Editing Jonang (section)

==Texts==
Much of the Tibetan literature of the Jonang has survived, including the [[Ocean of Definitive Meaning|''Ocean of Definitive Meaning: A Teaching for the Mountain Hermit'']] (commonly referred to as ''Mountain Dharma'')'','' an extensive presentation of the ground, path, and fruit from the shentong perspective by Dolpopa.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Döl-b̄o-b̄a S̄hay-rap-gyel-tsen |title=Mountain doctrine : Tibet's fundamental treatise on other-emptiness and the Buddha-matrix |date=2006 |publisher=Snow Lion Publications |isbn=978-1559392389 |location=Ithaca, NY}}</ref>

=== Mahayana sutras of definitive meaning ===

==== Tathagatagarbha sutras ====
According to Dolpopa, his main sources for the [[Paramārtha-satya|ultimate truth]] and definitive meaning (nītārtha) are the ''[[Tathāgatagarbha sūtras|tathagatagarbha sutras]],'' the most important of which are the following:<ref>Brunnholzl (2015), p. 4.</ref><ref>Stearns (2010), p. 316 (28).</ref>
* ''[[Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra]]'' (''Sutra on the Tathagata Essence'', Tib. {{transliteration|bo|italic=no|De bzhin gshegs pa'i snying po'i mdo}})
* ''Avikalpapraveśadhāraṇī'' (''Dharani for Entering the Nonconceptual''; Tib. {{transliteration|bo|italic=no|Rnam par mi rtog pa la 'jug pa'i gzungs}})
* ''[[Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra]]'' (''Sutra of the Lions Roar of Srimaladevi'')
* ''Mahābherīsūtra'' (''Sutra of the Great Drum'')
* ''[[Aṅgulimālīya Sūtra]]'' (''Sutra to Benefit [[Aṅgulimāla|Angulimala]]'')
* ''Śūnyatānāmamahāsūtra'' (''Sutra of Great Emptiness'')
* ''Tathāgatamahākaruṇānirdeśasūtra (Sutra Presenting the Great Compassion of the Tathagata),'' also known as the ''Dhāraṇīśvararājasūtra''
* ''Tathāgataguṇajñānācintyaviṣayāvatāranirdeśasūtra'' (''Sutra Presenting the Inconceivable Qualities and Primordial Awareness of the Tathagata'')
* ''[[Mahāmeghasūtra]]'' (''Extensive Sutra of the Great Cloud'')
* ''[[Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra]]'' (''Sutra of Great Final Nirvana''), which exists in two Tibetan versions, a condensed and an extensive version.

==== Sutras of Definite Meaning ====
Another Jonang list of sutras of definitive meaning, i.e. which teach the [[Two truths doctrine|ultimate truth]], not the relative or provisional meaning (neyārtha) for the Jonang traditions is the following:<ref>Stearns (2010), p. 316 (29).</ref>
* ''Pañcaśatikā-prajñāpāramitā Sūtra'' (''Perfection of Wisdom in 500 Lines'')
* the “Maitreya Chapter” ("Maitreya's Questions" is a chapter found in two versions of the Tibetan ''[[Large Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras|Large Prajñaparamita]] sutra,'' the 18,000 line and the 25,000 line versions''.'') 
* ''[[Ghanavyūha Sūtra]]'' ("''Dense Array Sutra''")
* ''Praśāntaviniścayaprātihāryanāmasamādhisūtra'' (''Sutra on Utterly Quiescent and Certain Magical Meditative Concentrations'') 
* ''Ratnameghasūtra'' (''Clouds of Jewels Sutra'')
* ''Suvarṇaprabhāsottamasūtra'' (''[[Golden Light Sutra]]'')
* ''[[Sandhinirmocana Sutra|Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra]] (Explanation of the Profound Secrets Sutra)''
* ''[[Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra]] (Descent into Laṅka Sutra)''
* ''Sarvabuddha-viṣayāvatāra-jñānālokālaṃkāra Sūtra''
* ''[[Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra|Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra]]''

=== Tantric sources ===
The most important [[Tantras (Buddhism)|Buddhist tantra]] in the Jonang tradition is the ''[[Kalachakra|Kālacakra tantra]].''

Regarding tantric commentaries, Jonang relies on ''The Bodhisattva Trilogy'' (sems 'grel skor gsum), which comprises the following three texts: [[Vimalaprabha|The ''Vimalaprabhā'']] (an 11th-century Indian commentary on the ''[[Kalachakra|Kalacakra tantra]]''), the ''Hevajrapiṇḍārthaṭīkā'' (Toh 1180, a commentary on the ''[[Hevajra|Hevajra tantra]]'' in 6000 lines), and the ''Laksabhidhanaduddhrtalaghutantrapindarthavivarana'' (Toh 1402), a commentary on the [[Cakrasaṃvara Tantra|''Chakrasamvara tantra'']] by Vajrapani.<ref>Stearns (2010): The Buddha from Dolpo, p. 316 (27)</ref>

=== Key śāstras ===
The Jonang tradition also relies on several important Indian and Tibetan śāstras (treatises), including:<ref>Stearns (2010), pp. 316-317.</ref>
* The works of [[Nagarjuna]], especially his ''[[Mūlamadhyamakakārikā]]''
* The Five [[Maitreya-nātha|Maitreya]] Texts: ''[[Abhisamayalankara]],'' ''[[Mahayana-sutra-alamkara-karika|Mahayanasutralankara]],'' ''[[Ratnagotravibhāga (text)|Ratnagotravibhāga]],'' ''[[Dharma-dharmata-vibhaga|Dharmadharmatavibhanga]],'' ''[[Madhyanta-vibhaga-karika|Madhyantavibhanga]]''
* The works of [[Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen|Dolpopa]], especially his ''[[Ocean of Definitive Meaning|Ocean of Definitive Meaning: A Teaching for the Mountain Hermit]] (''[[Wylie transliteration|Wylie]]: ''ri chos nges don rgya mtsho)'' and his ''Great Calculation of the Doctrine that have the Significance of a Fourth Council.'' His ''A General Explanation of Buddha’s Teaching''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dolpopa |title=A General Explanation of Buddha's Teaching |year=2022 |isbn=978-626-01-0550-1 |pages=6}}</ref> was his first work on the view of “Empty of Other,” elucidating the core meaning of Buddhism.
* The works of [[Taranatha]], especially his ''The Essence of Other-Emptiness, Meaningful to Behold (Mthong ba don ldan)'' and his ''Commentary on the Heart Sutra.''