The Buddha From Dolpo
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
vii
Preface and Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
Part One—The Life and Teachings of the Omniscient Dolpopa
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Chapter One—The Life of the Buddha from Dolpo
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1. Childhood and Early Education
12
2. Studies at the Great Monastery of Sakya
13
3. The Move to Jonang
16
4. Raising Mt. Meru and Revealing the Zhentong View
19
5. The Initial Reception of the Zhentong Teachings
23
6. The New Jonang Translation of the Kalacakra* Tantra and the Vimalaprabha*
24
7. Years of Retreat and Teaching
27
8. Invitation to China by the Yüan Emperor Toghon Temür
28
9. Changes in the Jonang Leadership and the Beginning of the Journey to Lhasa
30
10. Teachings in Central Tibet and the Return to Tsang
32
11. The Aborted Meeting with Budön Rinchen Drup
34
12. The Last Months at Jonang
36
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Chapter Two—A Historical Survey of the Zhentong Tradition in Tibet
41
1. The Zhentong Tradition in Tibet before Dolpopa
42
2. Dolpopa and the Zhentong View
45
3. The Zhentong Tradition after Dolpopa
55
Chapter Three—The Doctrine of the Buddha from Dolpo
79
1. Emptiness of Self-Nature and Emptiness of Other
81
2. A Redefinition of Cittamatra* and Madhyamaka
86
3. Two Approaches to Enlightenment
98
Part Two—Texts in Translation
107
Introduction to the Translation of A General Commentary on the Doctrine
109
The Supplication Entitled A General Commentary on the Doctrine
113
Introduction to the Translation of The Fourth Council
123
The Great Calculation of the Doctrine Which Has the Significance of a Fourth Council
127
Notes
175
Bibliography
273
Index
293
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen. Brass statue with silver and copper inlaid. 16.5 cm. Kept in the collection of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet.(Photo by Ulrich yon Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures of Tibet , 2 Volumes. Hong Kong: Visual Dharma Publ., 2000.)
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1.1 The Great Stupa* of Jonang. Built by Dolpopa during the years 1330 to 1333. Extensive damage repaired in recent years. (Photo by Andy Quintman)
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2.1 Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen. Detail of a 15th century painting of the Kalacakra* mandala* . Henss Collection, Zurich. (Photo by Michael Henss)