Myriad Worlds
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Full Title
Myriad Worlds
Buddhist Cosmology in Abhidharma
Kālacakra and Dzog-chen
Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé
Translated and edited by the International Translation Committee
of Kunkhyab Chöling founded by the V.V. Kalu Rinpoché
Publication data
Table of Content
Introduction
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Bibliography of Works Cited
Scriptures
Beyond the Limits of Sound Root Tantra sGra thal 'gyur rtsa ba'i rgyud NG vol. Tha, ff. 193-265
Blossomed Wisdom Scripture Niṣṭhāgata-bhagavajjñana-vaipūlyasutra bCom ldan 'das kyi ye shes rgyas pa'i mdo Dg.K. mDo sde, vol. Ga, ff. 1-275 (Toh. 99)
Brahmaṇa Vyhāsa Scripture gNas 'jog pa'i mdo Dg.K. mDo sde, vol. Sa, ff. 263-268 (Toh. 333)
Cluster of Jewels Tantra Nor bu phra bkod pa'i rgyud NG vol. Ta, ff. 234-262
Condensed Transcendent Wisdom Scripture Ārya-prajñāpāramitā-sañcayagatha 'Phags pa shes rab kyi pha roI tu phyin pa sdud pa tshigs su bead pa In: Collection of Scriptures and Dharani (gZungs bsdus/ mDo sngags gsung rab rgya mtsho'i snying po sdud pa), two vols. Dharamsala: 1976. Vol. sMad eha, ff. 1-30
Descent into Laṅka Scripture Laṅkāvatārasūtra Lang kar gshegs pa'i mdo Dg.K. mDo sde, vol. Ca, ff. 56-191 (Toh. 107) Translated by D.T. Suzuki, The Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra (London: Routledge, 1932)
Flower Ornament Scripture (FOS) Buddha-avataṃsaka-nāma-mahāvaipūlyasūtra Sangs rgyas phal po che zhes bya ba shin tu rgyas pa chen po'i mdo Dg.K. Phal chen, vol. Ka, Kha, Ga, A (Toh. 44) Trans. from Chinese by Thomas Cleary, The Flower Ornament Scripture, 3 vols. (Boulder: Shambhala, 1984, 1986, 1987)
Fundamental Tantra of Mañjuśri Mañjuśrimūlatantra 'Jam dpal gyi rtsa ba'i rgyud Dg.K. rGyud 'bum, vol. Na, ff. 105-351 (Toh. 543)
Garland of Pearls Tantra Mu tig rin po ehe'i phreng ba'i rgyud NG vol. Ta, ff. 234-289
Glorious Tantra (see Great King of Tantras Issued from the Sacred Primordial Buddha, the Glorious Wheel of Time)
Great Array: The Tantra of Supreme Wish-Fulfillment bKod pa chen po yid bzhin mchog gi rgyud NG
Great King of Tantras Issued from the Sacred Primordial Buddha, the Glorious Wheel of Time (GKT) Paramādibuddhoddhṛta-śrikālaeakra-tantrarājā mChog gi dang po'i sangs rgyas las phyung ba rgyud kyi rgyal po dpal dus kyi 'khor lo Dg.K. rGyud 'bum, vol. Ka, ff. 22-128 (Toh. 362)
Great Mindfulness Scripture (GMS) Saddharmasmṛityupasthāna Dam pa'i ehos dran pa nye bar gzhag pa Dg.K. mDo sde, vol. Ya, Ra, La, Sha (Toh. 287)
Inconceivable King Scripture Acintyarājasūtra bSam gyis mi khyab pa'i rgyal po'i mdo Dg.K. mDo sde, vol. Ya, ff. 5-7 (Toh. 268)
Inconceivable Secrets of the Transcendent Ones Scripture Tathāgatacintyaguhya-nirdeśa-sūtra De bzhin gshegs pa'i gsang ba bsam gyis mi khyab pa bstan pa'i mdo Dg.K. dKon brtsegs, vol. Ka, ff. 100-203 (Toh. 47)
Intrinsically Free Awareness Tantra Rig pa rang grol ba'i rgyud NG vol. Tha, ff. 167-193
Majestic Creative Energy of the Universe Kun byed rgyal po NG vol. Ka, ff. 1-110
Marvellous Life of the Buddha Scripture Lalitavistarasūtra rGya cher rol pa'i mdo Dg.K. mDo sde, vol. Kha, ff. 1-216 (Toh. 95)Translated from French by Gwendolyn Bays, The Voice of Buddha: The Beauty of Compassion. Berkeley: Dharma Publishing, 1983
