Written by a great modern Nyingma master, Dudjom Rinpoche’s The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism covers in detail and depth both the fundamental teachings and the history of Tibetan Buddhism’s oldest school. This, the first English translation of His Holiness’ masterwork, constitutes the most complete work of its type in the West.
An absolute treasure for students of the tradition, it is also an indispensable reference for anyone with an interest in Buddhism. The book includes chronologies and glossaries that elucidate Buddhist doctrine, and it provides fascinating insights into the Buddhist history of Tibet. Two treatises form the present volume, namely the Fundamentals of the Nyingma School and the History of the Nyingma School. Among the most widely read of all His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche's works, these treatises were composed during the years immediately following his arrival in India as a refugee. His intention in writing them was to preserve the precise structure of the Nyingma philosophical view within its own historical and cultural context.
This is the first time this text has been available in a trade edition. Beautifully presented, this single-volume edition represents a truly wonderful gift, and features illustrations in black and white and in color, plus maps, bibliographic information, and useful annotations.
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SECTION ONE: THE TRANSLATIONS
List of Illustrations Foreword by Shenpen Dawa Rinpoche Preface to the Second Edition Credits for Illustrations and Maps Technical Note Guide to Pronunciation Abbreviations for Section One
BOOK ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF THE NYINGMA SCHOOL OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
Detailed Contents of Book One Translator's Introduction
THE TEXT
Verses of Invocation Introduction
PART ONE: DOCTRINES OF SAMSARA AND NIRVANA
The Essence and Definition of Dharma Doctrines of Samsara Doctrines of Nirvana Transmitted Precepts Treatises Quantitative Treatises Treatises of Inner Science PART TWO: THE NATURE OF THE TEACHER ENDOWED WITH THE BUDDHA-BODIES
Introduction
Samantabhadra, the Buddha-body of Reality Vajradhara, the Emanation of Samantabhadra The Two Buddha-bodies of Form The Five Buddha-bodies and Five Pristine Cognitions Distinctive Attributes of the Buddha-bodies and Pristine Cognitions PART THREE: CAUSAL VEHICLES OF DIALECTICS
Introduction
The Three Promulgations of the Doctrinal Wheel The Lesser Vehicle The Greater Vehicle The Superiority of Great Madhyamaka to Mind Only The Provisional and Definitive Meaning of the Transmitted Precepts The Enlightened or Buddha Family The Two Truths According to Great Madhyamaka Key to the Appraisal of Causal Vehicle Texts A Recapitulation of the Causal Vehicles PART FOUR: RESULTANT VEHICLES OF SECRET MANTRA
Introduction
The Superiority of Secret Mantra The Essence and Definition of Secret Mantra The Three Continua of Ground, Path and Result The Four Tantrapitaka Mahayoga Anuyoga Key to the Appraisal of Secret Mantra Texts The Superiority of Atiyoga, the Great Perfection The Definition of Atiyoga The Divisions of Atiyoga A Recapitulation of the Resultant Vehicles CONCLUSION
Concluding Remarks Dedicatory Verses Colophon
BOOK TWO: HISTORY OF THE NYINGMA SCHOOL OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
Detailed Contents of Book Two Translators' Introduction
THE TEXT
Verses of Invocation
PART ONE: THE ORIGIN OF THE PRECIOUS TEACHING OF THE CONQUEROR IN THIS WORLD
Introduction
The Coming of Buddha, Teacher of the Doctrine The Collecting of Transmitted Precepts by Councils The Patriarchs of the Teaching The Preservation of the Teaching and Spread of the Greater Vehicle PART TWO: THE RISE OF THE PRECIOUS TEACHING OF SECRET MANTRA
Introduction
The Turning of the Secret Mantra Wheel The Collecting of Transmitted Precepts by Different Compilers The Emergence of this Teaching in the Human World The Lineage of Mahayoga, the Class of Tantras The Lineage of Mahayoga, the Class of Means for Attainment The Lineage of Anuyoga, the Perfection Stage The Lineage of Atiyoga, the Great Perfection Concluding Remarks PART THREE: THE ORIGIN OF THE CONQUEROR'S TEACHING IN TIBET
Introduction
The Three Ancestral Religious Kings The Decline and Expansion of the Doctrine during the Intermediate Period The Revival and Later Expansion of the Teaching PART FOUR: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THREE INNER CLASSES OF TANTRA IN TIBET
Introduction
Mahayoga and Anuyoga The Mental and Spatial Classes of Atiyoga The Esoteric Instructional Class of Atiyoga, the Innermost Spirituality Longcen Rapjampa PART FIVE: THE DISTANT LINEAGE OF TRANSMITTED PRECEPTS
Introduction
The Lineage of Nyak The Lineage of Nup The Lineage of the Zur Family Biographies of the Rong Tradition Dotokpa's Lineage of the Zur Tradition Biographies of the Kham Tradition Miscellaneous Lineages of the Zur and Kham Traditions Rongzom Choki Zangpo The Traditions of Vajrakila The Lineages of the Empowerment of the Sutra which Gathers All Intentions Later Linea
