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Books/The Dharmadhātustava (Zhen) +

* Acknowledgments vii * Introduction ix * Conventions and Abbreviations xxxiii * Diplomatic Edition 1 * Critical Edition 7 * Critical Edition of Tibetan Text 29 * Critical Edition of Chinese Texts 47 * Appendix: Diplomatic Edition of Some Unknown Text(s) which bear(s) a Title ''Pañcarakṣāhṛdayabījamantra'' according to Luo Zhao's Catalogue 69 * Pāda Index 76 * Bibliography 87 +

Books/The Eighth Karmapa's Life and His Interpretation of the Great Seal (2017) +

* ForewordVI * PrefaceIX * Conventions UsedXV * AbbreviationsXVI * Chapter 1: Introduction1 ** 1.1 Aim and Scope of this Research4 ** 1.2 Methodologies Employed6 ** 1.3 Previous Research on the Life and Works of the Eighth Karmapa11 ** 1.4 Plan of this Book23 * Chapter 2: The Great Seal and 15th to 16th Century Tibet25 ** 2.1 The Great Seal25 *** 2.1.1 The bKa' brgyud pa Great Seal: A Brief Overview26 *** 2.1.2 sGam po pa, Early bKa' brgyud pa, and the First Karmapa29 *** 2.1.3 Sa skya Paṇḍita, Indian Great Seal, and Later Systematisations33 ** 2.2 Tibet from the Fifteenth to Sixteenth Centuries: Conflicts between dBus and gTsang36 * Chapter 3: Textual Sources for the Eighth Karmapa's Life and Great Seal43 ** 3.1 History of the Eighth Karmapa's Writings43 ** 3.2 The ''Collected Works of the Eighth Karmapa'' 2000–2004: Origins and Rubrics49 ** 3.3 Sources on the Eighth Karmapa's Great Seal54 ** 3.4 Spiritual Memoirs and Biographies of the Eighth Karmapa58 * Chapter 4: The Eighth Karmapa: Scholar, Monk, and Yogi71 ** 4.1 The Eighth Karmapa's Life71 *** 4.1.1 Birth and Early Childhood (1507–1511)72 *** 4.1.2 The Dispute about the Incarnation (1512–1513)75 *** 4.1.3 Early Exposition, Composition, and Travels (1513–1516)83 *** 4.1.4 Becoming a Scholar and Training the Great Seal (1516–1529)86 *** 4.1.5 Scholastic Contributions (1530–1550)100 *** 4.1.6 Travel to rTsa ri, Sickness, and Passing Away (1554)108 ** 4.2 The Eighth Karmapa: 'Learned and Accomplished One' of his Day110 ** 4.3 Spiritual Programme for Teaching Meditation115 * Chapter 5: Case Studies of the Eighth Karmapa's Great Seal123 ** 5.1 Case Studies: Concrete Examples of Teaching the Great Seal124 ** 5.2 Dialogues in A khu a khra's Spiritual Biography125 *** 5.2.1 Their Function in the Main Narrative125 *** 5.2.2 Dialogue with A khu a khra128 *** 5.2.3 Dialogue with rGya ston Nang so Seng ge ba133 *** 5.2.4 Dialogue with dGa' ldan dBon po Nam mkha' rgyal mtshan136 *** 5.2.5 Dialogue with Mi nyag sKya ging Bya bral ba139 *** 5.2.6 Conceptualisation and ''Dharmakāya''142 ** 5.3 Answer to Gling drung pa's Query on the Great Seal143 *** 5.3.1 The Addressee and Other Contexts144 *** 5.3.2 The Content147 *** 5.3.3 The Story of sBas mchod: Pedagogy, History, and the Great Seal154 *** 5.3.4 Great Seal beyond Tantra157 ** 5.4 Identifying the Blessing: A Mantra Path159 * Chapter 6: Contextualising the Eighth Karmapa's Great Seal Instructions163 ** 6.1 Basic Distinctions of the Great Seal163 ** 6.2 Interpretations of Conceptualisation as ''Dharmakāya''164 ** 6.3 Common Strands and Divergent Interpretations168 ** 6.4 The Guru as Origin and Example in Vajrayāna and Great Seal Traditions173 ** 6.5 The Guru as Means in the Eighth Karmapa's Great Seal Instructions176 * Chapter 7: Conclusions185 * Bibliography191 * Indian Buddhist Works191 * Primary Sources and Secondary Literature in Tibetan Language192 * Secondary Literature in Western Languages207 * Index237

Books/The Elements of Tantric Practice +

* Foreword ''by Khenpo Lodrö Dönyö Rinpoché''vii * Translators’ Introduction1 * The Root Text: The Elements of Tantric Practice ** ''A General Exposition of the Process of Meditation in the Indestructible Way of Secret Mantra''37 * 1. A n Introduction to Tantric Meditation49 * 2. The Phase of Creation59 * 3. Entering Pristine Awareness67 * 4. Visualization Sequences85 * 5. The Bases of Purification, Purificatory Means, and Results of Purification107 * 6. The Phase of Completion123 * 7. Father Tantra Systems: Guhyasamaja, Black Yamari, and Red Yamari137 * 8. Mother Tantra Systems: Kalachakra and Hevajra153 * 9. Mother Tantra Systems: Chakrasamvara167 * 10. Mother Tantra Systems: Chatuhpitha, Mahamaya, Buddhakapala, and Tara Yogini179 * 11. The Key Elements191 * 12. Luminous Clarity and the Completion Phase of Union207 * Appendix: Outline of the Text217 * Abbreviations221 * Notes223 * Bibliography of Works Cited by the Author411 * Reference Bibliography425 * Index449 +

