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Books/Prince Shōtoku's Commentary on the Śrīmālā-sutra +

* A Message on the Publication of the English Tripiṭaka, ''NUMATA Yehan''v * Editorial Foreword, ''MAYEDA Sengaku''vii * Publisher's Foreword, ''John R. McRae''ix * Translator's Introduction, ''Mark W. Dennis''xiii * Conventions for the Translationxix * Prince Shōtoku's Commentary on the ''Śrīmālā Sutra'' * Introduction ** The Contents of the Sutra3 ** The Title of the Sutra3 ** The Three Divisions of Buddhist Sutras4 * Part I. Commentary on the Introductory Teaching ** The General Introduction7 ** The Specific Introduction9 * Part II. Commentary on the Main Teaching ** Chapter One: Praising the True Merits of the Tathāgata13 ** Chapter Two: The Ten Main Ordination Vows21 ** Chapter Three: The Three Great Vows29 ** Chapters Four and Five: "Other-Practice"30 ** Chapter Four: Embracing the True Dharma31 ** Divisions of Chapter Four32 ** Chapter Five: The One Vehicle51 ** Part Two of the Sutra's Main Teaching93 ** The General Explanation94 ** Chapter Six: The Unlimited Noble Truths94 ** Chapter Seven: The ''Tathāgatagarbha''97 ** Chapter Eight: The Dharma Body107 ** Chapter Nine: The Concealed Truth: The Meaning of Emptiness109 ** The Specific Explanation111 ** Chapter Ten: The One Noble Truth112 ** Chapter Eleven: The One Refuge115 ** Chapter Twelve: The Distorted Truths117 ** Chapter Thirteen: The Intrinsically Pure121 ** Chapter Fourteen: The True Children of the Tathāgata128 * Part III. The Propagation of the Teaching ** Propagation of the Teaching 1: The Buddha Returns to Śrāvastī131 ** Propagation of the Teaching 2: Transmitting the Sutra131 ** Propagation of the Teaching 3: The Sixteen Names for the Sutra132 * Notes135 * Glossary137 * Bibliography151 * Index157 * A List of the Volumes of the BDK English Tripiṭaka (First Series)167

Books/Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness (2016) +

* Preface to the 2016 Edition1 * Introduction5 * Stage One: Shravaka Meditation on Not-Self15 * Stage Two: Chittamatra Mind Only39 * Stage Three: Svatantrika Madhyamaka63 * Stage Four: Prasangika Madhyamaka75 * Stage Five: Shentong Emptiness-of-Other87 * Explanation of Some Key Terms107 * Translator's Notes in Regard to 2016 Edition110 +

Books/Pruning the Bodhi Tree +

* Introduction by Jamie HUBBARDvii * List of Contributorsxxiii * Source Creditsxxvii * Bibliographic and Linguistic Conventionsxxixi <center>PART ONE</center> <center>'''The What and Why of Critical Buddhism'''</center> * Why They Say Zen Is Not Buddhism: Recent Japanese Critiques of Buddha-Nature3 ** ''Paul L. Swanson'' * Critical Buddhism and Returning to the Sources30 ** ''Dan LUSTHAUS'' * Critical Philosophy versus Topical Philosophy56 ** ''HAKAMAYA Noriaki'' * Topophobia81 ** ''Jamie HUBBARD'' * Scholarship as Criticism113 ** ''HAKAMAYA Noriaki'' * The Limits of Criticism145 ** ''Paul J. GRIFFITHS'' * Comments on Critical Buddhism161 ** ''MATSUMOTO Shirō'' <center>'''PART TWO'''</center> <center>'''In Search of True Buddhism'''</center> * The Doctrine of ''Tathāgata-garbha'' Is Not Buddhist165 ** ''MATSUMOTO Shirō'' * The Doctrine of Buddha-Nature Is Impeccably Buddhist174 ** ''Sallie B. KING'' * The Idea of ''Dhātu-vāda'' in Yogacara and ''Tathāgata-garbha'' Texts193 ** ''YAMABE Nobuyoshi'' * A Critical Exchange on the Idea of ''Dhātu-vāda''205 ** ''MATSUMOTO Shirō & YAMABE Nobuyoshi'' * The Core Elements of Indian Buddhism Introduced into Tibet: A Contrast with Japanese Buddhism220 ** ''YAMAGUCHI Zuihō'' * The Meaning of "Zen"242 ** ''MATSUMOTO Shirō'' * Critical Buddhism and Dōgen’s ''Shōbōgenzō'': The Debate over the 75-Fascicle and 12-Fascicle Texts251 ** ''Steven HEINE'' * Is Critical Buddhism Really Critical?286 ** ''Peter N. GREGORY'' * Metaphysics, Suffering, and Liberation: The Debate between Two Buddhisms298 ** ''LIN Chen-kuo'' * Thoughts on ''Dhātu-vāda'' and Recent Trends in Buddhist Studies314 ** ''TAKASAKI Jikidō'' * A Reexamination of Critical Buddhism321 ** ''SUEKI Fumihiko'' <center>'''PART THREE'''</center> <center>'''Social Criticism'''</center> * Thoughts on the Ideological Background of Social Discrimination339 ** ''HAKAMAYA Noriaki'' * Buddhism and the Kami: Against Japanism356 ** ''MATSUMOTO Shirō'' * Tendai Hongaku Doctrine and Japan’s Ethnocentric Turn374 ** ''Ruben L. F. HABITO'' * The Lotus Sutra and Japanese Culture388 ** ''MATSUMOTO Shirō'' * Notes407 * Bibliography491 * Index501

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Books/RNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab's Summary of the Ratnagotravibhāga +

