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Distinguishing the Middle
from the Extremes
The root text by Maitreya
and a Commentary by
The Venerable Khenchen
Thrangu Rinpoche
Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes
This treatise is one of the classic Mahayana texts
written by Asanga in the fourth century who was
visited by Maitreya, the next Buddha, and brought this
text back as one of the
Five Books of Maitreya.
This text was preserved by the Tibetans and is studied
in the Tibetan monasteries, particularly, by the Kagyu
lineage. This text explains what the fundamental
nature of samsara and of nirvana is and gives a
comprehensive explanation of emptiness. It also
presents the five paths leading to enlightenment and
the obstacles to these paths. It then presents the Four
Noble Truths and the obstacles to understanding each
of these truths. Finally, it presents the 37 harmonies to
enlightenment, the definitive characteristics of
suchness (dharmata), and the three natures.
This book presents a translation of the root verses by
Maitreya and Thrangu Rinpoche's commentary
elucidating this text. Taking these together allows the
student of Buddhism to read and understand one of
the fundamental texts of Mahayana Buddhism.
Thrangu Rinpoche has taught students for 40 years
(20 of these for Western students) and is well-known
for taking advanced topics and making them under-
standable to Western dharma students.
Namo Buddha Publications
This book is part of a series on the five works
of Maitreya, the next Buddha
Distinguishing
the Middle from the Extremes
(Skt.
Madhyantavibhangd)
(Tib.
û ta nam ched)
by
Asanga based on the inspiration of the
Buddha Maitreya
A Commentary by
Thrangu Rinpoche
Geshe Lharampa
Translated by
Jules Levinson, Ph. D.
Copyright © 2000 by Thrangu Rinpoche.
All rights reserved. No part of this book, either text or art, may be
reproduced in any form, electronic or otherwise, without written
permission from Thrangu Rinpoche or the Namo Buddha Seminar.
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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the many persons who helped make this
book possible. First of all, we would like to thank Jules Levinson for
translating these teachings. We would also like to thank Gaby
Hollmann for editing and transcribing the tapes and for providing a
translation of the root verses of the text. Terry Lucas generously
went through this manuscript and made numerous corrections. We
also want to thank Ann Helm who checked the technical words.
Finally, we would like to thank Michelle Martin who provided
us with a translation of Chapter five of the root text that she did. We
have used her translation for this important chapter of the text.
Notes
Technical words are italicized the first time that they are used to
alert he reader that they may be can be found in the Glossary of
Terms.
The Tibetan words are given as they are pronounced, not spelled
in Tibetan. The Glossary of Tibetan Terms gives their actual
spelling. In some of the Tables, we have kept the actual Tibetan
spelling so these terms can be looked up.
We use the convention of using B.C.E. (Before Common Era)
for "B. C." and C.E. (Common Era) for "A. D."
Outline of the Text
The Foreword
ix
The Homage
1
CHAPTER ONE OF THE ROOT TEXT
A. Definitive Characteristics of Samsara
10
1. The Way Things Exist
10
2. The Way Things Appear
13
3. How to Understand the Topic
14
a. According to the Three Natures
14
b. According to the Obstructions
15
B. Definitive Characteristics of Liberation
19
1. The Brief Description
19
2. The Detailed Description
19
a. The Definitive Characteristics
20
b. The Enumeration of the Names
20
c. The Meaning
21
d. The Classifications
21
e. The Argumentation
26
CHAPTER TWO OF THE ROOT TEXT
H.
THE OBSTRUCTIONS
27
B. Detailed Description
27
1. Nine Obstructions to Liberation
28
2. The Thirty Obstructions
29
a. Obstructions Preventing Entering the Path
31
b. Obstructions Preventing Bodhichitta
31
c. Obstructions to Entering the Mahayana Path
32
d. Obstructions to Becoming a Bodhisattva
32
e. Obstructions to the Path of Seeing
33
f. Obstructions to Path of Meditation
33
- v-
The Title
9
I.
THE NATURE OF PHENOMENA
9
A. Brief Summary
28
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