Books/The Enlightened Heart of Buddhahood +

* Abbreviations ii * Introduction 1 * Chapter One- The Life of Rang byung rdo rje 6 * Chapter Two- The Textual Corpus of Rang byung 14 * Chapter Three- Rang byung and Dol po pa Shes rab rgyal mtshan 25 * Chapter Four- Explication of the Snying bstan 37 * Chapter Five- Apophatic and Kataphatic Tensions in the Snying bstan 72 * Chapter Six- The Pronouncement on the Enlightened Heart of Buddhahood 93 * Chapter Seven- Diplomatic Edition of the Snying bstan 110 * Bibliography-One- Tibetan 132 * Two- Sanskrit 140 * Three- Secondary 143 * Four- Works on Apophasis and Kataphasis 165 * Appendix One- Kong sprul's outline of the Snying bstan (Tibetan/English) 168 * Appendix Two- Indian canonical works quoted in the Snying bstan 173 * Appendix Three- Song on kungzhi and snying po from Rang byung mgur 174 * Appendix Four- Chapter titles of the Zab mo nang don 178 * Appendix Five- Fragments from the Zab mo nang don auto-corrunentary179 * Appendix Six- Chronology of Rang byung's Life from Si tu 181 * Appendix Seven- Colophons from Rang byung mgur 183 +

Books/The Essence of Other-Emptiness +

* Technical Notes7 * Introduction9 * ''The Essence of Other-Emptiness'' by Tāranātha23 ** I. General Indication of Presentations of Tenets25 *** Non-Buddhist Schools of Tenets25 *** Buddhist Schools of Tenets31 **** Great Exposition School34 **** Sūtra School42 **** Mind-Only School52 **** Middle Way School55 ** II. Identifying the Presentation of the Middle78 *** The Uncommon Meaning93 ** III. Clearing Away Extremes Imputed by Others102 * ''Twenty-one Differences Regarding the Profound Meaning'' by Tāranātha117 * List of Abbreviations137 * Bibliography139 ** 1. Sūtras and Tantras139 ** 2. Other Sanskrit and Tibetan Works141 +

Books/The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of The Avatamsaka Sutra +

* Introduction 1 * The Wonderful Adornments of the Leaders of the Worlds 55 * Appearance of the Buddha 150 * The Meditation of the Enlightening Being Universally Good 176 * The Formation of the Worlds 182 * The Flower Bank World 202 * Vairocana 254 * Names of the Buddha 270 * The Four Holy Truths 276 * Awakening by Light 282 * An Enlightening Being Asks for Clarification 298 * Purifying Practice 312 * Chief in Goodness 330 * Ascent to the Peak of Mount Sumeru 368 * Eulogies on Mount Sumeru 371 * Ten Abodes 384 * Religious Practice 401 * The Merit of the Initial Determination for Enlightenment 404 * Clarifying Method 425 * Ascent to the Palace of the Suyama Heaven 438 * Eulogies in the Palace of the Suyama Heaven 441 * Ten Practices 454 * Ten Inexhaustible Treasuries 485 * Ascent to the Palace of the Tushita Heaven 497 * Eulogies in the Tushita Palace 516 * Ten Dedications 530 * The Ten Stages 695 * The Ten Concentrations 812 * The Ten Superknowledges 863 * The Ten Acceptances 870 * The Incalculable 889 * Life Span 905 * Dwelling Places of Enlightening Beings 906 * Inconceivable Qualities of Buddhas 908 * The Ocean of Physical Marks of the Ten Bodies of Buddha 933 * The Qualities of the Buddha's Embellishments and Lights 946 * The Practice of Universal Good 952 * Manifestation of Buddha 970 * Detachment from the World 1022 * Entry into the Realm of Reality 1135 * Appendix 1: Technical Terminology and Symbolism in The Flower Ornament Scripture 1521 * Appendix 2: Amplifications of Book 39 1535 * Appendix 3: Commentary on Book 39 by Li Tongxuan 1545 * Glossary 1631

Books/The Formation of Ch'an Ideology in China and Korea +

* ''List o fIllustrations''ix * ''List of Tables''xi * ''Preface''xiii * ''Abbreviations and Conventions''xvii '''PART ONE: STUDY''' * '''Chapter One:''' The ''Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra'' as an Apocryphal Scripture3 ** Problems and Prospects of Studying the ''Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra''4 ** The Eclecticism of the ''Vajrasamādhi''24 ** The Model for the ''Vajrasamādhi'''s Narrative Structure29 ** The ''Vajrasamādhi'' in the Chinese Catalogues33 * '''Chapter Two:''' The Hagiographies of the Korean Scholiast Wǒnhyo: The Dating and Provenance of the ''Vajrasamādhi''41 ** The ''Sung Kao-seng chuan'' Hagiography and the Provenance of the ''Vajrasamādhi''43 ** The ''Samguk Yusa'' Hagiography and the Dating of the ''Vajrasamādhi'' 60 * '''Chapter Three:''' The Doctrinal Teachings of the ''Vajrasamādhi''74 ** The Acculturation of Buddhism to East Asia74 ** Tathāgatagarbha and the Immanence of Enlightenment78 ** Amalavijñāna and the Innate Purity of Mind92 ** The Meaning of "Vajrasamādhi": The Practical Implications of Innate Enlightenment104 ** The ''Vajrasamādhi'''s Message to Silla Buddhists115 * '''Chapter Four:''' Ch'an Elements in the ''Vajrasamādhi'': Evidence for the Authorship of the Sūtra123 ** Ch'an Influences in the ''Vajrasamādhi''123 ** Early Korean Sǒn and the Legend of Pǒmnang164 ** The Authorship Problem170 ** The Legacy of the ''Vajrasamādhi''177 ** The Place of the ''Vajrasamādhi'' in the Evolution of Ch'an179 '''PART TWO: TRANSLATION''' * The ''Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra'' (''Book of Adamantine Absorption'')184 ** Chapter One: Prologue185 ** Chapter Two: The Signless Dharma188 ** Chapter Three: The Practice of Nonproduction196 ** Chapter Four: The Inspiration of Original Enlightenment202 ** Chapter Five: Approaching the Edge of Reality211 ** Chapter Six: The Voidness of the True Nature224 ** Chapter Seven: The Tathāgatagarbha232 ** Chapter Eight: Dhāraṇī (Codes)240 ** Epilogue249 ** ''Glossary of Chinese Logographs''252 ** ''Works Cited''265 ** ''Index''293