* Introduction1 * PART I: Historical and Doctrinal Background15 * Chapter 1: Indian Historical and Doctrinal Background17 * Chapter 2: Six Tibetan Translations of the Ratnagotravibhāga89 * Chapter 3: Life and Works of rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab113 * Chapter 4: rNgog-lo's philosophical position129 * Chapter 5: rNgog-lo's Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the 11th through 14th centuries175 * Chapter 6: rNgog-lo's Impact on Doctrinal Development in the 15th and 16th centuries217 * Conclusion255 * PART II: An Edition of rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab's ''rGyud bla ma'i don bsdus pa''261 * 1: Introduction to the Edition263 * 2: Topical Outline267 * 3: Critical Edition277 * PART III: An Annotated Translation367 * APPENDICES497 * Appendix A: rNgog-lo's Topical Outline of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' Discovered at Kharakhoto499 * Appendix B: Sajjana's ''Mahāyānottaratantraśāstropadeśa''505 * Appendix C: Vairocanarakṣita's ''Mahāyānottaratantraṭippaṇī''537 * Appendix D: Translations of relevant passages from Jñānaśrīmitra's ''Sakārasiddhi'' and ''Sākarasaṃgraha''577 * Appendix E: On ''Blo-gros-mtshungs-med''599 * Appendix F: Nidānaparivarta of the ''Dhāraṇīśvararājasūtra''605 * Appendix G: A List of Commentaries of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''611 * Appendix H: Records of Transmission Lineages (''gsan yig'') of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''619 * Abbreviations625 * Bibliography631

Books/Radiant Emptiness +

* 1. Introduction 1 ** 1.1. Starting Points 1 ** 1.2. Introducing Shakya Chokden 7 ** 1.3. Introducing Shakya Chokden’s Thought 12 ** 1.4. Introducing the Texts 21 * 2. Profound Thunder amidst the Clouds of the Ocean of Definitive Meaning: Differentiation of the Two Systems of the Great Madhyamaka Deriving from the Two Great Chariot Ways 51 * 3. Rain of Ambrosia: Extensive Auto-Commentary on the Treatise That, Explaining Differentiation of the Two Ways of Great Chariots, Establishes the Definitive Meaning Approved by Them as One 63 ** 3.1. Setting the Framework of the Meaning through Explaining the General Meaning 65 *** 3.1.1. Identification of My Own Opinions 65 *** 3.1.2 Extensive Explanation of Scriptural Statements and Reasoning Establishing Them 67 *** 3.1.3. Conclusion Reached by Demonstrating the Established Meaning 115 ** 3.2. Extensive Explanation of the Meaning of the Words of Individual Textual Passages 134 *** 3.2.1. The Meaning of the Treatise’s Title 134 *** 3.2.2. The Actual Treatise with That Title 142 *** 3.2.3. Providing the Author’s Name in Order to Avoid Confusion with Other Texts 265 ** 3.3. Conclusion upon Generating Respect for the Definitive Meaning of the Third Dharmacakra 266 *** 3.3.1. Demonstrating the Way That Definitive Meaning Emerged in Valid Treatises 266 *** 3.3.2. Demonstrating That That Same Definitive Meaning Also Emerges from the Texts of Quintessential Instructions by Indian and Tibetan Scholars 271 *** 3.3.3. Demonstrating the Transmission Sources I Myself Followed 273 * 4. Great Path of the Ambrosia of Emptiness: Explanation of Profound Pacification Free from Proliferations 281 ** 4.1. Identification of the Ambrosia That Flowed from the Excellent Words of Our Compassionate Teacher Alone 282 ** 4.2. How Each Group of Proponents of the Buddhist Tenets Partakes in Its Share of the Ambrosia 283 ** 4.3. Systems That Having Understood Emptiness Are Posited as the Pinnacle of Tenet Systems 286 *** 4.3.1. Determining the Presentation of Emptiness 286 *** 4.3.2. Explanation of Divisions of the Path Purifying Stains of the Dharma-Sphere 362 *** 4.3.3. Entity of Buddhahood Attained by That Path 387 * English-Tibetan Glossary 393 * Glossary of Tibetan Names 433 * Chapter Outlines 435 * Bibliography 447 * Index 459

Books/Rainbow Painting +

* Foreword11 * Preface15 * Background19 * The View & the Nine Vehicles32 * The Three Vajras43 * The Vital Point49 * Space59 * Samaya67 * Application79 * Devotion & Compassion91 * The Qualified Master100 * Mindfulness111 * Tiredness123 * The True Foundation132 * Straying147 * Unity158 * Purity168 * Accomplishment176 * Bardo188 * Conduct199 +

Books/Rays of Sunlight +

* Foreword7 * Acknowledgement10 <center>Ayang Thubten Rinpoche</center> <center>'''Rays of Sunlight'''</center> <center>A Commentary on</center> <center>The Heart of the Mahayana Teachings</center> ** Homage13 ** Commitment14 ** Textual Outline of the Treatise Itself15 * The Initial Virtue - Introduction16 * The Middle Virtue - Subject Matter of the Text18 * Part One: THE GROUND23 ** How Buddha Nature Abides23 ** How Buddha Nature Is Obscured by Adventitious Stains When It Is Not Realized24 ** Showing the Purpose of Realizing This Very Buddha Nature27 * Part Two: THE PATH28 ** What Should Be Known28 ** What Should Be Reflected Upon34 ** What Should Be Trained In42 ** What Should Be Meditated Upon118 * Part Three: THE RESULT134 ** The Final Virtue -Conclusion143 ** The Reason of Being Profound and Thus Dedicating Its Virtues143 ** The Act of Completing the Treatise: The Colophon144 <center>'''Appendix'''</center> * Bibliography149 * Glossary154 * Detailed Table of Contents162 +

Books/Record of the Transmission of Illumination by the Great Ancestor, Zen Master Keizan +

