Theos-Talk Archives (October 2005 Message tt00048)

10/10/2005 1:36 AM

Dear Gerry:

Thanks again -- understood.

Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald 
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 11:19 AM
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Subject: RE: Paramartha NAGARJUNA




DTB	But could you add anything about this question?

"What is the connection between Paramartha and Nagarjuna if any ? "

Dallas >>

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GS	If PARAMATHA refers to an historical figure, who brought Mind Only
Buddhism
to China, then there is no connection, because NAGARJUNA taught 

MIDDLE WAY MAHAYANA, and he died several hundred years before Paramartha was
born.

>From the post, it sounds as if Paramartha translated Mind Only sutras, and
not anything written by Nagarjuna. 

The Mind Only school does not consider the PRAJNAPARAMITA literature to be
definitive, 
and so I doubt that Paramartha would have spent the time to translate it
into Chinese.

Jerry S.