Books/The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra Vol. 1 +

* Prefacevii * Acknowledgmentxiii * ''I: Essence of Tantra'' * by The Dalai Lama1 ** Tantra for Practice3 ** Refuge15 ** Lesser Vehicle and Great Vehicle2-3 ** Vajrayāna33 ** Clear Light39 ** Greatness of Mantra45 ** Clarification51 ** Initiation61 * ''II: The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra'' * by Tsongkhapa63 ** Reasons for Faith65 ** Paths to Buddhahood73 ** Vajra Vehicle87 ** Deity Yoga101 ** Method in the Four Tantras115 ** One Goal127 ** Identifying the Four Tantras139 ** Preparation for Mantra155 * ''III: Supplement'' * by Jeffrey Hopkins161 ** Rehearsing the Differences between the Vehicles163 ** Quintessential Points on the Difference between the Lesser Vehicle and Great Vehicle and the Two Great Vehicles189 ** Emptiness195 ** Psychological Transformation211 ** Purpose of the Four Tantras223 * Appendix233 * Notes237 * Glossary231 * Bibliography261 * Index276 +

Books/The Great Medicine +

* Foreword7 * Acknowledgements9 * Introduction11 * The Virtuous Beginning19 ** 1. An Introduction to the Text21 * Virtuous in the Middle • The Main Teaching ** 2. The Identification of the Awakened Mind29 ** 3. Preliminaries and Refuge35 ** 4. Developing the Awakened Mind45 ** 5. How to Overcome Obstacles53 ** 6. The Sublime Exchange of Happiness and Suffering63 ** 7. The Root of Suffering71 ** 8. Stages of Training in the Ultimate Awakened Mind75 ** 9. The Great Perfection85 ** 10. Deviations from the View95 ** 11. Post Meditation: The Six Transcendent Perfections99 * Virtuous at the Conclusion105 ** 12. Dedication of Merit107 * Root text111 * Endnotes129 * Glossary130 +

Books/The Great Tibetan Translator +

* ''Foreword''9 Part One: Introductory Matter * ''1 Bibliographical Considerations''15 ** 1.1 Non-Tibetan Works of Modern Scholarship15 ** 1.2 Tibetan Sources on rNgog Io's Life24 *** 1.2.1 Pre-20 th-Century Accounts25 *** 1.2.2 Tibetan Works of Modern Scholarship28 * ''2 The Main Events of rNgog Io's Life: A Biographical Sketch''31 ** 2.1 Birth and Youth in Tibet (1059- 1076)31 ** 2.2 Travels and Studies Abroad (1076-ca. 1092)38 ** 2.3 Final Years and Death in Tiber (ca. 1092-1109)42 * ''3 rNgog lo's Work as a Translator''45 ** 3.1 Tibetan Translators: Some General Remarks45 ** 3.2 Works Translated or Revised by rNgog lo51 *** 3.2.1 Translations in the bKa' 'gyur53 *** 3.2.2 Translations in the bsTan 'gyur54 *** 3.2.3 Uncertain Cases68 * ''4 Gro lung pa's Biography of rNgog lo: Some Remarks on Author and Text''71 ** 4.1 Author71 ** 4.2 Text73 Part Two: Translation * ''5 Partial Translation of rNgog lo's Biography by Gro lung pa''81 ** (Including:) A List of rNgog lo's Translations103 ** A List of rNgog lo's Works109 ** Colophons114 Appendices * ''Appendix One: Canonical Texts Translated or Revised by rNgog lo''121 ** 1.1 Translations in the bKa' 'gyur121 ** 1.2 Translations in the bs Tan 'gyur121 ** 1.3 Uncertain Cases122 * ''Appendix Two: rNgog lo's Translation Collaborators Grouped According to Country of Origin''124 ** 2.1 Kashmiris124 ** 2.2 Indians124 ** 2.3 Nepalese125 ** 2.4 Tibetans125 ** 2.5 Country of Origin Uncertain125 * ''Appendix Three: Two Lists of rNgog lo's Works''126 ** 3.1 The List of Bu ston Rin chen grub (1290-1364)126 ** 3.2 The List of gSer mdog paṇ chen Shākya mchog ldan (1428- 1507)126 * ''Appendix Four: Canonical Quotations in Gro lung pa's Biography of rNgog lo''128 ** 4.1 ''Abhidharmakośa'' (Vasubandhu)128 ** 4.2 ''Abhisamayālaṃkāra'' (Maitreya[nātha])129 ** 4.3 ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' (Śāntideva)129 ** 4.4 ''Madhyamakahṛdaya'' (Bhavya)130 ** 4.5 ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' (Maitreya[nātha])131 ** 4.6 ''Suhṛllekha'' (Nāgārjuna)131 * ''Appendix Five: Text of the Biography Reproduced from the Xylograph''132 Abbreviations and Bibliography * ''Abbreviations''151 * ''Bibliography''152 ** Tibetan Primary Sources152 ** Tibetan Secondary Sources155 ** Sources in Other Languages156 * ''lndex''170 ** Sanskrit Works170 ** Personal Names171 ** General Index175