Phenomenology Scripture Abhidharmasūtra Chos mngon pa'i mdo unidentified
Pure Golden Light Scripture Suvarṇaprabhāsottama-sūtrendrarājasūtra gSer 'od dam pa mdo sde'i dbang po'i rgyal po'i mdo Dg.K. rGyud 'bum, vol. Pa, ff. 151-273 (Toh. 556)
Questions of Gaganaganja Scripture Gaganagañja-paripṛcchāsūtra Nam mkha' mdzod kyis zhus pa'i mdo Dg.K. mDo sde, vol. Pa, ff. 243-330 (Toh. 148)
Reunion of Father and Son Scripture Pitāputra-samāgamanasūtra Yab dang sras mjal ba'i mdo Dg.K. dKon brtsegs, vol. Nga, ff. 1-168 (Toh. 60)
Scripture Revealing Dharma and its Meaning Dharmārtha-vibhaṅgasūtra Chos dang don rnam par 'byed pa'i mdo Dg.K. mDo sde, vol. Za, ff. 42-46 (Toh. 247)
Sixth Expanse Tantra Kun tu bzang po klong drug pa'i rgyud NG vol. Tha, ff. 305-335
Tantra of Great Beauty and Auspiciousness bKra shis mdzes ldan chen po'i rgyud NG vol. Tha, ff. 335-343
Tantra of Self-Manifestation [of Awareness] (SMA) Rig pa rang shar chen po'i rgyud NG vol. Tha, ff. 1-167
Transcendent Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag brgya pa Dg.K. Shes phyin, vol. Ka through vol. A (Toh. 8)
Vajra Daka Śri-vajraḍāka-mahātantrarāja rGyud kyi rgyal po chen po dpal rdo rje mkha' 'gro Dg.K. rGyud 'bum, vol. Ka, ff. 1-125 (Toh. 370)
Vajrasattva, Mirror of the Heart Tantra rDo rje sems dpa'i snying gi me long gi rgyud NG vol. Tha, ff. 265-291
White Lotus of Compassion Scripture Karuṇāpuṇḍarīkasūtra sNying rje pad ma dkar po'i mdo Dg.K. mDo sde, vol. Cha, ff. 129-297 (Toh. 112)
Treatises
Asaṅga Compendium of Determinations Viniścayasaṃgraha /Nirṇayasaṃgraha rNam par gtan la dbab pa bsdu ba Dg.T. Sems tsam, vol. Shi, ff. 1-289 (Toh. 4038)
Compendium of Enumerations Paryāyasaṃgraha rNam grangs bsdu ba Dg.T. Sems tsam, vol. Hi, ff. 22-47 (Toh. 4041)
Compendium of Explanations Vivaraṇasaṃgraha rNam par bshad pa bsdu ba Dg.T. Sems tsam, vol. Hi, ff. 47-68 (Toh. 4042)
Compendium of Facts Vastusaṃgraha gZhi bsdu ba Dg.T. Sems tsam, vol. Zi, ff. 127-335 (Toh. 4039)
Compendium of the Universal Way Mahāyanasaṃgraha Theg pa chen po bsdus pa Dg.K. Sems tsam, vol. Ri, ff. 1-43 (Toh. 4048)
Facts of the Stages Bhūmivastu/Yogācārabhūmi Sa'i dngos gzhi/rNal 'byor spyod pa'i sa Dg.T. Sems tsam, vol. Tshi, Dzi, Wi (Toh. 4035-37) Includes Bāhubhūmika, Śrāvakabhūmi, and Bodhisattvabhūmi
Synthesis of Phenomenology (Syn) Abhidharmasamucaya Chos mngon pa kun las btus pa Dg.T. Sems tsam, vol. Ri, ff. 44-120 (Toh. 4049)Translated from Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese by Walpola Rahula, Le Compendium de la Super-Doctrine d'Asaṅga (Paris: Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient,1980)
Candrakīrti Introduction to the Central Way Madhyamakāvatāra dBu ma la 'jug pa Dg.T. dBu ma, vol. Ha, ff. 201-219 (Toh. 3861)
Daṃṣṭrāsena Commentary to the Large, Medium and Small Transcendent Wisdom Scriptures Śatasāhasrikā-pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-aṣṭādaśasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā-bṛhaṭṭikā 'Phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa 'bum pa dang nyi khri lnga stong pa dang khri brgyad stong pa'i rgya cher bshad pa Dg.K. Shes phyin, vol. Pha, ff. 1-292 (Toh. 3808)