* [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/ABOUT_THE_TRANSLATION,_CONVENTIONS,_ABBREVIATIONS.pdf ABOUT THE TRANSLATION]vii * CONVENTIONSxiii * ABBREVIATIONSxvii * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/Lead_Chapter.pdf LEAD CHAPTER (Śākyamuni Buddha)]2 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_ONE.pdf CHAPTER ONE (Mahākāśyapa)]10 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWO.pdf CHAPTER TWO (Ānanda)]21 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THREE.pdf CHAPTER THREE (Śāṇavāsin)]35 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FOUR.pdf CHAPTER FOUR (Upagupta)]43 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FIVE.pdf CHAPTER FIVE (Dhītika)]52 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_SIX.pdf CHAPTER SIX (Miśraka)]60 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_SEVEN.pdf CHAPTER SEVEN (Vasumitra)]69 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_EIGHT.pdf CHAPTER EIGHT (Buddhanandiya)]76 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_NINE.pdf CHAPTER NINE (Buddhamitra)]86 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TEN.pdf CHAPTER TEN (Pārśva)]95 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_ELEVEN.pdf CHAPTER ELEVEN (Puṇyayaśas)]103 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWELVE.pdf CHAPTER TWELVE (Aśvaghoṣa)]109 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTEEN.pdf CHAPTER THIRTEEN (Kapimala)]118 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FOURTEEN.pdf CHAPTER FOURTEEN (Nāgārjuna)]126 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FIFTEEN.pdf CHAPTER FIFTEEN (Kāṇadeva)]137 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_SIXTEEN.pdf CHAPTER SIXTEEN (Rahulabhadra)]144 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_SEVENTEEN.pdf CHAPTER SEVENTEEN (Saṃghānandi)]154 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_EIGHTEEN.pdf CHAPTER EIGHTEEN (Gayaśata)]167 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_NINETEEN.pdf CHAPTER NINETEEN (Kumāralabdha)]179 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWENTY.pdf CHAPTER TWENTY (Jayata)]184 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWENTY_ONE.pdf CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE (Vasubandhu)]192 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWENTY_TWO.pdf CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO (Manorahita)]202 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWENTY_THREE.pdf CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE (Halenayaśas)]209 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWENTY_FOUR.pdf CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR (Siṃha)]215 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWENTY_FIVE.pdf CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE (Vasiṣṭa)]221 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWENTY_SIX.pdf CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX (Puṇyamitra)]227 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWENTY_SEVEN.pdf CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN (Prajñātāra)]234 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWENTY_EIGHT.pdf CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT (Bodhidharma)]243 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_TWENTY_NINE.pdf CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE (Dazu)]257 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTY.pdf CHAPTER THIRTY (Jianzhi)]267 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTY_ONE.pdf CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE (Dayi)]274 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTY_TWO.pdf CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO (Daman)]282 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTY_THREE.pdf CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE (Dajian)]290 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTY_FOUR.pdf CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR (Hongji)]310 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTY_FIVE.pdf CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE (Wuji)]320 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTY_SIX.pdf CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX (Hongdao)]334 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTY_SEVEN.pdf CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN (Wuzhu)]346 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTY_EIGHT.pdf CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT (Wuben)]356 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_THIRTY_NINE.pdf CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE (Hongjue)]375 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FORTY.pdf CHAPTER FORTY (Tongan Pi)]389 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FORTY_ONE.pdf CHAPTER FORTY-ONE (Tongan)]398 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FORTY_TWO.pdf CHAPTER FORTY-TWO (Liangshan)]408 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FORTY_THREE.pdf CHAPTER FORTY-THREE (Taiyang Mingan)]420 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FORTY_FOUR.pdf CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR (Touzi)]429 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FORTY_FIVE.pdf CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE (Daokai)]449 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FORTY_SIX.pdf CHAPTER FORTY-SIX (Danxia Chun)]466 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FORTY_SEVEN.pdf CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN (Wukong)]471 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FORTY-EIGHT.pdf CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT (Tiantong Jue)]483 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FORTY-NINE.pdf CHAPTER FORTY-NINE (Xuedou Jian)]495 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FIFTY.pdf CHAPTER FIFTY (Tiantong Jing)]507 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FIFTY-ONE.pdf CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE (Eihei Gen, or Eihei Dōgen)]521 * [https://www.sotozen.com/eng/library/denkoroku/pdf/CHAPTER_FIFTY-TWO.pdf CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO (Eihei Jō, or Eihei Ejō)]560

Books/Refining Our Perception of Reality +

* Forewordix * Translator’s Introductionxi * The Excellent Path to Liberation1 ** I. General Guidance on How to Listen to the Teachings ** II. Specific Guidance on How to Listen to the Teachings * The Necklace That Delights Fortunate Disciples13 ** Introductory Verses15 ** The Introduction19 ** The Main Text27 *** I. The Foundation, Arriving at Certainty Through the View28 **** Nonexistence28 **** A Single Nature104 **** Pervasive Insubstantial Evenness127 **** Spontaneous Presence156 *** II. The Spiritual Path, How to Cultivate Experience in Meditation216 *** III. The Conduct That Accompanies the View and Meditation225 *** IV. The Final Result, Arrival at the Stage of Eternal Liberation241 * Acknowledgments257 * Appendix: The Excellent Path of Devotion259 **** ''An autobiography by Sera Khandro'' * Index299 +

