Mrs. Alka Chattopadhyaya (b.1926) took her M.A. from Calcutta University and started teaching in the colleges of Calcutta. In 1968, she was awarded Ph.D. by the Calcutta University. In 1973, she became the Principal of the Vidyasagar College for Women, Calcutta.
摘要
In the matter of editing the manuscript and brushing up its language, the most arduous task has been that of Sri Radhamohan Bhattacharyya, who has kindly corrected the entire manuscript excepting only the Appendices, If I hesitate to be explicit about the extent of my real indebtedness to him, it is only because with his characteristic modesty he is likely to be annoyed by it.
目次
Author’s Preface Transliteration, Notes and References
Part I Introductory and Early Career 1. Dipamkara in the Religious History of India and Tibet 1 2. Misunderstanding Dipamkara and His Message 14 3. The Sources 22 4. The Name 30 5. How many Dipamkaras ? 37 6. Birth and Lineage 56 7. Early Career 67 8. Tantrika Initiation 71 9. Buddhist Ordination 77 10. Suvarnadvipa and Dharmakirti 84 11. Back to India: Peace Mission 96 12. Indian Monasteries 100 13. Vikramasila vihara 102 14. Odantapuri and Somapuri 113 15. Dipamkara at Vikramasila 127
Part II Tibetan Background 16. How the Tibetans Tell Their Own History 145 17. Tibetans and their First King 152 18. Early Legendary Kings 159 19. Bon Religion 165 20. Mysterious Helper 173 21. Sron-btsan-sgam-po 180 22. Thon-mi Sambhota 198 23. Khri-sron-lde-btsan 212 24. The Ministerial Intrigues 221 25. Santaraksita, Padmasambhava and Kamalasila 228 26. Ral-pa-can 250
Part III Atisa in Tibet 28. The Subsequent Propagation of the Doctrine 279 29. The pious king Ye-ses-'od 283 30. Tibet on the eve of inviting Alisa 291 31. Jayasila and Viryasimha 298 31 Journey to Tibet 307 33. "Thirteen Years" in Tibet 330
APPENDICES Appendix A: Biographical Materials: Tibetan Sources rendered into English 1. Introductory Note 371 2. 'brom-ston-pa’s statra to Dipamkara 372 3. Extracts from Dpag-bsam-ljon-bzah of Sumpa 377 4. Extracts from Taranatha 384 5. The General History and Philosophy of the bka'-gdams-pa sect by Chos-kyi-ni-ma 385 6. A New Biography of Atisa compiled in Tibetan from Tibetan sources by Nagwang Nima and edited by Lama Chimpa 397
Appendix B: The Works of Dipamkara 1. Introductory Note 442 2. Works in the bsTan-'gyur of which Dipamkara is both author and translator 445 3. Works in the bsTan-'gyur of which Dipamkara is author only 466 4. Works in the bsTan-'gyur of which Dipamkara is translator only 475 5. Works in the bsTan-’gyur connected in other ways with Dipamkara 494 6. Works in the bsTan-'gyur, though with some variation in the name of the author or translator, are to be attributed to the same Dipamkara 497 7. Works in the hKa'-'gyur of which Dipamkara is translator or reviser 499
Appendix C: Selected writings of Dipamkara 1. Introductory Note 504 2. Carya-giti 505 3. Carya-giti-vritti 511 4. Dipamkara-srijnana-dharma-gitika 519 5. Vimala-ratna-lekha 520 6. Bodhi-patha-pradipa 525 7. Sayings of Atisa: A 536 8. Sayings of Atisa: B 540 9. Sanskrit restoration of the Bodhi-patha-pradipa by Mrinal Kanti Gangopadhyay 545 10. Photostat reproduction of the manuscript containing the Sayings of Atisa 550
Appendix D On the Tibetan Sexagenary Cycle. In collaboration with R. N. Bhattacharya 561
Bibliography and Abbreviations 575 Index 579 Corrections and Additions 594
