H-Buddhism LECTURE> Dorji Wangchuk: "There is Ultimately Not Even One Truth..." at ICPBS, Oct. 10 Discussion published by A. Charles Muller on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Posted on behalf of Akira Saito ----------------------------------------- I am pleased to announce Prof. Dorji Wangchuk's lecture as follows: Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dorji Wangchuk, Universität Hamburg, presently Guest Professor at the University of Tsukuba. Topic: There Is Ultimately Not Even One Truth, Let Alone Four! The Concept of One Truth/Reality (ekaṃ satyam: bden pa gcig) in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Date: October 10, 2017, Tuesday, from 16:00 to 18:00. Venue: International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies (ICPBS), Lecture Hall, 2F. Abstract: Indian Buddhist sources allude to a number of models of truth or realitysatya ( : bden pa). The Bodhisattvabhūmi-—a huge compilatory work probably from the fourth century that deals with the theories and practices of a bodhisattva—for instance, allows us a rare view into the various models of truth/reality in Buddhism, some well known but some less known. Most popular are the model of the “Four Noble Truths” (or “Truths Accessible to the Noble Ones Only”) and the model of the “Twofold Truth” (or “Two Modes of Reality”). The model of a “One Truth/Reality” (ekaṃ satyam: bden pa gcig), which is also mentioned in the Bodhisattvabhūmi, seems to run like a red thread through a wide range of Buddhist literary sources and doctrinal systems. This paper will take closer look at various Buddhist models and concepts of truth/reality with special emphasis on the concept of “One Truth/Reality” in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. It will also point out the idea found in the Tathāgatajñānamudrāsamādhisūtra that there is ultimately not even one truth/reality, let alone four. Akira Saito (ICPBS) Citation: A. Charles Muller. LECTURE> Dorji Wangchuk: "There is Ultimately Not Even One Truth..." at ICPBS, Oct. 10. H-Buddhism. 09-26-2017. https://networks.h-net.org/node/6060/discussions/317866/lecture-dorji-wangchuk-there-ultimately-not-even-one-truth-icpbs Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. 1.