Dharmakirti Treatise on Valid Cognition Pramāṇavārttika Tshad ma rnam 'grel Dg.T. Tshad ma, vol. Ce, ff. 94-151 (Toh. 4210)
Dharmamitra Treatise on the Transcendent Wisdom Pith Instructions, Commentary on the Ornament of Realizations Abhisamayālaṃkārakārikā-prajñāpāramitopadeśa-śastraṭīkāprasphuṭapadā Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i man ngag gi bstan beos mngon rtogs rgyan gyi tshig le'ur byas pa'i 'grel bshad tshig rab tu gsal ba Dg.T. Shes phyin, vol. Nga, ff. 1-110 (Toh. 3796)
Haribhadra Discussion on the Scripture of Transcendent Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitāvyākhyā-abhisamayālaṁkārāloka Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa brgyad stong pa'i bshad pa mngon par rtogs pa'i rgyan gyi snang ba Dg.T. Shes phyin, vol. Cha, ff. 1-341 (Toh. 3791)
Maitreya Scripture Ornament/Ornament of the Scriptures of the Universal Way Mahāyānasūtrālaṁkāra Theg pa chen po'i mdo sde'i rgyan Dg.T. Sems tsam, vol. Phi, ff. 1-39 (Toh. 4020)
Nāgārjuna Disclosure of the Awakening Mind (DAM) Bodhicittavivaraṇa Byang chub sems kyi 'grel pa Dg.T. rGyud, vol. Ngi, ff. 38-42 (Toh. 1800)
Puṇḍarika Stainless Commentary to the Kalacakra Tantra Vimalaprabhā-nāma-mūlatantrānusāriṇi-dvādaśasahasrikālaghukālaeakratantrarāja-ṭikā bDus pa'i rgyud kyi rgyal po dus kyi 'khor lo'i 'grel bshad rtsa ba'i rgyud kyi rjes su 'jug pa stong phrag bcu gnyis pa dri ma med pa'i , od ees bya ba Dg.K. rGyud, vol. Tha, ff. 107-277 and vol. Da, ff. 1-297 (Toh. 1347)
Purṇavardhana Commentary to the Treasury of Phenomenology Abhidharmakośaṭikā-Iakṣanānusāriṇi Chos mngon pa'i mdzod kyi 'grel bshad mtshan nyid kyi rjes su 'brangba Dg.T. mNgon pa, vol. Cu, ff. 1-347 and vol. Chu, ff. 1-322 (Toh. 4093)
Śantipa Supreme Essence Commentary on the Transcendent Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines Aṣṭasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā-pañjikāsarottamā Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa brgyad stong pa'i dka' 'grel snyingpo mchog Dg.T. Shes phyin, vol. Tha, ff. 1-230 (Toh. 3803)
Subhūticandra Wish-Fulfilling Scripture Amarakoṣaṭīkākāmadhenu 'Chi ba med pa'i mdzod kyi rgya cher 'grel pa 'dod 'jo'i ba mo Dg.T. sGra mdo, vol. Se, ff. 244-318 (Toh. 4300)
Vasubandhu Commentary to the Treasury of Phenomenology Abhidharmakośabhāṣya Chos mngon pa'i mdzod kyi bshad pa Dg.T. mNgon pa, vol. Ku, ff. 26-258 (Toh. 4090)
Principles of Elucidation Vyākhyāyukti rNam par bshad pa'i rigs pa Dg.T. Sems tsam, vol. Shi, ff. 29-134 (Toh. 4061)
Treasury of Phenomenology (TOP) Abhidharmakośakārikā Chos mngon pa'i mdzod kyi tshig le'ur byas pa Dg.T. mNgon pa,vol. Ku, ff. 1-25 (Toh. 4089)
Tibetan Works
Kongtrul Lodrö Taye (Kong sprul Blo gros mtha' yas) Elucidation of the Philosophy of Rangjung Dorjé Rang 'byung dgongs gsal
- Elucidation of the Profound Meaning rNal 'byor bla med pa'i rgyud sde rgya mtsho'i snying po bsdus pa zab mo gi don nyung ngu'i tshig gi mam par 'grol ba zab don snang byed
Mikyö Dorje (Mi bskyod rDo rje) Ocean of the Mind Yid mtsho
Rangjung Dorjé (Rang byung rDo rje) Profound Inner Meaning Zab mo nang gi don
- Showing the Essence of the Joyful Ones bDe gshegs snying po bstan pa'i bstan bcos
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