Books/Religions of Korea in Practice +

* ''Princeton Readings in Religions''v * ''Contents by Theme''ix *''Contents by Chronology'' xi * ''Preface''xiii * ''Major Periods in Korean History''xv * ''Note on Transliterations and Conventions''xvii * ''Contributors''xix * Introduction ⋅ ''Don Baker''1 <center>'''Buddhism'''</center> * 1. King Mu and the Making and Meanings of Mirǔksa ⋅ ''Jonathan W. Best''35 * 2. Wǒn’gwang and Chajang in the Formation of Early Silla Buddhism ⋅ ''Pankaj N. Mohan''51 * 3. A Miraculous Tale of Buddhist Practice during the Unified Silla ⋅ ''Richard D. McBride II''65 * 4. Buddhism as a Cure for the Land ⋅ ''Sem Vermeersch''76 * 5. The P’algwanhoe: From Buddhist Penance to Religious Festival ⋅ ''Sem Vermeersch''86 * 6. Hell and Other Karmic Consequences: A Buddhist Vernacular Song ⋅ ''Younghee Lee''100 * 7. A Buddhist Rite of Exorcism ⋅ ''Patrick R. Uhlmann''112 * 8. "A Crazy Drunken Monk": Kyǒnghǒ and Modern Buddhist Meditation Practice ⋅ ''Jin Y. Park''130 * 9. Educating Unborn Children: A Sǒn Master's Teachings on T’aegyo ⋅ ''Chong Go Sǔnim''144 <center>'''Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism'''</center> * 10. A Party for the Spirits: Ritual Practice in Confucianism ⋅ ''Hongkyung Kim''163 * 11. The Great Confucian-Buddhist Debate ⋅ ''Charles Muller''177 * 12. Confucianism and the Practice of Geomancy ⋅ ''Hong-key Yoon''205 * 13. Voices of Female Confucians in Late Chosǔn Korea ⋅ ''Youngmin Kim'' 223 <center>'''Shamanism'''</center> * 14. Yi Kyubo’s "Lay of the Old Shaman" ⋅ ''Richard D. McBride II''233 * 15. The Creation of the World and Human Suffering ⋅ ''Boudewijn Walraven''244 * 16. Sending Away the Smallpox Gods ⋅ ''Antonetta Lucia Bruno''259 * 17. Village Deities of Cheju Island ⋅ ''Boudewijn Walraven''284 * 18. Shamans, the Family, and Women ⋅ ''Boudewijn Walraven''306 * 19. A Shamanic Ritual for Sending On the Dead ⋅ ''Antonetta Lucia Bruno''325 <center>'''Christianity'''</center> * 20. Martyrdom and Social Activism: The Korean Practice of Catholicism ⋅ ''Inshil Choe Yoon''355 * 21. Catholic Rites and Liturgy ⋅ ''Franklin Rausch and Don Baker''376 * 22. Conversion Narratives in Korean Evangelicalism ⋅ ''Timothy S. Lee'' 393 * 23. A New Moral Order: Gender Equality in Korean Christianity ⋅ ''Hyaeweol Choi''409 * 24. Indigenized Devotional Practices in Korean Evangelicalism ⋅ ''Timothy S. Lee''421 * 25. The Grieving Rite: A Protestant Response to Confucian Ancestral Rituals ⋅'' James Huntley Grayson''434 <center>'''New Religions'''</center> * 26. The Great Transformation: Religious Practice in Ch’ǒndogyo ⋅ ''Don Baker''449 * 27. The Korean God Is Not the Christian God: Taejonggyo's Challenge to Foreign Religions ⋅ ''Don Baker''464 * 28. The Wǒn Buddhist Practice of the Buddha-Nature ⋅ ''Jin Y. Park''476 * 29. Renewing Heaven and Earth: Spiritual Discipline in Chǔngsan'gyo ⋅ ''Don Baker''487 * 30. Rites of Passage in the Unification Church ⋅ ''Don Baker''497 * 31. Internal Alchemy in the Dahn World School ⋅ ''Don Baker''508 <center>North Korea</center> * 32. The Sociopolitical Organism: The Religious Dimensions of Juche Philosophy ⋅ ''Eun Hee Shin''517 * Index535

Books/Rong-ston on Buddha-Nature: A Commentary on the Fourth Chapter of the Ratnagotravibhāga +

* Foreword and acknowledgements 3 * Introduction 5 * 1. The doctrine of buddha-nature7 ** 1.1. Overview7 ** 1.2. Sources8 *** 1.2.1. The sūtras8 *** 1.2.2. The śāstras11 * 2. The ''Ratnagotravibhāga''14 ** 2.1. The text of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''14 ** 2.2. The question of the authorship of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''15 ** 2.3. The ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' in India16 ** 2.4. The ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' in Tibet17 *** 2.4.1. The analytical school of Blo-ldan shes-rab18 *** 2.4.2. The meditative school of Btsan Kha-bo-che21 ** 2.5. Previous studies and the aim of the present work22 * 3. Rong-ston and his presentation of buddha-nature25 ** 3.1. A short glimpse at the life of Rong-ston Shes-bya kun-rig25 ** 3.2. Rong-ston’s presentation of buddha-nature31 *** 3.2.1. Introduction31 *** 3.2.2. The buddha excellences and the ''dharmakāya''33 *** 3.2.3. The ''dhātu'' as a cause36 *** 3.2.4. The ''gotra'' and the luminous nature of the mind37 *** 3.2.5. Rong-ston and the ''Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā''40 *** 3.2.6. Summary41 * 4. Translation of Rong-ston’s commentary on RGV I.27–95[a]43 ** 4.1. Notes on the translation43 ** 4.2. The translation45 * Bibilography109 * Appendices119 ** Appendix I: Outline of the translation (''sab cad'')119 ** Appendix II: Zusammenfassung und Lebenslauf (German)123, 125 ** Appendix III: Tibetan text129

