bristol Bhavaṅga and Rebirth According to the Abhidhamma ................................................................ 11 Minoru Hara, University of Tokyo Deva-garbha and Tathāgata-garbha ............................................................................................ 37 Stephen Hodge, London Considerations on the Dating and Geographical Origins of the Mahāvairocanābhisaṃbodhi-sūtra ......................................................................................... 57 David Jackson, University of Hamburg The Status of Pramāṇa Doctrine According to Sa skya Paṇḍita and Other Tibetan Masters: Theoretical Discipline or Doctrine of Liberation? .................................. 85 Per Kværne, University of Oslo The Bon Religion of Tibet: A Survey of Research ..................................................................... 131 Karen Lang, University of Virginia Meditation as a Tool for Deconstructing the Phenomenal World .............................................. 143 Donald S. Lopez, Jr., University of Michigan dGe ’dun Chos ’phel’s Position on Vigrahavyāvartinī 29 .......................................................... 161 Stewart McFarlane, University of Lancaster Fighting Bodhisattvas and Inner Warriors: Buddhism and the Martial Traditions of China and Japan ......................................................... 185 Kenneth R. Norman, University of Cambridge Mistaken Ideas about Nibbāna .................................................................................................... 211 Kenneth R. Norman, University of Cambridge A Note on silāvigaḍabhīcā in Aśoka’s Rummindei Inscription ................................................. 227 ! v Alexander Piatigorsky, SOAS Some Observations on the Notion of Tathāgatagarbha ....................................................... 239 Cristina A. Scherrer-Schaub, University of Lausanne Tendance de la Pensée de Candrakīrti, Buddhajñāna et Jinakriyā .............................................. 249 Gregory Schopen, University at Austin, Texas Stūpa and Tīrtha: Tibetan Mortuary Practices and an Unrecognized Form of Burial Ad Sanctos at Buddhist Sites in India................................................................. 273 Tom J.F. Tillemans, University of Lausanne Pre-Dharmakīrti Commentators on Dignāga’s Definition of a Thesis (pakṣalakṣaṇa) .............. 295 Paul Williams, University or Bristol On Altruism and Rebirth: Philosophical Comments on Bodhicaryāvatāra 8: 97–98 ................ 307 Ulrich Pagel, The British Library The Bodhisattvapiṭaka and the Akṣayamatinirdeśa: Continuity and Change in Buddhist Sūtras ................................................................................. 333 Tadeusz Skorupski, SOAS A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī ......................................................................................... 375 Bibliography................................................................................................................................ 411 ! vi Preface The present volume of the Buddhist Forum series is dedicated to Professor David Seyfort Ruegg in appreciation of his monumental contribution to Oriental scholarship. The majority of articles included in this volume represent contributions especially written in honour of David Ruegg. The authors of the several papers presented at the Buddhists Forum during the academic year 1991–1992, on learning that this volume is to be dedicated to Professor Ruegg, were delighted to join in. I should add that many other scholars initially offered to contribute but subsequently had to withdraw for various compelling reasons. Thus the present collection of articles is like a cluster of flowers placed before Professor Ruegg as a token of spontaneous and deep appreciation of his lasting contribution to Oriental Studies as a whole and in particular to Indological, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies. It is an appreciation not connected with his birthday or any other event of his life but rather specifically aiming to mark timelessly the high esteem and respect of the academic world for Professor Ruegg’s scholarly performance and output during his academic career. Professor Ruegg’s academic life has been punctuated with both prestigious university appointments and outstanding scholarly publications. He has held university post at different universities in Europe and the United States. At the present we arc fortunate to have him at SOAS as Professorial Research Associate to share with us his knowledge and expertise. I was able to secure a complete list of his publications, but I was not fortunate enough to be able to compile a biographical sketch. While a full account of his personal and academic life remains to be compiled, his published works, glowing with insight and exemplary scholarship, remain accessible to anyone who wishes to read and study them. I would like to express my gratitude to all the contributors for their cooperation and especially patience while this volume was in the process of preparation for publication. I also apologise for the editorial and other shortcomings. Words of gratitude are also due to the School of Oriental and African Studies for agreeing to publish this volume. Tadeusz Skorupski ! vii ! viii Abbreviations A Aṅguttara Nikāya AAA Archives of Asian Art AAWG Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen AF Asiatische Forschungen AI Acta Indologica Akn Akṣayamatinirdeśa (TTP, No 842) Akn-ṭīkā Akṣayamatinirdeśa-ṭīkā (TTP, No 5495) AO Act Orientalia AOH Acta Orientalia, Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae AR Asiatic Researches ARASI Annual Report of the Archeological Survey of India Arthav Arthaviniścayasūtra Bdp Bodhisattvapiṭakasūtra (TTP, No. 760.12) BEFEO Bulletin de l’Ecole Française d’Extrême-Orient BFLHU Bulletin of the Faculty of Letters of Hiroshima University BHSD Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary, Edgerton BR Sanskrit Wörterbuch, Böhtlingk & Roth BSOAS Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies BSR Buddhist Studies Review CAJ Central Asiatic Journal CPD A Critical Pāli Dictionary D Dīgha Nikāya Dbh Daśabhūmikasūtra EA Etudes Asiatiques EFEO Ecole Française d’Extrême-Orient EI Epigraphia Indica ! ix