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A History of Buddhism in India and Tibet: An Expanded Version of the Dharma’s Origins Made by the Learned Scholar Deyu
Author Martin, Dan (譯)
Date2022
Pages984
PublisherWisdom Publication
Publisher Url https://wisdomexperience.org/
LocationSomerville, MA, US [薩默維爾, 麻薩諸塞州, 美國]
SeriesThe Library of Tibetan Classics
Series No.32
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
AbstractThe first complete English translation of an important thirteenth-century history that sheds light on Tibet’s imperial past and on the transmission of the Buddhadharma into Central Asia.

Translated here into English for the first time in its entirety by perhaps the foremost living expert on Tibetan histories, this engaging translation, along with its ample annotation, is a must-have for serious readers and scholars of Buddhist studies. In this history, discover the first extensive biography of the Buddha composed in the Tibetan language, along with an account of subsequent Indian Buddhist history, particularly the writing of Buddhist treatises. The story then moves to Tibet, with an emphasis on the rulers of the Tibetan empire, the translators of Buddhist texts, and the lineages that transmitted doctrine and meditative practice. It concludes with an account of the demise of the monastic order followed by a look forward to the advent of the future Buddha Maitreya.

The composer of this remarkably ecumenical Buddhist history compiled some of the most important early sources on the Tibetan imperial period preserved in his time, and his work may be the best record we have of those sources today. Dan Martin has rendered the richness of this history an accessible part of the world’s literary heritage.
Table of contentsGeneral Editor's Preface XV
Translator's Introduction I
Identity of the Compiler and the Threefold Authorship Problem 10
Literary Sources Made Use of by the Author 18
The Author's Allegiances 19
The Author's Purpose 20
Historical Significance and Impact 23
Unique Subject Matter 25
The Prostration Passage 26
Kingship 29
The Incidental Kings
according to Seven (or Six and One-Half) Documents 31
The Revolts of the Civil Work Corps 38
Previous Literature about the Deyu Histories 42
Thoughts on Translation 44
Aims of the Notes 46
Concluding Remarks 48
Translator's Acknowledgments 50

PART 1: INDIA
The Two Truths and Scripture 57
Introduction 65
The Origins of the Dharma with an Account of the Three Bodies 75
The Account of the 1,002 Buddhas 91
The Biography of the Enlightened One, Śākyamuni 99
How the Scriptures Were Taught 175
How the Treatises Were Composed (1) 207
Tantra Collections and Their Divsions 247
Making Distinctions 261
How the Compilers Collected the Scriptures 291
How the Treatises Were Composed (2) 323
PART 2: TIВЕТ
Homage and Prostration 349
Statement on the Subjects Covered 369
Kingship and the History of Kings 371
The Sovereign Power of the Wheel-Turning Kings 389
Ikṣvāku Line 397
An Account of the Birth of Rajyananda 403
Wonders of the Śākya Clan 405
How the Line of Rāhula Came to an End 407
Appointed Kings 415
Primordial Rulers of Tibet 425
Incidental Kings 433
Accounts of Indian Origins for the Tibetan Royal Dynasty 467
The Seating Order of Divinities in the Firmament 477
The Two Upper Kings 479
The Royal Dynasties after Gri gum btsan po 489
Reign of Srong btsan the Wise 497
Law and Administration: The Short Catalog 505
Law and Administration: The Expanded Catalog 509
Erecting the Jokhang 551
Between Srong brtsan the Wise and Khri srong lde brtsan 583
Emperor Khri srong lde brtsan 589
The Earlier Translation Period and Its Ten Phases 595
Bsam yas Temple 649
The Decline of the Dharma 689
The Period of Fragmentation 695
The Revolt of the Civil Work Corps 701
Accordion-Style Manuscript with Stack of Nine 707
Confidential Sealed Document 709
Registry of Royal Tombs 713
Period of Fragmentation 723
The Royal Line of Yum brtan 737
The Later Spread of Monastic Ordinations 739
The Tail of the Old Translations 749
The New Translations 753
The Future Decline of the Teachings 757
The Duration of the Teachings 767
The Arrival of Maitreya 773
Colophon 777
Appendix on the Authors' Spiritual and Family Lineages 779
Bibliographies 787
Textual Resources 787
Tibetan-Language Texts 791
Kangyur 791
Tengyur 805
Tibetan-Language Texts Outside the Kangyur and Tengyur 820
Publications in Other Languages 827
Internet Research Resources 884
Index 887
About the Contributors 953
ISBN9780861714728 (hbc); 9781614297420 (ebook)
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