Books/Rong-zom-pa's Discourses on Buddhology +

* '''Preface'''13 <center>'''Part One'''</center> <center>'''Introduction'''</center> * '''Chapter 1: Rong-zom-pa's Discussion of the Controversy Surrounding the Constituents of Buddhahood: An Overview'''23 ** 1. Introductory Remarks23 ** 2. Various Positions regarding the Constituents of Buddhahood25 ** 3. The Conceptions of Buddhahood Contained in Various Scriptural Systems27 ** 4. The Buddhist Doxographical Systems and Schools as the Basis of the Various Positions33 *** A. Three Incorrect Positions regarding the Substratum of Appearances34 **** (i) Undisputed (''rtsod gzhi med pa'') Positions35 **** (ii) Disputed (''rtsod gzhi beas pa'') Positions36 *** B. The Fourth and Correct Position regarding the Substratum of Appearances37 ** 5. Discussions of the Issue Found in Other Works of Rong-zom-pa38 ** 6. Concluding Remarks43 * '''Chapter 2: Buddhology in Its Historical and Philosophical Context: An Overview'''45 ** 1. Introductory Remarks45 ** 2. Non-Mahāyāna Buddhology47 *** A. Nirvāṇa without Remains and the Indirect Activities of the Buddha in the World47 *** B. The Notions of Transcendental and Multiple ''Buddhas'' and Their Fields51 ** 3. Non-Tantric Mahāyāna Buddhology53 *** A. The True Nature of the World as ''Nirvāṇa'' and the Inconceivability of Buddhahood56 *** B. Buddhahood as Defined by Qualities and the Notion of Unfixed ''Nirvāṇa''57 *** C. The Theory of the Three ''Kāyas''61 *** D. The Four Gnoses68 *** E. The Notion of Bliss70 ** 4. Tantric Buddhology76 *** A. ''Mantras'', ''Vidyās'', and ''Dhāraṇīs''81 *** B. ''Mudrās''88 *** C. Manifold Expressions of Buddhahood106 **** (i) Multiple Bodies108 **** (ii) Multiple Gnoses114 **** (iii) Multiple ''Buddha'' Families119 *** D. The Notion of Ādibuddha125 *** E. Wrathful Manifestations128 *** F. ''Maṇḍalas''130 *** G. The Notion of Great Bliss134 ** 5. Concluding Remarks137 * '''Chapter 3: The Controversy Surrounding the Existence of Gnosis at the Stage of a ''Buddha'' '''139 ** 1. Introductory Remarks139 ** 2. The Problem of Ascribing a Mental Element to the Absolute139 ** 3. The Mental Element of the Absolute and Yogācāra Theories of Knowledge142 ** 4. A Buddha's Knowledge (''jñāna'': ''ye shes''): A Brief Discussion of the Key Terms160 *** A. On the Tibetan Term ''ye shes''160 *** B. Non-conceptual Gnosis and Pure Mundane Gnosis163 ** 5. Unfixed ''Nirvāṇa'': The Absolute and Its Activity in the World171 ** 6. The Various Positions and Their Proponents176 *** A. Indian Authors177 **** (i) Proponents of the Purified ''Dharmadhātu'' as the Sole Constituent of Buddhahood (Position 1)177 ***** (a) *Madhyamaka-Siṃha177 ***** (b) Mañjuśrīmitra178 ***** (c) Atiśa179 ***** (d) Candraharipāda180 ***** (e) Bhavya180 **** (ii) Proponents of the Existence of the Purified ''Dharmadhātu'' and Non-Conceptual Gnosis (Position 2)181 ***** (a) Nāgamitra and Jñānacandra181 ***** (b) Dharmamitra182 **** (iii) Proponents of the Existence of Pure Mundane Gnosis (Positions 3-6)184 ***** (a) Śrīgupta184 *** B. Tibetan Authors up until the Eleventh or Early Twelfth Century185 ***** (a) Ye-shes-sde185 ***** (b) Gro-lung-pa186 ***** (c) sGam-po-pa186 ** 7. Concluding Remarks187 * '''Chapter 4: Rong-zom-pa's Position on Whether Gnosis Exists at the Stage of a ''Buddha'' '''189 ** 1. Introductory Remarks189 ** 2. Rong-zom-pa's View regarding the Existence of Gnosis at the Stage of a Buddha as Addressed by Mi-pham193 *** A. The Main Points of Mi-pham's Argumentation193 *** B. Mi-pham's Discussion: A Translation199 ** 3. Self-occurring Gnosis206 *** A. Occurrences of the Term in Indian Sources206 *** B. Rong-zom-pa on Self-occurring Gnosis215 ** 4. Rong-zom-pa on How the Buddhas Act220 ** 5. Rong-zom-pa's Madhyamaka Affiliation226 ** 6. Concluding Remarks232 <center>'''Part Two'''</center> <center>'''Annotated Translations'''</center> * A Note on the Annotated Translations235 * '''The ''Sangs rgyas kyi sa chen mo'' '''237 ** 1. An Outline of the Text237 ** 2. An Annotated Translation239 * '''The Discussion in the ''dKon cog 'grel'' '''277 ** 1. An Outline of the Text277 ** 2. An Annotated Translation278 * '''Works by Indian Authors'''299 ** 1. Proponents of the Purified ''Dharmadhātu'' as the Sole Constituent of Buddhahood299 *** A. *Madhyamaka-Siṃha's ''Dṛṣṭivibhāga''299 *** B. Mañjuśrīmitra's ''Bodhicittabhāvanānirdeśa''306 *** C. Atiśa's ''Ekasmṛtyupadeśa''310 *** D. Candraharipāda's ''Ratnamālā''311 *** E. Bhavya's ''Madhyamakapradīpa''315 ** 2. Proponents of the Existence of the Purified ''Dharmadhātu'' and Non-Conceptual Gnosis319 *** A. Nāgamitra's ''Kāyatrayāvatāramukha'' and Jñānacandra's Commentary, the ''Kāyatrayavṛtti''319 *** B. Dharmamitra's ''Prasphuṭapadā''336 ** 3. Proponents of the Existence of Pure Mundane Gnosis41 *** A. Śrīgupta's ''Tattvāvatāravṛtti''341 * '''Works by Tibetan Authors'''343 ** 1. Ye-shes-sde's ''lTa ba'i khyad par''343 ** 2. Gro-lung-pa's ''bsTan rim chen mo''347 ** 3. sGam-po-pa's ''Thar rgyan''352 <center>'''Part Three'''</center> <center>'''The Tibetan Texts: Critical Editions'''</center> * Introductory Remarks on the Critical Editions363 * '''Tibetan Texts Cited in the Introduction'''367 ** 1. Passages Cited in Chapter Two367 ** 2. Passages Cited in Chapter Four383 * '''The ''Sangs rgyas kyi sa chen mo'' '''391 ** 1. A Note on the Edition391 ** 2. A Critical Edition392 * '''The Discussion in the ''dKon cog 'grel'' '''411 ** 1. A Note on the Edition411 ** 2. A Critical Edition413 * '''Works by Indian Authors'''425 ** 1 . Proponents of the Purified ''Dharmadhātu'' as the Sole Constituent of Buddhahood425 *** A. *Madhyamaka-Siṃha's ''Dṛṣṭivibhāga''425 *** B. Mañjuśrīmitra's ''Bodhicittabhāvanānirdeśa''430 *** C. Atiśa's ''Ekasmṛtyupadeśa''435 *** D. Candraharipāda's ''Ratnamālā''436 *** E. Bhavya's ''Madhyamakapradīpa''438 ** 2. Proponents of the Existence of the Purified ''Dharmadhātu'' and Non-Conceptual Gnosis440 *** A. Nāgamitra's ''Kāyatrayāvatāramukha'' and Jñanacandra's Commentary, the ''Kāyatrayavṛtti''440 *** B. Dharmamitra's ''Prasphuṭapāda''453 ** 3. Proponents of the Existence of Pure Mundane Gnosis455 *** A. Śrīgupta's ''Tattvāvatāravṛtti''455 * '''Works by Tibetan Authors'''457 ** 1. Ye-shes-sde's ''lTa ba'i khyad par''457 ** 2. Gro-Iung-pa's ''bsTan rim chen mo''460 ** 3. sGam-po-pa's ''Thar rgyan''463 <center>'''Appendix'''</center> * '''Klong-chen-pa's Presentation of Various Conceptions of Buddhahood in His ''Yid kyi mun sel'' '''475 ** 1. Introductory Remarks475 ** 2. A Translation478 ** 3. The Tibetan Text482 * '''Abbreviations and Bibliography'''485 ** 1.1. Sigla Used in the Critical Editions and in Citations of Tibetan Texts485 ** 1.2. Journals, Collections, Series, and Institutes486 ** 1.3. Primary Sources: Indian Works487 ** 1.4. Primary Sources: Tibetan Works500 ** 1.5. Secondary Sources507 * '''Index'''527

