Rime Shedra Source Texts by Topic
1. Samadhi: Mind Training
Key Sources:
Sutta Source: Satipatthana
Sutra Source: Samdhinirmocana
Core Text: Kamalashila’s bhavanakrama
Indian Supporting Text:
Atisha’s Madhyamakopadesha
Vimalamitra’s Stages of Meditation
Tibetan Supporting Text:
Kongtrul’s Treasury of Knowledge
How to Practice Vipashyana, Ga Rabjampa
Articles:
Shamatha-Vipashyana-Yuganaddha, Geshe Sopa
Excerpts on meditation, Dreaming yourself Awake, B. Allan Wallace
Mindfulness & Mind, Subhuti
2. Abhidharma: Phenomenology
Key Sources:
Sutra Source: Arthavinischaya
Core Text: Vasubandhu’s Abhidharmakosha
Indian Supporting Texts:
Asanga’s Abhidharmasamuccaya
Vasubandhu’s Trimsika-karika
Vasubandhu’s Panchaskandha-karika
Tibetan Supporting Text:
Mipham's Gateway to Knowledge
Articles:
The Abhidharma Tradition and its View of the Mind, Asian Perspectives-Indian Theories of Mind, Georges Dreyfus and Evan Thompson
The Construction of Mindfulness, Andrew Olendzki
The Cognitive Process, Theravada Abhidhamma, Y. Karunadasa
3. Pramana: Epistemology
Key Sources:
Sutra Source: N/A
Core Text: Dharmakirti’s Pramanavartikka
Indian Supporting Text:
Dharmakirti’s Nyayabindu
Sankarasvamin’s Nyayapravesha
Tibetan Supporting Text:
Mipham’s The Sword of Wisdom
Palden Sherab’s Blazing Lights of Sun and Moon
Articles:
Introduction, Mind in Tibetan Buddhism, Elizabeth Napper
Buddhist Epistemology, Asian Perspectives-Indian Theories of Mind, Georges Dreyfus and Evan Thompson
4. Madhyamaka: Ontology
Key Sources:
Sutra Source: Kashyapa Parivarta Sutra
Core Text: Chandrakirti’s Madhyamakaavatara
Indian Supporting Text:
Nagarjuna’s Madhyamakakarika
Aryadeva’s Chatushataka
Vasubhandu’s Trimshika
Tibetan Supporting Text:
Distinguishing the Views by Gorampa
Lion’s Roar of Shengtong by Mipham’s
Articles:
Interpretations of Svabhava, Nagarjunas-Madhyamaka, Jan Westerhoff
Madhyamaka in India and Tibet, John Dunne
Introduction, Mipham’s Introduction to the Middle Way, Wulstan Fletcher, excerpt
5. Abhisamaya: Phylogeny, Path and stages
Key Sources:
Sutra Source: Bodhisattvapitaka Sutra
Core Text: Maitreya’s Abhisamayalankara
Indian Supporting Texts:
Six Paramitas by Nagarjuna
Shantideva’s Bodhicaryavatara
Atisha's Bodhipathapradipa
Tibetan Supporting Text:
Tsongkhapa’s Lamrim Chenmo
Jigme Lingpa's Treasury of Precious Qualities
Articles:
The Path of Spiritual Progress, Sarvastivada Abhidharma, Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti
The Five Paths and the Ten Stages of the Bodhisattva, The Essence of Buddhism, Kyabgon Traleg Rinpoche