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1 online resource (3101 pages) |
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Print version record. |
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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. |
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Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; General Contents; List of Illustrations; SECTION ONE: THE TRANSLATIONS; Foreword; Preface to the Second Edition; Credits for Illustrations and Maps; Technical Note; Guide to Pronunciation; Abbreviations for Section One; BOOK ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF THE NYINGMA SCHOOL OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM; Detailed Contents of Book One; Translator's Introduction; THE TEXT; Verses of Invocation; Introduction; PART ONE: DOCTRINES OF SAṂSĀRA AND NIRVĀṆA; 1 The Essence and Definition of Dharma; 2 Doctrines of Saṃsāra; 3 Doctrines of Nirvāṇa; 4 Transmitted Precepts; 5 Treatises. |
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6 Quantitative Treatises7 Treatises of Inner Science; PART TWO: THE NATURE OF THE TEACHER ENDOWED WITH THE BUDDHA-BODIES; Introduction; 1 Samantabhadra, the Buddha-body of Reality; 2 Vajradhara, the Emanation of Samantabhadra; 3 The Two Buddha-bodies of Form; 4 The Five Buddha-bodies and Five Pristine Cognitions; 5 Distinctive Attributes of the Buddha-bodies and Pristine Cognitions; PART THREE: CAUSAL VEHICLES OF DIALECTICS; Introduction; 1 The Three Promulgationṣ of the Doctrinal Wheel; 2 The Lesser Vehicle; 3 The Greater Vehicle; 4 The Superiority of Great Madhyamaka to Mind Only. |
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5 The Provisional and Definitive Meaning of the Transmitted Precepts6 The Enlightened or Buddha Family; 7 The Two Truths According to Great Madhyamaka; 8 Key to the Appraisal of Causal Vehicle Texts; 9 A Recapitulation of the Causal Vehicles; PART FOUR: RESULTANT VEHICLES OF SECRET MANTRA; Introduction; 1 The Superiority of Secret Mantra; 2 The Essence and Definition of Secret Mantra; 3 The Three Continua of Ground, Path and Result; 4 The Four Tantrapiṭaka; 5 Mahāyoga; 6 Anuyoga; 7 Key to the Appraisal of Secret Mantra Texts; 8 The Superiority of Atiyoga, the Great Perfection. |
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9 The Definition of Atiyoga10 The Divisions of Atiyoga; 11 A Recapitulation of the Resultant Vehicles; CONCLUSION; 1 Concluding Remarks; 2 Dedicatory Verses; 3 Colophon; BOOK TWO: HISTORY OF THE NYINGMA SCHOOL OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM; Detailed Contents of Book Two; Translators' Introduction; THE TEXT; Verses of Invocation; PART ONE: THE ORIGIN OF THE PRECIOUS TEACHING OF THE CONQUEROR IN THIS WORLD; Introduction; 1 The Coming of Buddha, Teacher of the Doctrine; 2 The Collecting of Transmitted Precepts by Councils; 3 The Patriarchs of the Teaching. |
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4 The Preservation of the Teaching and Spread of the Greater VehiclePART TWO: THE RISE OF THE PRECIOUS TEACHING OF SECRET MANTRA; Introduction; 1 The Turning of the Secret Mantra Wheel; 2 The Collecting of Transmitted Precepts by Different Compilers; 3 The Emergence of this Teaching in the Human World; 4 The Lineage of Mahāyoga, the Class of Tantras; 5 The Lineage of Mahāyoga, the Class of Means for Attainment; 6 The Lineage of Anuyoga, the Perfection Stage; 7 The Lineage of Atiyoga, the Great Perfection; 8 Concluding Remarks; PART THREE: THE ORIGIN OF THE CONQUEROR'S TEACHING IN TIBET. |
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Rnying-ma-pa (Sect) -- Doctrines.
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Rnying-ma-pa (Sect) -- History.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Rñiṅ-ma-pa (Sect) (OCoLC)fst01102706
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Rñiṅ-ma-pa (Sect) -- Doctrines.
(OCoLC)fst01102707
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Gyurme Dorje.
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Kapstein, Matthew.
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| Added Title |
Bstan-pa'i rnam-gzhag'. English
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780861711994 |
| ISBN |
9780861717347 (electronic bk.) |
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0861717341 (electronic bk.) |
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EB00573498 Recorded Books |
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