Books/Ryōgen and Mount Hiei +

** ''List of Tables and Figures''''ix'' ** ''Preface''''xi'' ** ''Abbreviations''''xv'' * 1. Ryōgen's Place in the History of the Tendai School1 * 2. The Early History of Factionalism within the Tendai School: From Saicho through the Mid-tenth Century15 * 3. Ryōgen's Early Years45 * 4. Ryōgen's Rise to Prominence56 * 5. Ryōgen and the Fujiwaras: Patronage and Esoteric Buddhist Ritual71 * 6. The Owa Debates94 * 7. Ryōgen's Appointments as Head of the Tendai School and to the Office of Monastic Affairs118 * 8. The Significance of Ryōgen's Revival of the Examination System128 * 9. Rebuilding the Tendai Establishment on Mount Hiei167 * 10. Ryōgen as Zasu: Financing the Spread of Tendai Influence190 * 11. Factionalism and Ryōgen's Efforts to Control the Order218 * 12. Ryōgen and the Role of Nuns in Ninth- and Tenth-century Japan245 * 13. Epilogue: Ryōgen's Posthumous Career289 * ''Appendix 1''. Ennin and Yokawa305 * ''Appendix 2''. A Note on Morosuke's Interests311 * ''Appendix 3''. Dying Instructions of the Great Archbishop Jie313 * ''Appendix 4''. Takamitsu’s Retreat to Tonomine 327 * ''Appendix 5''. A Record of the Owa Debates331 * ''Appendix 6''. Ten Doubts concerning the Hosso School337 * ''Appendix 7''. Zoga as an Eccentric341 * ''Appendix 8''. Invocation of Tendai Abbot Ryogen345 ** ''Notes''367 ** ''Glossary''463 ** ''Bibliography''491 ** ''Index''511

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Books/Saṃsāra, Nirvāṇa, and Buddha Nature +

* Preface by Bhikṣuṇī Thubten Chodron xiii * Abbreviations xxi * Introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama i ** 1. The Self, the Four Truths, and Their Sixteen Attributes 5 *** Three Questions about the Self 5 *** The Four Truths 10 *** The Coarse and Subtle Four Truths 18 *** The Sixteen Attributes of the Four Truths of Āryas 19 ** 2. Revolving in Cyclic Existence: The Truth of Duḥkha 39 *** Knowing Duḥkha for What It Is 39 *** Realms of Existence 41 *** Three Types of Duḥkha 47 *** Feelings, Afflictions, and Duḥkha 50 *** Six Disadvantages of Cyclic Existence 51 *** Eight Unsatisfactory Conditions 53 *** Examining True Duḥkha via Ten Points 54 *** Our Human Value 57 ** 3. True Origins of Duḥkha 63 *** The Six Root Afflictions 64 *** More Types ofDefilements 87 *** Afflictions 88 *** Underlying Tendencies 88 *** Auxiliary Afflictions 92 *** Fetters 97 *** Pollutants 98 *** Hindrances 99 ** 4. Afflictions, Their Arising, and Their Antidotes 101 *** Eighty-Four Thousand Afflictions 101 *** The Order in Which Afflictions Arise 104 *** Factors Causing Afflictions to Arise 106 *** Feelings That Accompany Afflictions 109 *** The Ethical Dimension of Afflictions 110 *** Counterforces to the Afflictions 112 *** Afflictions, Our Real Enemy 119 ** 5. Afflictions and Karma, Their Seeds and Latencies 123 *** Acquired and Innate Afflictions 124 *** Coarse and Subtle Afflictions 126 *** Seeds, Latencies, and Having-Ceased 126 *** Latencies and Ideas in Other Religions and in Psychology 135 *** Virtue, Nonvirtue, Merit, and Roots of Virtue 137 ** 6. Karma, the Universe, and Evolution 141 *** The Origin of the Universe 141 *** Mind and the External World 144 *** The Laws of Nature and the Law of Karma and Its Effects 148 *** Karma and Our Present Environment 150 *** Karma, Instinctual Behavior, and Our Bodies 152 ** 7. Revolving in Cyclic Existence: The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination 155 *** Dependent Arising 156 *** How Cyclic Existence Occurs 158 *** 1. Ignorance (''avidyā'') 159 *** 2. Formative Action (''saṃskāra karman'') 165 *** 3. Consciousness (''vijñāna'') 168 *** 4. Name and Form (''nāma-rūpa'') 170 *** 3. Six Sources (''ṣaḍāyatana'') 172 *** 6. Contact (''sparśa'') 176 *** 7. Feeling (''vedanā'') 176 *** 8. Craving (''tṛṣṇā'') 179 *** 9. Clinging (''upādanā'') 182 *** 10. Renewed Existence (''bhava'') 183 *** 11. Birth (''jāti'') 188 *** 12. Aging or Death (''jarāmaraṇa'') 190 ** 8. Dependent Origination: Cycling in Saṃsāra 193 *** How the Twelve Links Produce a Life 193 *** An Example 197 *** Flexibility 200 *** Pali Tradition: How We Cycle 200 *** An Example from a Pāli Sūtra 202 *** Who Revolves in Cyclic Existence? 204 *** The Ultimate Nature of the Twelve Links 211 ** 9. The Determination to Be Free 217 *** The Benefits of Meditating on the Twelve Links 217 *** Invigorating a Dry Dharma Practice 219 *** Can a Leper Find Happiness? 222 *** Compassion for Ourselves and Others 223 *** The Demarcation of Generating the Determination to Be Free 227 ** 10. Seeking Genuine Peace 231 *** The "Ye Dharmā" Dhāraṇī 232 *** Forward and Reverse Orders of the Afflictive and Purified Sides of the Twelve Links 234 *** Transcendental Dependent Origination (Pāli Tradition) 238 *** Karma in Samsara and Beyond 249 ** 11. Freedom from Cyclic Existence 233 *** Stages Leading to Liberation and Full Awakening 254 *** The Two Obscurations 259 *** Nirvāṇa 262 *** Pāli Tradition: Nirvāṇa 266 *** Bodhi 274 ** 12. The Mind and Its Potential 277 *** The Mind's Potential 277 *** Is Liberation Possible? 279 *** Excellent Qualities Can Be Cultivated Limitlessly 281 *** Afflictive Mental States and the Nature of the Mind 283 *** The Equality of Saṃsāra and Nirvāṇa 284 *** Levels of Mind 286 ** 13. Buddha Nature 291 *** The Mind's Potential according to the Pāli Tradition 291 *** Ārya Disposition according to the Vaibhāṣikas and Sautrāntikas 292 *** Buddha Nature according to the Cittamātra School 293 *** Buddha Nature according to the Madhyamaka School 296 *** Buddha Nature according to Tantra 301 *** Nine Similes for Tathāgatagarbha 302 *** Three Aspects of the Tathāgatagarbha 310 *** Three Aspects of Buddha Disposition 314 *** A Puzzle 315 ** 14. Going Deeper into Buddha Nature 319 *** The Three Turnings of the Dharma Wheel and Buddha Nature 319 *** A Link between Sūtra and Tantra 322 *** Nothing Is to Be Removed 325 *** The Capacity Giving Rise to the Three Kāyas 327 *** A Buddha's Nature Dharmakāya 328 *** Pristine Wisdom Abiding in the Afflictions 330 *** Causal Clear Light Mind 332 *** What Continues to Awakening? 332 *** Dzogchen and Mahāmudrā 334 *** Are We Already Buddhas? 337 *** Awareness of Our Buddha Nature Eliminates Hindrances 341 * Notes 343 * Glossary 353 * Further Reading 367 * Index 371 * About the Authors 409

