Universität Wien

142058 UE Excerpts from Jo nang Literature on Emptiness of Other (gzhan stong) (2022W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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Details

max. 24 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine

Mi, 10:15-11:45, SR 2 ISTB (Unicampus Eingang 2.7), ab 5.10.

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

In this course, the students will be introduced to the basics of the Jo nang school’s philosophical view. We will focus on excerpts from works by the foremost Jo nang masters Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan (1292–1361) and Rje btsun Tāranātha (1575–1634).
In particular, we will read selected passages from Dol po pa’s Shags ’byed bsdus pa, where the author presents his distinctive view in contrast to the positions of other masters, and from Tāranātha’s Gzhan stong snying po, which contains a concise definition of the Jo nang "emptiness of other" (gzhan stong) as the apex of the Buddhist tenet systems. Both works are written in a relatively straightforward style accessible to readers familiar with the basics of Classical Tibetan language. The students will be provided with a general introduction to the topics discussed in the reading material and, whenever necessary, with the technical philosophical terminology.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Oral performance 50%
Written performance 50 %
The participants prepare the translation of a text passage for each unit, which is then reviewed and discussed together.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The minimum requirement is 2 semesters of classical Tibetan
The evaluation is based on active and regular participation (50%), homework assignments (20%), and the completion of a short translation (30%).

Prüfungsstoff

Excerpts from the following works:
Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan: Bden gnyis gsal ba'i nyi ma
Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan: Shags ’byed bsdus pa
Tāranātha: Gzhan stong snying po

Literatur

Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan, 2011a. “Bden gnyis gsal ba’i nyi ma,” in: Jo nang kun mkhyen dol po pa shes rab rgyal mtshan gyi gsung ’bum, VII, Beijing: Krung go’i bod rig pa dpe skrun khang, 109–141. BDRC W1AC374.

Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan, 2011b. “Shags ’byed bsdus pa,” in: Jo nang kun mkhyen dol po pa shes rab rgyal mtshan gyi gsung ’bum, vol. 7, Beijing: Krung go’i bod rig pa dpe skrun khang, 309–344. BDRC W1AC374.

Mathes, K.D. and Sheehy, M. 2019. “The Philosophical Grounds and Literary History of Zhentong” in: M. Sheehy & K.D. Mathes, eds., The Other Emptiness: Rethinking the Zhentong Buddhist Discourse in Tibet, Albany: State University of New York Press, 1–27.

Stearns, C., [1999] 2010. The Buddha from Dölpo: A Study of the Life and Thought of the Tibetan Master Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen, Ithaka, NY: Snow Lion Publications.

Tāranātha, 2008c. “Gzhan stong snying po,” in: Jo nang rje btsun tā ra nā tha’i gsung ’bum dpe bsdur ma, vol. 36, Beijing: Krung go’i bod rig pa dpe skrun khang, 162–182. BDRC W1PD45495.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

BA8b, BA16b

Letzte Änderung: Mo 03.10.2022 12:09