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|BookEssay=The work on philosophical doctrines, entitled Fundamentals of the Nyingma School, presents a comprehensive account of traditional philosophical views, both secular and religious, non-Buddhist and Buddhist. It also includes an extended discussion of the validity of the esoteric scriptures and the special (tantra) distinctions of the Nyingma. In the second translated work, entitled History of the Nyingma School, Dudjom Rinpoche directly addresses the legacy of criticism of the Nyingma tradition in a special section entitled “A Rectification of Misconceptions Concerning the Nyingma School.” He responds to various charges against the authenticity of the Nyingma tradition and provides a discussion of the “Great Perfection” (dzogchen) view. He also explores the continuity of the Nyingmapa tradition and its impact on the other schools, the shortcomings of logical argumentation, prophecies found in the treasure tradition, and the relationship between the Nyingmapa and the “pre-Buddhist” tradition of the Bonpo.
 
|BookEssay=The work on philosophical doctrines, entitled Fundamentals of the Nyingma School, presents a comprehensive account of traditional philosophical views, both secular and religious, non-Buddhist and Buddhist. It also includes an extended discussion of the validity of the esoteric scriptures and the special (tantra) distinctions of the Nyingma. In the second translated work, entitled History of the Nyingma School, Dudjom Rinpoche directly addresses the legacy of criticism of the Nyingma tradition in a special section entitled “A Rectification of Misconceptions Concerning the Nyingma School.” He responds to various charges against the authenticity of the Nyingma tradition and provides a discussion of the “Great Perfection” (dzogchen) view. He also explores the continuity of the Nyingmapa tradition and its impact on the other schools, the shortcomings of logical argumentation, prophecies found in the treasure tradition, and the relationship between the Nyingmapa and the “pre-Buddhist” tradition of the Bonpo.
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|BookToc=S E C T IO N O N E: T H E T R A N S L A T IO N S
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List of Illustrations xv
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Foreword by Shenpen Dawa Rinpoche xxv
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Preface to the Second Edition xxxii
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Credits for Illustrations and Maps xxxiii
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Technical Note xxxv
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Guide to Pronunciation xxxvii
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Abbreviations for Section One xli
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B O O K O N E : FU N D A M E N T A L S O F T H E N Y IN G M A
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SC H O O L O F T IB E T A N B U D D H IS M
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Detailed Contents of Book One 3
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Translator’s Introduction 11
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T H E T E X T
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Verses of Invocation 45
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Introduction 47
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P A R T O N E : D O C T R I N E S O F S A M S Ā R A A N D N I R V Ā N A
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1 The Essence and Defmition of Dharma 51
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2 Doctrines of Samsāra 54
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3 Doctrines of Nirvāna 70
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4 Transmitted Precepts 73
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5 Treatises 88
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6 Quantitative Treatises 97
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7 Treatises of Inner Science 108
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P A R T T W O : T H E N A T U R E O F T H E T E A C H E R E N D O W E D
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W I T H T H E B U D D H A -B O D I E S
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Introduction 113
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1 Samantabhadra, the Buddha-body of Reality 115
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2 Vajradhara, the Emanation of Samantabhadra 120
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3 The Two Buddha-bodies of Form 123
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4 The Five Buddha-bodies and Five Pristine Cognitions 139
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5 Distinctive Attributes of the Buddha-bodies and
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Pristine Cognitions 144
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P A R T T H R E E : C A U S A L V E H IC L E S O F D I A L E C T IC S
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Introduction 151
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1 The Three Promulgations of the Doctrinal Wheel 153
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2 The Lesser Vehicle 156
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3 The Greater Vehicle 160
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4 The Superiority of Great Madhyamaka to Mind Only 178
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5 The Provisional and Defmitive Meaning of the Transmitted
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Precepts 187
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6 The Enlightened or Buddha Family 191
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7 The Two Truths According to Great Madhyamaka 206
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8 Key to the Appraisal of Causal Vehicle Texts 217
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9 A Recapitulation of the Causal Vehicles 223
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P A R T F O U R : R E S U L T A N T V E H IC L E S O F S E C R E T M A N T R A
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Introduction 241
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1 The Superiority of Secret Mantra 243
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2 The Essence and Defmition of Secret Mantra 257
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3 The Three Continua of Ground, Path and Result 263
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4 The Four Tantrapitaka 268
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5 Mahāyoga 275
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6 Anuyoga 284
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7 Key to the Appraisal of Secret Mantra Texts 290
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8 The Superiority of Atiyoga, the Great Perfection 294
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9 The Definition of Atiyoga 311
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10 The Divisions of Atiyoga 319
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11 A Recapitulation of the Resultant Vehicles 346
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C O N C L U S I O N
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1 Concluding Remarks 375
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2 Dedicatory Verses 376
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3 Colophon 378
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B O O K T W O : H IS T O R Y O F T H E N Y IN G M A SC H O O L
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O F T IB E T A N B U D D H IS M
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Detailed Contents of Book Two 383
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Translators’ Introduction 393
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T H E T E X T
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Verses of Invocation 403
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P A R T O N E : T H E O R IG IN O F T H E P R E C IO U S T E A C H I N G O F
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T H E C O N Q U E R O R IN T H I S W O R L D
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Introduction 409
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1 The Coming of Buddha, Teacher of the Doctrine 411
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2 The Collecting of Transmitted Precepts by Councils 428
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3 The Patriarchs of the Teaching 432
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4 The Preservation of the Teaching and Spread of the
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Greater Vehicle 440
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P A R T T W O : T H E R IS E O F T H E P R E C IO U S T E A C H I N G O F
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S E C R E T M A N T R A
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Introduction 445
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1 The Turning of the Secret Mantra Wheel 447
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2 The Collecting of Transmitted Precepts by Different
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Compilers 451
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3 The Emergence of this Teaching in the Human
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World 452
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4 The Lineage of Mahāyoga, the Class of Tantras 458
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5 The Lineage of Mahāyoga, the Class of Means for
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Attainment 475
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6 The Lineage of Anuyoga, the Perfection Stage 485
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7 The Lineage of Atiyoga, the Great Perfection 490
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8 Concluding Remarks 502
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P A R T T H R E E : T H E O R IG IN O F T H E C O N Q U E R O R ’S
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T E A C H IN G I N T IB E T
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Introduction 507
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1 The Three Ancestral Religious Kings 510
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2 The Decline and Expansion of the Doctrine during the
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Intermediate Period 523