Books/Self and Non-Self in Early Buddhism +

* PrefaceV * List or Sources and AbbreviationsXI * Introduction1 * Part One: The Existential Self ** 1. Preliminary Remarks7 *** How to translate the term ''attā''7 *** Has the term ''attā'' a mere conventional sense in the Nikāyas?10 *** The Nikayan approach to the term ''attā''17 ** 2. Attā as Man's Highest Value20 *** The self as refuge20 *** The self is best26 *** In love with the self34 *** Look for the self37 *** ''Paccattaṁ''40 *** ''Ajjhattaṁ''43 ** 3. The Self as the Moral Agent49 *** Moral energy of the self50 *** Salvation in general and the self56 *** The chariot and the charioteer57 *** Knowledge of the self63 *** Manifestation of the self67 ** 4. The Self and Moral Evil77 *** The metaphysical self, as such, is above moral good and evil77 *** The moral self as the cause of moral evil80 *** The moral self under the influence of moral shortcomings82 *** The moral self 'wounded and killed' by evil83 *** ''Asmimāna'' as the root of all moral evil85 ** 5. Towards Perfection90 *** The self as related to moral good90 *** Self-exertion94 *** Self-control98 *** Purification of the self104 ** 6. The Self and Perfection108 *** Perfection of the self108 *** Self-stability109 *** 'He dwells with a self brahma-become'113 *** Full blossoming of the self118 *** The self and ''nibbāna''122 *** Nibbutatto129 ** 7. The Self as Related to Kamma and Rebirth131 *** The self and ''kamma''131 *** The self and rebirth143 ** 8. A Brief General Assessment of the First Part148 * Part Two: The Metaphysical Self ** 9. The Doctrine of ''Anattā'' can co-exist with the Reality of ''Attā''153 ** 10. The Doctrine of Non-self Taught Through the Denial of Positive Terms158 *** This is not my self158 *** He does not regard the ''khandas'', etc., either as the self or the self as qualified by them173 *** Void of the self or belongs to the self183 *** What is not your own186 *** Permanence, happiness, self ''vs''. impermanence, pain, non-self189 *** As alien, not as the self190 ** 11. The Doctrine of the Non-Self Taught Through the Predication of the Negative Term ''Anattā''.195 *** Connection with the preceding chapter196 *** Scope of the' ''annattā'' statements'198 *** Intimate relationship between ''anattā' and ''dukkha'''204 *** The awareness of non-self205 *** ''Anattā'' proclaimed by means of universal statements208 *** Reasons given to assert that something is ''annattā''222 ** 12. Asmimāna, Sakkāyadiṭṭhi, ''Sassatavāda'' and Ucchedavāda227 ** 13. Self and Non-Self After Liberation268 *** Buddha was not a nihilist269 *** Transcendence of the self276 *** Moral transcendence of the self278 *** Metaphysical transcendence of the self280 *** The ''abyākatā pañhā'' and the ''sakkāyaddiṭṭi'' unanswered294 *** Reasons for keeping the ''abyākatā pañhā'' unanswered294 ** 14. Recapitulation301 * Notes306 * Selected Bibliography384 * Glossary of Terms388 * Table of Scriptural Passages Commented or Quoted393 * Index of Names and Subjects401

