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Contents: Golden Letters |
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Preface |
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Foreword by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche |
11 |
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Introduction |
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The Primordial Origin of Dzogchen |
21 |
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The Place of Dzogchen in Buddhist Teaching |
24 |
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The Three Series of Dzogchen Teachings |
31 |
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PART ONE: The Three Statements that Strike the Essential Points |
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The Three Statements that Strike the Essential Points, by Garab Dorje |
39 |
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A Short Commentary on the Three Statements of Garab Dorje, by H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche |
39 |
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The Special Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King: The Root Text, by Patrul Rinpoche |
40 |
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The Special Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King: Auto-Commentary, by Patrul Rinpoche |
42 |
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Commentary on The Special Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King by the Translator |
46 |
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PART TWO: The Last Testament of Garab Dorje |
64 |
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The Last Testament of Garab Dorjeg of th |
115 |
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Interlinear Commentary to The Last Testament of Garab Dorje by the Translatorlar |
125 |
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PART THREE: The Life of Garab Dorje |
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The Life of Garab Dorje: Translator's Introduction |
163 |
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Guru Sadhana for Garab Dorje, by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche |
165 |
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PART FOUR: Historical Origins of Dzogchen |
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The Problems of Historiography |
185 |
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The Historical Existence of Garab Dorje |
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Possible Historical Sources of Dzogchen |
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Indian Buddhism |
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Ch'an Buddhism |
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Bon |
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Four Early Texts Relating to Dzogchen |
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Rig-pa'i khu-byug, The Earliest Dzogchen Text |
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Kun-byed rgyal-po, The Principal Dzogchen Tantra |
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bSam-gtan mig sgron, A Philosophical Exposition of Dzogchen |
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'Dra bag chen-mo, The Biography of Vairochana |
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Is Dzogchen an Authentic Buddhist Teaching? |
244 |
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The Primordial State of the Great Perfection |
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Note on the Translation of Dzogchen Technical Terms |
269 |
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Appendix: Brief Biography of Patrul Rinpoche |
279 |
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Glossary of Dzogchen Terms |
289 |
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Notes |
313 |
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Selected Bibliography |
315 |
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General Index |
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Index of Tibetan Terms |
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