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3 The Revival and Later Expansion of the Teaching 524
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P A R T F O U R : T H E D E V E L O P M E N T O F T H E T H R E E I N N E R
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C L A S S E S O F T A N T R A I N T IB E T
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Introduction 531
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1 Mahāyoga and Anuyoga 533
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2 The Mental and Spatial Classes of Atiyoga 538
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3 The Esoteric Instructional Class of Atiyoga, the Innermost
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Spirituality 554
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4 Longcen Rapjampa 575
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P A R T F IV E : T H E D I S T A N T L IN E A G E O F T R A N S M I T T E D
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P R E C E P T S
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Introduction 599
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1 The Lineage of Nyak 601
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2 The Lineage of Nup 607
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3 The Lineage of the Zur Family 617
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4 Biographies of the Rong Tradition 650
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5 Dotokpa’s Lineage of the Zur Tradition 685
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6 Biographies of the Kham Tradition 688
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7 Miscellaneous Lineages of the Zur and Kham Traditions 700
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8 Rongzom Chöki Zangpo 703
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9 The Traditions of Vajrakīla 710
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10 The Lineages of the Empowerment of the Sūtra which Gathers
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All Intentions 717
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11 Later Lineages of the Transmitted Precepts 733
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P A R T S IX : T H E C L O S E L IN E A G E S O F T H E T R E A S U R E S
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1 The Nature, Purpose and Kinds of Treasure 743
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2 Biographies of the Treasure-fmders 750
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3 Sangye Lama 751
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4 Trapa Ngönshe 753
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5 Nyang-rel Nyima Özer 755
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6 Guru Chöki Wangcuk 760
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7 Como Menmo 771
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8 Orygen Lingpa 775
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9 Ngödrup Gyeltsen or Rikdzin Gödemcen 780
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10 Sangye Lingpa 784
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11 Dorje Lingpa 789
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12 Ratna Lingpa 793
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13 Pema Lingpa 796
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14 Karma Lingpa 800
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15 Thangtong Gyelpo 802
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16 Ngari Pancen Pema Wangyel 805
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17 Rikdzin Jatsön Nyingpo 809
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18 Rikdzin Düdül Dorje 813
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19 Lhatsün Namka Jikme 818
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20 The Fifth Dalai Lama 821
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21 Rikdzin Terdak Lingpa, the Great Treasure-fmder
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of Mindröling 825
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22 Jikme Lingpa 835
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23 Chogyur Decen Lingpa 841
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24 Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo 849
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25 Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye 859
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26 Mipham Jamyang Namgyel Gyamtso 869
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Conclusion 881
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P A R T S E V E N : A R E C T IF IC A T IO N O F M ISC O N C E P T IO N S
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C O N C E R N IN G T H E N Y IN G M A SC H O O L
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1 General Reply to Criticisms of the Nyingmapa
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Tantras 887
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2 On the View of the Great Perfection 896
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3 Response to Critics of the Sūtra which Gathers All
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Intentions 911
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4 Response to Critics of the Root Tantra of the Secret
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Nucleus 914
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5 The Continuity of the Nyingmapa Tradition and its
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Impact on the Other Schools 918
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6 On the Validity of the Treasures 927
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7 The Shortcomings of Refutation and Proof 929
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8 On The Prophecies Found in the Treasures 934
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9 The Relationship between the Nyingmapa and Pönpo
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Traditions 936
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10 On the “Bad Luck of the Nyingmapa” 938
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PA R T EIG H T: T H E C H R O N O L O G Y O F T H E D O C T R IN E
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1 Duration of the Doctrine 943
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2 A Chronology of the Buddha’s Life 946
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3 From the Buddha’s Final Nirvāna until the Beginning of the First
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Tibetan Sexagenary Cycle 948
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4 FromtheBeginningoftheFirstSexagenaryCycletothePresent 951
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5 Some Prophecies 960
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C LO SING ST A T E M E N T S
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1 Primary Sources 965
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2 Concluding Benedictions 967
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3 Colophon 972
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S E C T IO N T W O : R E FE R E N C E M A TE R IA L
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Contents v
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Introduction vii
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Guide to Pronunciation xi
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Abbreviations for Section Two xv
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N O T E S
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1 Fundamentals 3
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2 History 27
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G L O SSA R Y O F E N U M E R A T IO N S
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Introduction 103
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Glossary of Enumerations 105
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B IB L IO G R A PH Y
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Introduction 191
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Part One: Works Cited by the Author
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Works Cited by the Author 199
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Part Two: Works Referred to by the Translators
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1 Indic Texts 293
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2 Tibetan Texts 297
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3 Secondary Literature 301
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4 Addenda to the Bibliography 316
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ARTIFACTS AND MATERIAL TREASURES
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Introduction 320
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Artifacts and MaterialTreasures 321
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INDEX OF TECHNICAL TERMS
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Introduction 331
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Index of Technical Terms 333
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INDEX OF PERSONAL NAMES
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Introduction 391
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Index of Personal Names 393
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INDEX OF LOCATIONS
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Introduction 453
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Index of Locations 455
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General Contents xiii
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M APS
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Introduction 489
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Buddhist India and Adjacent Regions 490
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North-Central India 492
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Tibet 494
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Western Tibet and Nepal 496
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North-Central Tibet 498
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South-Central Tibet and Bhutan 500
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North-West Kham 502
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South-West Kham 506
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Amdo 508
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North-East Kham 510
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South-East Kham 512
 
