Rime Shedra Source Texts by Topic


1. Samadhi: Mind Training

    1. Key Sources:

      1. Sutta Source: Satipatthana

      2. Sutra Source: Samdhinirmocana

      3. Core Text: Kamalashila’s bhavanakrama

    2. Indian Supporting Text: 

      1. Atisha’s Madhyamakopadesha

      2. Vimalamitra’s Stages of Meditation

    3. Tibetan Supporting Text: 

      1. Kongtrul’s Treasury of Knowledge 

      2. How to Practice Vipashyana, Ga Rabjampa

    4. Articles:  

      1. Shamatha-Vipashyana-Yuganaddha, Geshe Sopa

      2. Excerpts on meditation, Dreaming yourself Awake, B. Allan Wallace

      3. Mindfulness & Mind, Subhuti


2. Abhidharma: Phenomenology

    1. Key Sources:

      1. Sutra Source: Arthavinischaya

      2. Core Text: Vasubandhu’s Abhidharmakosha

    2. Indian Supporting Texts: 

      1. Asanga’s Abhidharmasamuccaya

      2. Vasubandhu’s Trimsika-karika

      3. Vasubandhu’s Panchaskandha-karika

    3. Tibetan Supporting Text: 

      1. Mipham's Gateway to Knowledge

    4. Articles: 

      1. The Abhidharma Tradition and its View of the Mind, Asian Perspectives-Indian Theories of Mind, Georges Dreyfus and Evan Thompson

      2. The Construction of Mindfulness, Andrew Olendzki

      3. The Cognitive Process, Theravada Abhidhamma, Y. Karunadasa


3. Pramana: Epistemology

    1. Key Sources:

      1. Sutra Source: N/A

      2. Core Text: Dharmakirti’s Pramanavartikka

    2. Indian Supporting Text: 

      1. Dharmakirti’s Nyayabindu

      2. Sankarasvamin’s Nyayapravesha

    3. Tibetan Supporting Text: 

      1. Mipham’s The Sword of Wisdom

      2. Palden Sherab’s Blazing Lights of Sun and Moon

    4. Articles: 

      1. Introduction, Mind in Tibetan Buddhism, Elizabeth Napper

      2. Buddhist Epistemology, Asian Perspectives-Indian Theories of Mind, Georges Dreyfus and Evan Thompson


4. Madhyamaka: Ontology

    1. Key Sources:

      1. Sutra Source: Kashyapa Parivarta Sutra

      2. Core Text: Chandrakirti’s Madhyamakaavatara

    2. Indian Supporting Text: 

      1. Nagarjuna’s Madhyamakakarika

      2. Aryadeva’s Chatushataka

      3. Vasubhandu’s Trimshika

    3. Tibetan Supporting Text: 

      1. Distinguishing the Views by Gorampa

      2. Lion’s Roar of Shengtong by Mipham’s 

    4. Articles: 

      1. Interpretations of Svabhava, Nagarjunas-Madhyamaka, Jan Westerhoff

      2. Madhyamaka in India and Tibet, John Dunne

      3. Introduction, Mipham’s Introduction to the Middle Way, Wulstan Fletcher, excerpt


5. Abhisamaya: Phylogeny, Path and stages 

    1. Key Sources:

      1. Sutra Source: Bodhisattvapitaka Sutra

      2. Core Text: Maitreya’s Abhisamayalankara 

    2. Indian Supporting Texts: 

      1. Six Paramitas by Nagarjuna

      2. Shantideva’s Bodhicaryavatara

      3. Atisha's Bodhipathapradipa

    3. Tibetan Supporting Text: 

      1. Tsongkhapa’s Lamrim Chenmo

      2. Jigme Lingpa's Treasury of Precious Qualities

    4. Articles: 

      1. The Path of Spiritual Progress, Sarvastivada Abhidharma, Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti

      2. The Five Paths and the Ten Stages of the Bodhisattva, The Essence of Buddhism, Kyabgon Traleg Rinpoche