- Preface to the Revised Editionvii
- List of Illustrations xi
- List of Plates xiii
- Introduction 1
- PART ONE: The Life and Teachings of the Omniscient Dölpopa
- Chapter One: The Life of the Buddha from Dölpo 9
- 1. Childhood and Early Education 10
- 2. Studies at the Great Monastery of Sakya 11
- 3. The Move to Jonang 15
- 4. Raising Mount Meru and Revealing the Shentong View 19
- 5. The Initial Reception of the Shentong Teachings 22
- 6. The New Jonang Translation of the Kālacakra Tantra and the Stainless Light 24
- 7. Years of Retreat and Teaching 29
- 8. Invitation to China by the Yüan Emperor Toghon Temür 29
- 9. Changes in the Jonang Leadership and the Beginning of the Journey to Lhasa 31
- 10. Teachings in Central Tibet and the Return to Tsang 33
- 11. The Aborted Meeting with Butön Rinchen Drup 35
- 12. The Last Months at Jonang 36
- Chapter Two: A Historical Survey of the Shentong Tradition in Tibet 41
- 1. The Shentong Tradition in Tibet before Dölpopa 42
- 2. Dölpopa and the Shentong View 46
- 3. The Shentong Tradition after Dölpopa 55
- Chapter Three: The Doctrine of the Buddha from Dölpo 85
- 1. Emptiness of Self-nature and Emptiness of Other 87
- 2. A Redefinition of Cittamātra and Madhyamaka 91
- 3. Two Approaches to Enlightenment 103
- PART TWO: Part Two – Texts in Translation
- Introduction to the General Commentary on the Doctrine 113
- 1. Supplication Entitled General Commentary on the Doctrine 119
- Introduction to the Fourth Council and the Autocommentary to the "Fourth Council"" 131
- 2. Great Calculation of the Doctrine That Has the Significance of a Fourth Council 135
- 3. Autocommentary to the "Fourth Council""205
- Notes 313
- Bibliography 413
- Index 449
This is essential reading for understanding Dölpopa's position on buddha-nature.
