The 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.
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General 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
