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Dorjee Wangdi, USYD

Intention appears to be a significant element in karmaphala (“result of action”) according to Buddhist thought in general, and particularly in many Tibetan traditions. However, in addition to intention, other dimensions of action also deserve attention with regard to their role in a completed action. This talk analyses and compares the significance of intention and other dimension of action from the Abhidharmakośa commentaries of the Eighth and the Ninth Karmapa, masters, who lived in a time of crucial scholarly developments. This talk argues that these aspects are equally important in an action according to the Vaibhāṣika point of view. It shows that––according to those commentators––in Vaibhāṣika thought the actual action and other dimensions of action are indispensable along with intention to complete an action. 

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Dr Julian Schott, USYD

The genre of Buddhist tantric poetry, though often misunderstood, has been a fascinating topic for generations of scholars and practitioners alike. Its esoteric and mystic character, poetry peppered with puns and plays, draws on metaphor and analogies as their major mediating tool through which view and intention is clearly paraphrased from within the Buddhist tantric path. Referring to, as it seems, commonly shared yogic practices, this talk will examine the most important literary themes and religious frameworks underlying those practices.