| Foreword
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vii
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Translator's Introduction
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xiii
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The Excellent Chariot: A Vehicle for the Path to Liberation
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Homage and Pledge of the Composition
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3
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How to Listen to the Teachings
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5
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The Lineage History
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7
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Empowerment
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13
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The Common Preliminaries
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17
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| 1. |
The Precious Human Existence & Refuge
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19
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The Freedoms and Endowments
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19
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Taking Refuge
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27
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The Practice of Taking Refuge
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30
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| 2. |
Impermanence & Bodhichitta
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37
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Death and Impermanence
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37
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Qualifications of Teacher and Student
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37
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Contemplating Impermanence
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44
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Compassion and Bodhichitta
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57
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Aspiration Bodhichitta
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57
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Application Bodhichitta
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60
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Bodhichitta in Practice
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60
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The Benefits of Bodhichitta
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61
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[Developing Bodhichitta]
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61
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| 3. |
Karma & the Three Vows
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63
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The Principle of Karmic Causality
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63
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The Ten Virtues
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67
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The Ten Forms of Vice
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70
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Virtue and Liberation
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72
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The Four Immeasurables
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73
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The Six Perfections
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74
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Karma and Samsara
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75
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Karma and Nirvana
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76
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The Three Vows
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77
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The Vows of Individual Liberation
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77
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The Bodhisattva Precepts
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79
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Samaya Vows
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84
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| 4. |
The Suffering of Samsara & the Practice of Vajrasattva
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91
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The Suffering of Samsara
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91
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How to Listen to the Teachings
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91
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Contemplating the Suffering of Samsara
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93
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The Meditation and Recitation of Vajrasattva
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112
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Confession
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116
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| 5. |
Liberation & the Mandala Offering
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127
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The Benefits of Liberation
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127
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How to Listen to a Teaching
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127
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Contemplating the Benefits of Liberation
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129
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Mandala Offering
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135
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Gathering the Accumulations
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135
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| 6. |
Faith & Guru Yoga
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141
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Faith and Liberation
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141
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The Nature of the Teacher
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141
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The Nature of the Student
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142
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Qualities Needed by Both Teacher and Student
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143
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Faith
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144
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The Guru
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156
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The Practice of Guru Yoga
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162
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Concluding Verses
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171
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Abbreviations
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173
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Glossary
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177
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Notes
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229
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Texts Cited
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235
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Bibliography
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243
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Index
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249
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