Books/The Gzhan stong Chen mo +

* Abstract5-6 * Acknowledgements6-7 * Introductory Remarks8-9 * The Present Study9-10 *Review of Literature ** Primary Sources and Editions10-18 ***Modern Works and Authors ***Pre-Modern Works and Authors *** Secondary Sources and Studies18-44 * Methodological Considerations44-46 ** Translation Method 47-49 * Contributions of the Present Work49-52 *I. Jo nang Gzhan stong Genesis ** A) The Tibetan Gzhan stong Discourse 52-57 **B) Historical Sources for Gzhan stong Madhyamaka ***Sūtra Gzhan stong and Tantra Gzhan stong **** Sūtra and Tantra57-59 **** Sūtra Gzhan stong59-62 **** Tantra Gzhan stong63-65 ***Mkhan po Blo grags’ History of Sūtra Gzhan stong **** Early Mahāyāna Tradition in India66‐69 **** Later Mahāyāna Tradition in India69‐71 **** Indian Masters in the Sūtra Gzhan stong Lineage72‐74 **** Tibetan Forefathers in the Sūtra Gzhan ston Lineage75‐76 ***Mkhan po Blo grags’ History of Tantra Gzhan stong **** Indian Masters in the Tantra Gzhan ston Lineage 76-78 **** Tibetan Forefathers in the Tantra Gzhan stong Lineage78-80 ***Early Jo nang pa and the Synthesis of Sūtra and Tantra **** Early Jo nang Lineage Masters80-83 **** Dol po pa and his Dharma Heirs83-86 ***Later Jo nang pa and the Transmission to ‘Dzam thang **** Later Jo nang Lineage Masters86-89 **** The Jo nang pa in A mdo 89-92 **C) Mkhan po Blo grag’s Life and Works *** Mkhan po Blo grag’s Essential Hagiography92-97 *II. Jo nang Gzhan stong Exegesis **A) Literary Sources for Gzhan stong Madhyamaka ***Māhāyana Hermeneutics **** The Indic Context97-99 **** The Four-fold Reliance 99-104 *** Śākyamuni’s Three Turnings 104-109 **** Defining Neyārtha and Nītārtha109‐113 ***Gzhan stong Canonical Literature **** Core Gzhan stong Sources113-117 **** Great Madhyamaka and the Cittamātra Sūtras117‐122 **B.) The Gzhan stong Chen mo *** Gzhi, Lam, ‘Bras bu as a Coherent Structure122-124 *** The Gzhan stong Chen mo in its Curricular Context124-128 *III. The Gzhi Section of the Gzhan stong Chen mo * Technical Notes128-129 *Annotated Translation: Chapter I.A * An Explanation of Profound Abiding Reality's Ground [folio #86-180]129-143 *I. Actual abiding reality of the distinctive ground **A. How enlightened essence is the ground expanse *** (1) How Profound Pristine Awareness is the Actuality of Phenomena143-146 *** (2) How the Expanse and Awareness Encompasses Everything Stable and Wavering 146-150 *** (3) How the Three Precious Jewels are the Actuality of Phenomena Resides150-155 *** (4) How Enlightened Essence is Taught in Examples155-193 *** (5) How the Naturally Abiding Spiritual Affinity is Equal193-197 *** (6) How the Three Patterns of Phenomena Reside197-200 *** (7) How the Three Patterns of What Exists Reside200-202 *** (8) How the Dimension of Phenomena Does Not Divide Ground from Fruition202-207 *** (9) How Every Enlightened Quality is Subsumed207-219 *** (10) How to Unravel the Intent of the Master Nāgārjuna and His Heirs219-226 *** Epilogue226-228 * Appendix I.: Mkhan po Blo gros Grags pa's Topical Outline (sa bcad) of the Gzhan stong Chen mo: Chapter I.A 229-248 * Appendix II: Tā ra nā tha's "Supplication to the Profound Gzhan stong Madhyamaka Lineage"249-269 * Appendix III: Btsan Kha bo che’s Condensation of the Three Natures270-271 * Endnotes272 * Primary Source Reference List293 * Secondary Source Reference List300

Books/The Heart of Compassion +

* Translator's introduction9 * Gyalse Ngulchu Thogme (1295-1369)11 * THE ROOT TEXT27 * THE COMMENTARY37 ** INTRODUCTION39 ** OPENING VERSES44 *** Homage44 ** PART ONE – THE PREPARATION51 *** First, the need to give meaning to this human existence of yours, so rare and difficult to obtain51 *** Second, an exhortation to abandon your native land, the source of the three poisons58 *** Third, a recommendation to live in solitary places, the source of all good qualities60 *** Fourth, to reflect on impermanence, in order to give up the concerns of this life63 *** Fifth, the need to avoid unsuitable friends, being with whom creates adverse circumstances68 *** Sixth, to rely on a spiritual teacher, whose presence creates conditions favorable to your progress69 *** Seventh, to go for refuge, the entrance to the Buddhist teachings72 ** PART TWO – THE MAIN TEACHINGS, ILLUMINATING THE PATH81 *** First, the path for beings of lesser capacity81 *** Second, the path for beings of medium capacity85 *** Third, the path for beings of superior capacity90 **** 1. The bodhicitta of intention90 **** 2. The bodhicitta of application97 ***** I. Relative bodhicitta97 ****** A. The meditation practice of exchanging oneself and others98 ****** B. The post-meditation practice of using unfavorable circumstances on the path106 ******* i. Using on the path the four things that you do not want to happen106 ******** a. How to use loss on the path107 ******** b. How to use suffering on the path109 ******** c. How to use disgrace on the path111 ******** d. How to use disparagement on the path112 ******* ii. Using on the path the two things that are difficult to bear115 ******** a. How to use on the path being wronged in return for kindness115 ******** b. How to use humiliation on the path116 ******* iii. Using deprivation and prosperity on the path117 ******** a. How to use deprivation on the path117 ******** b. How to use prosperity on the path119 ******* iv. Using hatred and desire on the path120 ******** a. How to use objects of hatred on the path120 ******** b. How to use objects of desire on the path123 ***** II. Absolute bodhicitta125 ****** A. The meditation practice of remaining in a state free of conceptual elaborations without any clinging125 ****** B. The post-meditation practice of abandoning any belief in the objects of desire and aversion as truly existing132 ******* i. Abandoning any belief in the objects of desire as truly existing132 ******* ii. Abandoning any belief in the objects of aversion as truly existing133 **** 3. The precepts for training in those practices136 ***** I. Training in the Six Transcendent Perfections136 ****** A. Transcendent generosity136 ****** B. Transcendent discipline139 ****** C. Transcendent patience141 ****** D. Transcendent diligence144 ****** E. Transcendent concentration148 ****** F. Transcendent wisdom152 ***** II. Training in the Four Instructions taught in the Sutra157 ****** A. To examine oneselffor one's own defects and to give them up 157 ****** B. To give up speaking of a bodhisattva's faults160 ****** C. To give up attachment to a sponsor's property163 ****** D. To give up harsh speech165 ***** III. Training in how to be rid of the negative emotions166 ***** IV. Training in accomplishing others' good with mindfulness and vigilance170 ***** V. Dedicating the merit to perfect enlightenment173 ** CONCLUDING VERSES177 *** 1. How and for whom this text was composed177 *** 2. The unerring nature of these practices179 *** 3. A humble prayer for forgiveness180 *** 4. Dedicating the merit of having composed this text181 *** 5. The colophon182 ** Final Advice182 ** About Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991)185 ** APPENDIX191 *** Appendix I • Supplementary Commentaries on the Spiritual Teacher (Verse 6)193 **** A. The right and wrong teacher193 **** B. A Practice of Guru Yoga195 *** Appendix II • Supplementary Commentary on Desire (Verse 21)199 **** The Dangers of Meat, Alcohol and Sex199 *** Appendix III • Supplementary Commentaries on Transcendent Concentration (Verse 29)202 **** A. Sustained Calm and Profound Insight202 **** B. Concentration206 *** Appendix IV • Supplementary Commentaries on Transcendent Wisdom208 *** Appendix V • Mind-Training Prayer211 *** Notes218 *** Bibliography230

