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It analyzes key textual passages on dharmatā and its synonyms, the linkage of Buddha with teaching and dharmatā, and the role of Tathāgata and tathatā. 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Februar 2018  \nye māṃ rūpeṇa adrākṣurye māṃ ghoṣeṇa anvayuḥ, mithyāprahāṇaprasṛtā na māṃ drakṣyanti te janāḥ.  \ndraṣṭavyo dharmato buddho dharmakāyas Tathāgataḥ, dharmatā cāpy avijñeyā na sā śakyaṃ vijānituṃ.  \n———Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā [Gilgit]  \n諸以⾊色觀我 以⾳音聲尋我  \n彼⽣生履邪斷 不能當⾒見我  \n應觀佛法性 即導師法⾝身  \n法性⾮非所識 故彼不能了  \n——— ⼤大般若波羅蜜多經第九能斷⾦金剛分 ⽞玄奘  \nContents  \nAbbreviations and Conventions..............................................................................................v  \nIntroduction ..............................................................................................................................1  \n1. Dharmatā and its synonyms..............................................................................................17  \n1.1 The canonical passages concerning dharmatā and its synonyms................................18  \n1.1.1 The dharmatā and the Nidāna Saṃyukta passages ...........................................18  \n1.1.2 Tathatā as a synonym of dharmatā representing pratītyasamutpāda.................20  \n1.2 The equation of Buddha with his teaching and the dharmatā formula ......................22  \n1.3. The dharmatā formula in Prajñāpāramitā literature ...................................................23  \n1.4 Associating Tathāgata with dharmatā and tathatā ......................................................27  \n1.4.1 The Tathāgata and the synonyms of dharmatā in the Sadāprarudita story........27  \n1.4.2 Associating tathāgata with tathatā in the chapter “Showing the World”..........29  \n1.5. The category of asamskṛtadharma and the terms concerning reality.........................31  \n1.5.1 The debate on categorizing dharmatā as asamskṛta in Abhidharma schools ....31  \n1.5.2 Identifying the synonyms of dharmatā with “reality” in Mahāyāna .................33  \n1.6 The original meaning of bhūtakoṭi and its occurrence as the synonym of dharmatā ..36  \n2 The cult of the Prajñāpāramitā text and rhetorical techniques .....................................45  \n2.1 Previous studies on the cult of text and the methodological issue ..............................45  \n2.2 The rhetorical strategies concerning the mother of Tathāgatas ...................................47  \n2.3 The equation of Prajñāpāramitā text and its preacher to Buddha ...............................53  \n2.4 Comparing the merit ofPrajñāpāramitā with the relics and stūpas ............................56  \n2.5 The protective function of Prajñāpāramitā text ..........................................................57  \n2.5.1 The Prajñāpāramitā text protected by the Buddhas ..........................................57  \n2.5.2 The Prajñāpāramitā text serving as incantation ................................................59  \n3. The Samādhi of direct encounter with the present Buddhas and the Sadāprarudita story ....................................................................................................................................65  \n3.1 Previous studies on the Sadāprarudita story ...............................................................65  \n3.2 Pratyutpanna-Samādhi Sūtra and its relationship to Prajñāpāramitā literature ..........67  \n3.3 Some similarities between Sadāprarudita story and Pratyutpanna-Samādhi Sūtra ....69  \n3.4 The practice and metaphor ..........................................................................................84  \n4 The ideal buddha-field and the soteriological function of seeing the Buddha ..............89  \n4.1 The ideal buddha-field in the early Prajñāpāramitā literature.................","cbCainVC5GFneHJp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainVC5GFneHJp","pdf",2004779,256,"English","# Introduction\n# Dharmatā and its synonyms\n## The canonical passages concerning dharmatā and its synonyms\n# The cult of the Prajñāpāramitā text and rhetorical techniques\n## Previous studies on the cult of text and the methodological issue\n# The Samādhi of direct encounter with the present Buddhas and the Sadāprarudita story\n## Pratyutpanna-Samādhi Sūtra and its relationship to Prajñāpāramitā literature\n# The ideal buddha-field and the soteriological function of seeing the Buddha\n## The ideal buddha-field in the early Prajñāpāramitā literature\n# From dharmatā to dharmakāya","[{\"question\":\"What central concepts does the dissertation address in early Prajñāpāramitā literature?\",\"answer\":\"It centers on conceptions of seeing the Buddha and Buddha embodiments, focusing on dharmatā, tathatā, the Tathāgata, buddha-fields, samādhi, and the movement toward dharmakāya.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the dissertation treat dharmatā and its relationship to Buddha and teaching?\",\"answer\":\"It surveys canonical passages and examines the equation of Buddha with his teaching and dharmatā, including how dharmatā formulas operate within Prajñāpāramitā literature.\"},{\"question\":\"What role does the Prajñāpāramitā text play according to the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study analyzes the cult of the text and rhetorical techniques, emphasizing protective functions and the text’s use as incantation, as well as how it is linked to Buddha and merit.\"}]","The Conceptions of Seeing the Buddha and Buddha Embodiments in Early Prajñāpāramitā Literature | PDF",645]