The Buddha From Dolpo

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List of Illustrations

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Preface and Acknowledgments

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Introduction

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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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Childhood and Early Education

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Studies at the Great Monastery of Sakya

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The Move to Jonang

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Raising Mt. Meru and Revealing the Zhentong View

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The Initial Reception of the Zhentong Teachings

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The New Jonang Translation of the Kalacakra* Tantra and the Vimalaprabha*

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Years of Retreat and Teaching

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Invitation to China by the Yüan Emperor Toghon Temür

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Changes in the Jonang Leadership and the Beginning of the Journey to Lhasa

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Teachings in Central Tibet and the Return to Tsang

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The Aborted Meeting with Budön Rinchen Drup

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The Last Months at Jonang

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Chapter Two—A Historical Survey of the Zhentong Tradition in Tibet

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The Zhentong Tradition in Tibet before Dolpopa

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Dolpopa and the Zhentong View

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The Zhentong Tradition after Dolpopa

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Chapter Three—The Doctrine of the Buddha from Dolpo

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Emptiness of Self-Nature and Emptiness of Other

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A Redefinition of Cittamatra* and Madhyamaka

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Two Approaches to Enlightenment

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Part Two—Texts in Translation

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Introduction to the Translation of A General Commentary on the Doctrine

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The Supplication Entitled A General Commentary on the Doctrine

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Introduction to the Translation of The Fourth Council

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The Great Calculation of the Doctrine Which Has the Significance of a Fourth Council

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Notes

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Bibliography

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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.)

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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)