Books/The Heart of Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō +

<center>Abbreviations vii</center> <center>Translators’ Introduction ix</center> <center>ONE</center> <center>''Fukanzazengi'' 普勧坐禅儀</center> <center>(Universal Promotion of the Principles of Zazen) 1</center> <center>TWO</center> <center>Bendōwa 辦道話</center> <center>(Negotiating the Way) 7</center> <center>THREE</center> <center>''Ikka Myōju'' 一顆明珠</center> <center>(One Bright Pearl) 31</center> <center>FOUR</center> <center>''Genjōkōan'' 現成公案</center> <center>(Manifesting Suchness) 39</center> <center>FIVE</center> <center>''Uji'' 有時</center> <center>(Being-Time) 47</center> <center>SIX</center> <center>''Busshō'' 仏性</center> <center>(Buddha-nature) 59</center> <center>SEVEN</center> <center>''Sammai-Ō-Zammai'' 三昧王三昧</center> <center>(The King of Samadhis Samadhi) 99</center> <center>EIGHT</center> <center>''Shōji'' 生死</center> <center>(Birth and Death) 105</center> <center>NINE</center> <center>''Zazengi'' 坐禅儀</center> <center>(The Principles of Zazen) 109</center> <center>Bibliography 111</center> <center>Index 113</center> +

Books/The Heart of the Matter +

* Introduction7 * The Heart of the Matter 9 * The Final Words93 * Afterword105 * Texts Quoted107 * Notes111 +

Books/The Hevajra Tantra I +

* PREFACEvii * BIBLIOGRAPHYxiii * INTRODUCTION * I. Apologetic1 * II. Origins11 * III. Subject-matter19 * IV. Observations39 * TRANSLATION * PART I ** Chapter i. The Body of Hevajra47 ** Chapter ii. Mantras50 ** Chapter iii. Hevajra and his Troupe56 ** Chapter iv. Self-consecration59 ** Chapter v. Reality60 ** Chapter vi. The Performance63 ** Chapter vii. Secret Signs66 ** Chapter viii. The Troupe of Yoginīs73 ** Chapter ix. The Spherès of Purification78 ** Chapter x. Consecration81 ** Chapter xi. The Four Gazes84 * PART II ** Chapter i. Consecrations and Oblations88 ** Chapter ii. The Certainty of Success89 ** Chapter iii. The Basis of all Tantras94 ** Chapter iv. Answers to Various Questions100 ** Chapter v. The Manifestation of Hevajra109 ** Chapter vi. The Making of a Painting114 ** Chapter vii. Books and Feasting115 ** Chapter viii. Subjugating116 ** Chapter ix. Mantras116 ** Chapter x. On Reciting Mantras118 ** Chapter xi. The Five Families118 ** Chapter xii. The Four Consecrations119 ** RESUME OF CONTENTS121 ** DIAGRAMS126 ** GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS131 ** INDEX143 +

Books/The Jewel Ladder +

* Publisher's Notevii * About the Authorviii * Part I: ** The Root Text-The Jewel Ladder1 * Part II ** Commentary/Introductory Teachings ** Preliminaries of Composing the Text51 ** Qualities of an Author53 ** Obeisance55 ** Promise to Compose57 ** Preliminaries of the Actual Text58 ** Extensive motivation-generation of Mind of Enlightenment59 ** Precepts of the Aspiring Mind of Enlightenment64 ** Precepts of the venturing Mind of Enlightenment-the six perfections66 ** Perfection of Generosity66 ** Perfection of Morality67 ** Perfection Patience68 ** Perfection of Enthusiastic Perseverance68 ** Perfection of Concentration69 ** Perfection of Wisdom69 ** Benefits of the Mind of Enlightenment70 ** Extensive means-generating motivation according to secret mantrayana tradition72 ** Taking Faith as a Path72 ** Taking Aspiration as a Path73 ** Behaviour74 ** How a Teacher must give a Discourse74 ** Three Scopes of Person76 ** The Four Common Points79 ** The Difficulty of Finding a Precious Human Rebirth79 ** Recognizing the Freedom and Endowments79 ** Rarity of Finding a Precious Human Rebirth84 ** Significance of Precious Human Rebirth87 ** Contemplating Death and Impermanence of Human Rebirth89 ** Death is Certain90 ** The Time of Death is Uncertain93 ** At Death only Dharma is of Benefit96 ** Contemplating the Drawbacks of Cyclic Existence99 ** The Sufferings of the Three Lower Realms100 ** The Sufferings of the Hot Hells104 ** The Sufferings of the Cold Hells109 ** The suffering of the Neighbouring hells112 ** The sufferings of Occasional hells116 ** The Sufferings of the Hungry Ghosts119 ** The Sufferings of the Animals123 ** The Sufferings of the Higher Realms127 ** The Nature of the three types of Sufferings138 ** Contemplating the Law of Cause and Effect138 ** The General Contemplation of Cause and Effect139 ** The Specific Contemplation of Cause and Effect143 ** Transforming the Unspecified Karmas into Virtues159 ** A Summary of the Four Noble Truths163 ** The Truth of Origin of Suffering166 ** The Truth of Suffering170 ** The Truth of Path173 ** The Truth of Cessation178 ** Concluding Remarks on the Four Noble Truths180 ** Taking Refuge183 ** Footnotes188 * Part III ** Guide to the Nyingma Lamrim (''Kun-bzang bla-ma'i zhal-lung'')197 * Part IV ** Guide to the Nyingma Lamrim - Tibetan text213

