Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Harvard University, 2012) under title: Delivering the Lotus-Born: historiography in the Tibetan Renaissance.
摘要
Tibetan and Western scholars alike have long assumed that the Copper Island Biography of Padmasambhava was originally presented as a treasure text (terma). However, investigating the sources of this narrative shows that rather than wholesale invention or simple revelation, the Copper Island was a product of the Tibetan assimilation and innovation of core Indian Buddhist literary traditions. These traditions were well known to Nyangrel, who is renowned as the first of the great Buddhist treasure revealers. Remembering the Lotus-Born takes an unprecedented look at Nyangrel’s work in the Copper Island, including his contributions to hagiography, reincarnation theory, treasure recovery, and historiography.
Drawing all these threads together, it concludes by comparing all the available versions of Nyangrel’s Padmasambhava narrative to challenge long-held assumptions and clarify its origin and transmission.
目次
Introduction 1 1 Karmic Foreshadowing on the Pathof Fruition 33 2 Reincarnation and the Return of the Sovereign 55 3 Treasure before Tradition 85 4 Drawing Honey from Historiography 141 5 Delivering the LotusBorn 177 6 Dating the Birth Life and Death of Nyangrel 203 7 List of Tibetan Title Abbreviations 209