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Written by a great modern Nyingma master, Dudjom Rinpoche’s The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism covers in detail and depth both the fundamental teachings and the history of Tibetan Buddhism’s oldest school. This, the first English translation of His Holiness’ masterwork, constitutes the most complete work of its type in the West.

An absolute treasure for students of the tradition, it is also an indispensable reference for anyone with an interest in Buddhism. The book includes chronologies and glossaries that elucidate Buddhist doctrine, and it provides fascinating insights into the Buddhist history of Tibet. Two treatises form the present volume, namely the Fundamentals of the Nyingma School and the History of the Nyingma School. Among the most widely read of all His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s works, these treatises were composed during the years immediately following his arrival in India as a refugee. His intention in writing them was to preserve the precise structure of the Nyingma philosophical view within its own historical and cultural context. (Source: Wisdom Publications)

Citation Dorje, Gyurme, and Matthew Kapstein, trans. and ed. The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History. By Dudjom Rinpoche, Jikdrel Yeshe Dorje (bdud 'joms 'jigs bral ye shes rdo rje). Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1991.

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Nyingma - The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century. Tib. རྙིང་མ་

Great Madhyamaka - The term Great Madhyamaka is utilized in different contexts depending on the tradition. In the Jonang tradition, it generally refers to the Zhentong Madhyamaka philosophy as it was developed and systematized by Dölpopa. In this context, the Great Madhyamaka refers to the presentation of ultimate truth, while Madhyamaka describes the emptiness of the relative level of truth. In the Nyingma tradition, Great Madhyamaka refers to the subtle, inner Madhyamaka that unifies the philosophical positions of Nāgārjuna and Asaṅga. This is presented in opposition to the coarse, outer Madhyamaka that is the dialectic approach of Prāsaṅgika and Svātantrika. In the Kagyu tradition, the term is used in a similar vein in that Madhyamaka is used to refer to philosophical inquiry, while Great Madhyamaka is used to refer to the view arrived at through yogic accomplishment. However, in all of these traditions, Great Madhyamaka is heavily associated with buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha) and the definitive status of these teachings. Skt. महामध्यमक Tib. དབུ་མ་ཆེན་པོ་

tantra - Tantra, when juxtaposed with Sūtra, generally refers to the scriptures and texts which discuss esoteric topics. While the term is used to refer to texts on other topics, it is mostly used to refer to the genre of scriptures and texts on themes and topics associated with Vajrayāna Buddhism. Skt. तन्त्र Tib. རྒྱུད། Ch. 密宗

Dzogchen - Dzogchen is an advanced system of meditation techniques to reveal the innate state of perfection primarily, but not exclusively, espoused by the Nyingma Buddhist tradition and the Tibetan Bön tradition. Skt. महासन्धि Tib. རྫོགས་ཆེན།

Dzogchen - Dzogchen is an advanced system of meditation techniques to reveal the innate state of perfection primarily, but not exclusively, espoused by the Nyingma Buddhist tradition and the Tibetan Bön tradition. Skt. महासन्धि Tib. རྫོགས་ཆེན།

Nyingma - The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century. Tib. རྙིང་མ་

'jog sgom - This is the meditation of directly observing the mind without engaging in any analytical or intellectual activity. (Thrangu Rinpoche, Transcending Ego, 102). Skt. स्थाप्यभावना Tib. འཇོག་སྒོམ་

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