Books/The Jewel Ornament of Liberation (Guenther) +

** Foreword by Chögyam Trungpa ** ''Preface''vii ** ''Introduction''ix * 1. The Motive1 * 2. The Working Basis14 * 3. Meeting Spiritual Friends30 * 4. The Instruction in the Transitoriness of the Composite41 * 5. The Vicious State of Samsāra55 * 6. Karma and Its Result74 * 7. Benevolence and Compassion91 * 8. Taking Refuge99 * 9. The Acquisition of an Enlightened Attitude112 * 10. Training in an Enlightened Attitude142 * 11. The Six Perfections148 * 12. The Perfection of Liberality152 * 13. The Perfection of Ethics and Manners163 * 14. The Perfection of Patience173 * 15. The Perfection of Strenuousness181 * 16. The Perfection of Meditative Concentration187 * 17. The Perfection of Awareness202 * 18. The Five Paths232 * 19. The Spiritual Levels239 * 20. Perfect Buddhahood257 * 21. Buddha Activity271 ** ''Pronunciation Guide''277 ** ''Index of Book Titles, A. Tibetan''283 ** ''Index of Book Titles, B. Sanskrit''291 ** ''Index of Book Titles, C. Pāli''294 ** ''Index of Technical Terms, A. Tibetan''295 ** ''Index of Technical Terms, B. Sanskrit''302 ** ''Index of Names and Subjects''311 +

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* Foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama13 * Acknowledgments14 * Translator's Introduction15 * Homage44 * Introduction45 * '''Part 1: The Primary Cause''' 47 * '''Chapter 1: Buddha-Nature''' 49 ** I. Disconnected Family 50 ** II. Indefinite Family 51 ** III. Hearer Family 51 ** IV. Solitary Realizer Family 51 ** V. Mahayana Family53 *** A. Classification53 *** B. Definition53 *** C. Synonyms53 *** D. Superiority54 *** E. Causal Characteristics54 *** F. Marks54 * '''Part 2: The Working Basis''' 57 * '''Chapter 2: The Precious Human Life''' 59 ** I. Leisure 59 ** II. Endowment 60 ** III. Trusting Faith 65 ** IV. Longing Faith 65 ** V. Clear Faith 65 * '''Part 3: The Contributory Cause''' 67 * '''Chapter 3: The Spiritual Master''' 69 ** I. Reason 69 ** II. Classification 71 ** III. Characteristics of Each Classification 72 ** IV. Method 73 ** V. Benefits 75 * '''Part 4: The Method''' 77 * Introduction to Part 4 79 * '''''Antidote to Attachment to this Life''''' 81 * '''Chapter 4: Impermanence''' 83 ** I. Classification 83 ** II. Method of Meditation 84 ** III. Beneficial Effects of Meditation 91 * '''''Antidote to Attachment to Samsara's Pleasure'''''93 * '''Chapter 5: The Suffering of Samsara''' 95 ** I. All-Pervasive Suffering 95 ** II. The Suffering of Change 96 ** III. The Suffering of Suffering 97 *** A. Hell Realm 97 *** B. Hungry Ghost Realm 102 *** C. Animal Realm 102 *** D. Human Realms 103 *** E. Demi-God Realm 108 *** F. God Realm 108 * '''Chapter 6: Karma and its Result''' 111 ** I. Classification 112 ** II. Primary Characteristics of Each Classification 112 *** A. Non-Meritorious Karma and its Result112 **** 1. Taking Life112 **** 2. Stealing113 **** 3. Sexual Misconduct113 **** 4. Lying114 **** 5. Divisive Speech114 **** 6. Harsh Words114 **** 7. Idle Talk115 **** 8. Covetousness115 **** 9. Harmful Thought116 **** 10. Wrong Views116 *** B. Meritorious Karma and Result117 *** C. Karma and Result of Unshakable Meditative Concentration118 ** III. Ascription 119 ** IV. Strict Result 120 ** V. Increase from the Small 120 ** VI. Inevitability 121 * '''''Antidote to Attachment to the Pleasure of Peace''''' 123 * '''Chapter 7: Loving-Kindness and Compassion''' 125 ** I. The Practice of Loving-Kindness 125 *** A. Classification126 *** B. Object126 *** C. Identifying Characteristic126 *** D. Method of Practice126 *** E. Measure of the Practice129 *** F. Qualities of the Practice129 ** II. The Practice of Compassion 129 *** A. Classification130 *** B. Object130 *** C. Identifying Characteristic130 *** D. Method of Practice130 *** E. Measure of the Practice131 *** F. Qualities of the Practice131 * '''''Antidote to Not Knowing the Method of Practice for Achieving Buddhahood''''' 133 * Introduction to the Antidote to Not Knowing the Method of Practice 135 * '''Chapter 8: Refuge and Precepts''' 137 ** I. Foundation 137 *** A. Mahayana Family138 *** B. Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels138 **** 1. Classification139 **** 2. Working Basis139 **** 3. Objects139 **** 4. Time141 **** 5. Motivation141 **** 6. Ceremony141 **** 7. Activities143 **** 8. Training143 **** 9. Beneficial Effects143 *** C. Pratimoksa Precepts 144 * '''Chapter 9: Cultivation of Bodhicitta''' 147 ** II. Essence 147 ** III. Classification 147 ** IV. Objectives 151 ** V. Cause151 ** VI. From Whom You Receive It152 ** VII. Method (Ceremony)153 ** VIII. Beneficial Effects168 ** IX. Disadvantages of Losing It171 ** X. The Cause of Losing It171 ** XI. The Method of Repairing172 * '''Chapter 10: Training in Aspiration Bodhicitta''' 173 ** XII. Training173 *** A. Training in Aspiration Bodhicitta173 **** 1. Not Forsaking Sentient Beings from One's Heart173 **** 2. Recollecting the Beneficial Effects of Bodhicitta174 **** 3. Gathering the Two Accumulations175 **** 4. Practicing the Enlightened Mind175 **** 5. Rejection of the Four Unwholesome ***** Deeds and Acceptance of the Four Wholesome Deeds176 * '''Chapter 11: Training in Action Bodhicitta''' 179 *** B. Training in Action Bodhicitta179 **** 1. Definite Number180 **** 2. Definite Order180 **** 3. Characteristics181 **** 4. Definition181 **** 5. Division181 **** 6. Grouping182 * '''Chapter 12: The Perfection of Generosity''' 183 ** I. Reflection on the Faults and Virtues183 ** II. Definition185 ** III. Classification185 ** IV. Characteristics of Each Classification185 ** V. Increase 191 ** VI. Perfection191 ** VII. Result192 * '''Chapter 13: The Perfection of Moral Ethics''' 195 ** I. Reflection on the Faults and Virtues195 ** II. Definition197 ** III. Classification197 ** IV. Characteristics of Each Classification197 ** V. Increase202 ** VI. Perfection202 ** VII. Result202 * '''Chapter 14: The Perfection of Patience''' 205 ** I. Reflection on the Faults and Virtues205 ** II. Definition207 ** III. Classification207 ** IV. Characteristics of Each Classification207 ** V. Increase211 ** VI. Perfection211 ** VII. Result211 * '''Chapter 15: The Perfection of Perseverance''' 213 ** I. Reflection on the Faults and Virtues213 ** II. Definition214 ** III. Classification216 ** IV. Characteristics of Each Classification216 ** V. Increase218 ** VI. Perfection218 ** VII. Result218 * '''Chapter 16: The Perfection of Meditative Concentration''' 219 ** I. Reflection on the Faults and Virtues219 ** II. Definition220 ** III. Classification229 ** IV. Characteristics of Each Classification229 ** V. Increase230 ** VI. Perfection230 ** VII. Result231 * '''Chapter 17: The Perfection of Wisdom Awareness''' 233 ** I. Reflection on the Faults and Virtues233 ** II. Definition235 ** III. Classification235 ** IV. Characteristics of Each Classification235 ** V. What is to be Known236 ** VI. What is to be Practiced247 ** VII. Result255 * '''Chapter 18: The Aspects of the Five Paths''' 257 ** I. Path of Accumulation257 ** II. Path of Application258 ** III. Path of Insight259 ** IV. Path of Meditation259 ** V. Path of Perfection260 * '''Chapter 19: The Ten Bodhisattva Bhumis''' 263 ** I. Definition264 ** II. Significance of the Bhumis264 ** III. The Reason Their Classification Is Tenfold264 *** A. First Bhumi265 *** B. Second Bhumi267 *** C. Third Bhumi268 *** D. Fourth Bhumi269 *** E. Fifth Bhumi270 *** F. Sixth Bhumi271 *** G. Seventh Bhumi272 *** H. Eighth Bhumi273 *** I. Ninth Bhumi274 *** J. Tenth Bhumi275 *** K. Buddhahood277 * '''Part 5: The Result''' 279 * '''Chapter 20: Perfect Buddhahood''' 281 ** I. Nature281 ** II. Significance of the Name286 ** III. Classification287 ** IV. Definition287 ** V. Reason There Are Definitely Three Kayas288 ** VI. Characteristics of the Three Kayas288 ** VII. Special Traits292 * '''Part 6: The Activities''' 295 * '''Chapter 21: Activities of the Buddha''' 297 ** I. Activities of the Body297 ** II. Activities of Speech298 ** III. Activities of Mind299 * '''Appendices''' 303 * '''Appendix A: Dharma Lord Gampopa''' 305 ** Section 1: A Brief Account of Dharma Lord Gampopa's Life305 ** Section 2: Miraculous Manifestations323 ** Section 3: Gampopa's Method of Teaching325 * '''Appendix B: Stories Referred to in the Text''' 333 ** Sudhana335 ** Sadaprarudita340 ** King Anala348 ** Maudgalyayana351 ** Sangharakshita357 ** Nawa Chewari362 ** Old Born366 ** King Krika's Daughters368 ** Mahadatta371 ** King Bala Maitreya379 ** Angulimala381 ** Udayana385 ** Nanda388 ** Ajatashatru393 * '''Appendix C: Outline of the Text''' 397 * '''Appendix D: A Brief Biography of the Translator''' 413 * Titles of Works Quoted 417 * Glossary427 * Notes437 * Bibliography459 * Index467

