The Philosophy of Buddhism: A "totalistic" Synthesis

I Pre-totalistic Theories of Causation in Buddhism.- Introduction: The Central Issue of Causation.
- 1. The "Dharma-Theory" of Causation. Phenomenalism in H?nay?na Buddhist Thought.
- 2. Causation-by-Ideation Theory. Subjective Idealism in Mah?y?na Buddhist Thought.- II Buddhist Totalism: General Doctrine of "Causation-by-Tathat?" and the Basis of the Causative Process: the Substance, the Function and the Manifestations.- Buddhist Totalism: "Causation-by-Tathat?".- III Buddhist Totalism: The Substance and Its Function.- Introduction: Tathat? (Thusness) as the Essence of All Aspects of Existence.
- 1. The "Totality" of the Substance.
- I. The Substance "as such": Bh?ta-tathat? (Chin.: Chen-Ju).
- II. The Substance "as agent": That?gata-garbha (Chin.: Ju-lai-tsang).
- III. The Substance "as acted upon": ?laya-vijñ?na (Chin.: A-li-yeh shih).
- 2. The "Totality" of the Function.
- I. "Pen-chüeh" (Jap.: hongaku) = Original or Implicit Knowledge.
- II. "Pu-chüeh" (Jap.: fukaku) = Non-knowledge.
- III. "Shih-chüeh" (Jap.: shikaku) = Genetic or Explicit Knowledge.- IV Buddhist Totalism: The Manifestations, Entitative and Cognitive.- Introduction: "The Totality" of the Manifestations.
- 1. The Entitative Manifestations. Doctrine of "Three Natures". The Notions of Universality and Particularity.
- I. Parinispanna (Chin.: yüan-ch'eng-hsing; Jap.: enj?-sh?) or the "Perfected," all-Encompassing Nature.
- II. Paratantra (Chin.: i-t'a-hsing; Jap.: etash?) or "the Dependent" Nature.
- III. Parikalpita (Chin.: pien-chi-hsing; Jap.: hengesh?) or "Imagined (Illusory)" Nature.
- 2. The Cognitive Manifestations. Individuality: Consciousness, Individual Karma (Volitive Action) and Enlightenment.
- I. State of Individual Ignorance.
- II. State of "Intermediation" of Knowledge.
- III. State of Individual Knowledge.- V Buddhist Totalism: The Ontological Manifestations.- Introduction: The Trik?ya Doctrine or the "Three Bodies" of Ontological Manifestation.
- 1. The Nirm??a-k?ya or Natural, Historical Manifestations.
- I. ??kyamuni or the "Singular" Historical Manifestation.
- II. The Arhats or "Plural" Historical Manifestations.
- 2. The Nirm??a-k?ya or Historical Manifestations (Continued).
- III. The Schools or the "Collective" Historical Manifestations.
- 3. The Sa?bhoga-k?ya or Preternatural Manifestations.
- 4. The Dharma-k?ya or Total and Absolute Freedom of Manifestation.
- I. "Ten Profound Principles of Inter-inclusion".
- II. "Six Categories of Inclusiveness".- VI Conclusion.- Buddhist Totality and Buddhist Emptiness.
- VII.- Notes to the Text.- General Index.- Chinese (and Japanese) Glossary.