The Rwa pod and Other 'Lost' Works of Rwa lo tsā ba's Vajrabhairava Tradition: A Catalogue of Recently Acquired Tibetan Manuscripts from Mongolia and Khams and Their Significance
WSTB: Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde
摘要
This publication introduces a rare cache of over three hundred Tibetan-language manuscripts recently recovered from Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar) and Khams (Jyekundo, Yushu county) comprising essential works on Vajrabhairava and Yamāri/Yamāntaka by the eleventh-century Tibetan Buddhist translator and tantric master Rwa lo tsā ba Rdo rje grags, and by numerous other authors and commentators affiliated with his tradition. The centerpiece of these manuscript collections is the once mysterious compendium of Rwa lo tsā ba’s personal writings known as the Rwa pod ("Rwa book"). The volume provides an itemized inventory of these manuscripts with brief descriptions and cross-references for each work. It also includes an extensive introductory study discussing the early history and transmission of the Vajrabhairava and Yamāri/Yamāntaka traditions in Tibet, with special focus on the legacy of Rwa lo tsā ba, particularly in the Sa skya lineages.
目次
Part One: Introduction 11
I. A Brief History of The Cults of Vajrabhairava and Yamāri/Yamāntaka in Tibet 13 1. The Tantras of Vajrabhairava and Yamāri/Yamāntaka 14 2. The Tibetan Translators and Their Traditions 33 3. Rwa Lo Tsā Ba Rdo Rje Grags and the Early Rwa Lugs Transmissions 55 4. The Rwa Pod and The Core Compositions of Rwa Lo Tsā Ba 83 5. The Dpal Pod of ʼbri Gung Dpal ʼdzin 103
II. The Manuscripts 113 III. Appendices 127 IV. Bibliography 155
Part Two: Catalogue 177 I. The Manuscripts of the Rwa Pod and Related Works 179 II. Indices 517