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* Translator's Preface1 * Chapter One: King Ravana's Request21 * Chapter Two: Mahamati's Questions43 * Chapter Three: More Questions167 * Chapter Four: Final Questions233 * Lankavatara Mantra269 * Glossary273 * Bibliography301 +

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* Foreword by Alex Wayman v * Preface vii * Introduction xiii * Chapter One. Ravana, Lord of Lanka, Asks for Instruction 3 * Chapter Two. Collection of all the Dharmas 22 ** I. Mahāmati Praises the Buddha with Verses 22 ** II. Mahāmati's "One Hundred and Eight Questions" 23 ** III. "The One Hundred and Eight Negations" 31 ** IV. Concerning the Vijñānas 33 ** V. Seven Kinds of Self-nature (svabhāva) 35 ** VI. Seven Kinds of First Principle (paramārtha), and the Philosophers' Wrong Views regarding the Mind Rejected 35 ** VII. Erroneous Views held by Some Brahmans and Śramanas Concerning Causation, Continuation, etc.; The Buddhist Views Concerning Such Subjects as Alayavijñāna, Nirvana, Mind-only, etc.; Attainments of the Bodhisattva 36 ** VIII. The Bodhisattva's Discipling himself in Self-realisation 39 ** IX. The Evolution and Function of the Vijũānas; The Spiritual Discipline of the Bodhisattva; Verses on the Alaya-ocean and Vijũāna-waves 39 ** X. The Bodhisattva is to Understand the Signification of Mind-only 44 ** XI (a). The Three Aspects of Noble Wisdom (āryajñāna) 44 ** XI (b). The Attainment of the Tathāgatakāya 45 ** XII. Logic on the Hare's Horns 46 ** XIII. Verses on the Alayavijñāna and Mind-only 49 ** XIV. Purification of the Outflows, Instantaneous and Gradual 49 ** XV. Nishyanda-Buddha, Dharmatā-Buddha, and Nirmāṇa-Buddha 51 ** XVI. The Śrāvaka's Eealisation and Attachment to the Notion of Self-nature 52 ** XVII. The Eternal-Unthinkable 53 ** XVIII. Nirvana and Alayavijñāna 55 ** XIX. All Things are Unborn 55 ** XX. The Five Classes of Spiritual Insight 56 ** XXI. Verses on the Triple Vehicle 58 ** XXII. Two Classes of the Icchantika 58 ** XXIII. The Three Forms of Svabhāva 59 ** XXIV. The Twofold Egolessness (nairātmyadvaya-lakshaṇa) 60 ** XXV. Assertion and Eefutation (samāropāpavāda) 62 ** XXVI. The Bodhisattva Assumes Various Personalities 64 ** XXVII. On Emptiness (śūnyatā), No-birth, and Non-duality 65 ** XXVIII. The Tathāgata-Garbha and the Ego-soul 68 ** XXIX. A Verse on the Philosophers' Discriminations 70 ** XXX. The Four Things Needed for the Constitution of Bodhisattvahood 70 ** XXXI. On Causation (Six Kinds), and the Rise of Existence 72 ** XXXII. Four Forms of Word-discrimination 75 ** XXXIII. On Word and Discrimination and the Highest Reality 76 ** XXXIV. Verses on Reality and its Representations 77 ** XXXV. Mind-only, Multitudinousness, and Analogies, with an Interpolation on the Dualistic Notion of Existence 78 ** XXXVI. The Teaching (dharmadeśanā) of the Tathagatas 84 ** XXXVII. Four Kinds of Dhyāna 85 ** XXXVIII. On Nirvana 86 ** XXXIX. Two Characteristics of Self-nature 87 ** XL. Two Kinds of the Buddha's Sustaining Power (adhishṭhāna) 87 ** XLI. On the Chain of Causation (pratityasamutpāda) 90 ** XLII. Words (abhilāpa) and Realities (bhāva) 91 ** XLIII. On Eternality of Sound (nityaśabda), the Nature of Error (bhrānta), and Perversion (viparyāsa) 92 ** XLIV. On the Nature of Māyā 95 ** XLV. That All Things are Unborn 96 ** XLVI. On Name, Sentence, Syllable, and Their Meaning 97 ** XLVII. On Inexplicable Statements (vyākṛitāni) 98 ** XLVIII. All Things are and are not (Verses on Four Forms of Explanation) 99 ** XLIX. On the Śrāvakas, Srotaāpanna, Sakṛidāgāmin, Anāgāmin, and Arhat; on the Three Knots (saṁyojāni) 100 ** L. The Intellect (buddhi), Examining and Discrimnating 105 ** LI. The Elements, Primary and Secondary 106 ** LII. The Five Skandhas 107 ** LIII. Four Kinds of Nirvana and the Eight Vijñānas 108 ** LIV. The False Imagination Regarding Twelve Subjects 110 ** LV. Verses on the Citta, Parikalpita, Paratantra, and Parinishpanna 112 ** LVI. The One Vehicle and the Triple Vehicle 114 * Chapter Three. On Impermanency 118 ** LVII. Three Forms of the Will-body (manomayakāya) 118 ** LVIII. The Five Immediacies (pañcānantaryāṇi) ; Desire as Mother and Ignorance as Father 120 ** LIX. The Buddha-nature (buddhatā) 122 ** LX. The Identity (samatā) of Buddhahood and its Four Aspects 122 ** LXI. Not a Word Uttered by the Buddha; Self-realisation and an Eternally- abiding Reality 123 ** LXII. On Being and Non-Being; Realism and Nihilism 125 ** LXIII. Realisation and Word-teaching 127 ** LXIV. Discrimination, an External World, Dualism, and Attachment 129 ** LXV. The Relation between Words (ruta) and Meaning (artha) 133 ** LXVI. On Knowledge, Absolute (jñāna) and Relative (vijñāna) 135 ** LXVII. Nine Transformations (pariṇāma) 137 ** LXVIII. The Deep-seated Attachment to Existence 138 ** LXIX. Self-nature, Reality, Imagination, Truth of Solitude, etc. 141 ** LXX. The Thesis of No-birth 144 ** LXXI. True Knowledge and Ignorance 146 ** LXXII. Self-realisation and the Discoursing on it 148 ** LXXIII. On the Lokāyatika 149 ** LXXIV. Various Views of Nirvana 157 ** LXXV. Is Tathagatahood Something Made? Its Relation to the Skandhas, to Emancipation, to Knowledge 161 ** LXXVI. The Tathagata Variously Designated; Relation Between Words and Meaning; Not a Word Uttered by the Buddha 164 ** LXXVII. Causation, No-birth, Self-mind, Nirvana 170 ** LXXVIII. Verses on No-birth and Causation 172 ** LXXIX. Various Views of Impermanency 176 * Chapter Four. On intuitive Understanding 182 ** LXXX. Perfect Tranquillisation Attained by Śrāvakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas; Stages of Bodhisattvahood 182 * Chapter Five. On the Deduction of the Permanency of Tathagatahood 187 ** LXXXI. Permanency of Tathagatahood 187 * Chapter Six. On Momentariness 190 ** LXXXII. The Tathāgata-garbha and the Alayavijñāna 190 ** LXXXIII. The Five Dharmas, and Their Relation to the Three Svabhāvas 193 ** LXXXIV. The Five Dharmas 197 ** LXXXV. Tathagata and Sands of the Gangā 198 ** LXXXVI. Momentariness; the Eight Vijñānas 202 ** LXXXVII. Three Kinds of the Pāramitās 204 ** LXXXVIII. Views on Momentariness; Discrimination 206 * Chapter Seven. On Transformation 207 ** LXXXIX. On Transformation 207 * Chapter Eight. On Meat-Eating 211 * Chapter Nine. The Dhāranīs 223 * Sagāthakam 226 * Appendix 297