The Buddha From Dolpo
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List of Illustrations
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Preface and Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
Part One—The Life and Teachings of the Omniscient Dolpopa
9
Chapter One—The Life of the Buddha from Dolpo
11
Childhood and Early Education
12
Studies at the Great Monastery of Sakya
13
The Move to Jonang
16
Raising Mt. Meru and Revealing the Zhentong View
19
The Initial Reception of the Zhentong Teachings
23
The New Jonang Translation of the Kalacakra* Tantra and the Vimalaprabha*
24
Years of Retreat and Teaching
27
Invitation to China by the Yüan Emperor Toghon Temür
28
Changes in the Jonang Leadership and the Beginning of the Journey to Lhasa
30
Teachings in Central Tibet and the Return to Tsang
32
The Aborted Meeting with Budön Rinchen Drup
34
The Last Months at Jonang
36
Chapter Two—A Historical Survey of the Zhentong Tradition in Tibet
41
The Zhentong Tradition in Tibet before Dolpopa
42
Dolpopa and the Zhentong View
45
The Zhentong Tradition after Dolpopa
55
Chapter Three—The Doctrine of the Buddha from Dolpo
79
Emptiness of Self-Nature and Emptiness of Other
81
A Redefinition of Cittamatra* and Madhyamaka
86
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
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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.)
frontispiece
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)