Books/Selfless Persons +

*** ''Preface''''page'' ix *** Introduction1 * '''Part 1 The cultural and social setting of Buddhist thought'''27 ** '''1''' The origins of rebirth29 ** 1.1 Buddhism and early Indian religion29 ** 1.2 Time: ''saṃsāra''41 ** 1.3 Action and the person: ''karma''53 ** 1.4 Timelessness: ''mokṣa'' (''nirvāṇa'')58 ** '''2''' Varieties of Buddhist discourse65 ** 2.1 Buddhist thought in context65 ** 2.2 Different ways of talking about 'self and 'person'71 ** 2.3 Elements of personality and (not-)self78 * '''Part II The doctrine of not-self'''85 ** '''3''' The denial of self as 'right view'87 ** 3.1 Different kinds of 'right view'87 ** 3.2 Arguments in support of ''anattā''95 ** 3.3 The denial of self as a strategy in 'mental culture'111 ** '''4''' Views, attachment, and 'emptiness'116 ** 4.1 Views and attachment117 ** 4.2 The Unanswered Questions131 ** 4.3 Quietism and careful attention138 * '''Part III Personality and rebirth'''145 ** '''5''' The individual of 'conventional truth'147 ** 5.1 'Conventional' and 'ultimate truth'147 ** 5.2 ''Attabhāva'' 'individuality', ''puggala'' 'person'156 ** 5.3 House imagery165 ** '''6''' 'Neither the same nor different'177 ** 6.1 'A person is not found'178 ** 6.2 Images of identity and difference185 ** 6.3 Self and other: compassion188 * '''Part IV Continuity'''197 ** '''7''' Conditioning and consciousness199 ** 7.1 The construction(s) of temporal existence200 ** 7.2 The stations of evolving consciousness213 ** 7.3 Vegetation imagery218 ** '''8''' Momentariness and the ''bhavaṅga''-mind225 ** 8.1 impermanent are conditioned things'226 ** 8.2 The 'ultimate' extent of a lifetime: momentariness 234 ** 8.3 The ''bhavaṅga''-mind238 ** 8.4 River imagery247 *** Conclusion262 *** ''Notes''267 *** ''Bibliography''310 *** ''Glossary and index of Pali and Sanskrit terms''318 *** ''General index''321

Books/Shōbōgenzō: Zen Essays by Dōgen +

* Forewordvii * Introduction1 * Great Transcendent Wisdom23 * The Issue at Hand29 * The Nature of Things36 * The Whole Works43 * Such47 * One Bright Jewel57 * Flowers in the Sky64 * The Ocean Seal Concentration76 * The Scripture of Mountains and Waters87 * Being Time102 * The Eight Awarenesses of Great People111 * The Four Integrative Methods of Bodhisattvas116 * Birth and Death121 +

Books/Silent Illumination +

* Prefaceviii * ''Part One: Silent Illumination'' ** 1. A Parable for Silent Illumination3 ** 2. Starting from Where We Are13 ** 3. The Underlying Feeling Tones19 ** 4. Supporting Attitudes to Cultivate31 ** 5. Meditation39 ** 6. Approaches to Silent Illumination47 ** 7. Caveats and Pitfalls65 * ''Part Two: Commentaries'' ** 8. The Vacant Field85 ** 9. The Investigation97 ** 10. Multitasking109 * ''Part Three: Translations'' ** 11. Hongzhi’s Collected Writings on Silent Illumination123 ** Notes137 ** Index145 +

Books/Songs of Naropa +

<center>Foreword by Thrangu Rinpoche</center> <center>7</center> <center>The View, Concisely Put</center> <center>9</center> <center>Commentary</center> <center>17</center> <center>A Summary of Mahamudra</center> <center>95</center> <center>Commentary</center> <center>101</center> <center>Acknowledgements</center> <center>199 </center> +

Books/Stages of the Buddha’s Teachings +

* General Editor’s Prefacexiii * Translators’ Introductioni * Acknowledgments29 * Technical Note31 * Abbreviations35 * PART I: THE BLUE COMPENDIUM * Dölpa Sherap Gyatso (1059–1131) * ''Translated by Ulrike Roesler'' ** 1. Preliminaries39 ** 2. The Training for Individuals at the Initial Level51 ** 3. The Training for Individuals at the Middle Level63 ** 4. The Training for Excellent Individuals67 ** 5. The Practice of the Perfections73 ** 6. Wisdom85 ** 7. Enhancing the Conditions for Practice97 * PART II: ORNAMENT OF PRECIOUS LIBERATION * Gampopa (1079–1153) * ''Translated by Ken Holmes and edited by Thupten Jinpa'' * Author’s Preface121 * ''I. The Prime Cause'' ** 1. Buddha Nature123 * ''II. The Basis'' ** 2. A Precious Human Existence131 * ''III. The Condition'' ** 3. Relying on the Spiritual Teacher141 * ''IV. The Means: The Dharma Master’s Instruction'' ** 4. The Impermanence of Conditioned Existence149 ** 5. The Suffering of Samsara161 ** 6. Karma and Its Effects177 ** 7. Loving Kindness and Compassion189 ** 8. Taking Refuge199 ** 9. The Proper Adoption of Bodhicitta211 ** 10. Precepts for Generating Aspiring Bodhicitta243 ** 11. Presentation of the Six Perfections249 ** 12. The Perfection of Generosity253 ** 13. The Perfection of Moral Discipline265 ** 14. The Perfection of Patience277 ** 15. The Perfection of Diligence 285 ** 16. The Perfection of Meditative Concentration293 ** 17. The Perfection of Wisdom309 ** 18. The Presentation of the (Five) Paths339 ** 19. The Presentation of the Levels 343 * ''V. The Result'' ** 20. The Bodies of Perfect Buddhahood 363 * ''VI. Buddha Activity'' ** 21. Enlightened Activities of the Buddhas 377 * PART III: CLARIFYING THE SAGE'S INTENT * Sakya Paṇḍita Kunga Gyaltsen (1182–1251) * ''Translated by David P. Jackson'' ** 1. Spiritual Potential385 ** 2. Taking Refuge389 ** 3. Generating the Resolve to Attain Awakening401 ** 4. The Perfection of Generosity415 ** 5. The Perfection of Moral Discipline427 ** 6. The Perfection of Patience437 ** 7. The Perfection of Diligence447 ** 8. The Perfection of Meditative Concentration457 ** 9. The Perfection of Wisdom485 ** 10. The Four Means of Attraction529 ** 11. The Paths and Levels537 ** 12. The Ultimate Fruit 571 * The Conclusion of the Treatise601 * Appendix 1. Table of Tibetan Transliteration603 * Appendix 2. Outline of Clarifying the Sage’s Intent613 * Notes631 * Glossary717 * Bibliography729 * Index752 * About the Contributors793