Jamgon Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge in ten books is a unique encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as they were preserved in Tibet. The first two parts of Book Six concern Indo-Tibetan Classical Learning and Buddhist Phenomenology. The former analyzes traditional subjects such as Sanskrit grammar, logic, and medicine. The principal non-Buddhist philosophical systems in vogue are then summarized and contrasted with the hierarchical meditative concentrations and formless absorptions through which the "summit of cyclic existence" can genuinely be attained. Part Two examines the phenomenological structures of Abhidharmathe shared inheritance of all Buddhist traditions.

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1900), the author of The Treasury of Knowledge, helped to spearhead an ecumenical revival of the Buddhist teachings in Tibet and worked tirelessly to promote a tolerant and open exchange between the different schools of the Tibetan tradition. In addition to writing The Treasury of Knowledge, he was responsible for compiling several enormous collections of texts from all the Buddhist lineages extant in Tibet. In the wake of the destruction of Tibet in more recent times, these collections have proved invaluable in helping to preserve the lineages of these teachings.

Richard Barron (Chkyi Nyima) has been a student of Buddhism for nearly forty years and has studied with masters in all of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He has completed a traditional three-year retreat. Fundamentals of Buddhist Study and Practice is his third book under the auspices of the Tsadra Foundation. He lives in California.

Contents: The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Six, Parts One and Two - Indo-Tibetan Classical Learning and Buddhist Phenomenology by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye
Foreword by Zenkar Rinpoche, Thubten Nyima	xi
Introduction	1
THE TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE: Book Six - A Graduated Exposition of Classical Studies	71
PART ONE: Indo-Tibetan Classical Learning	73
The Root Verses	75
The Auto-commentary	97
1 The Purpose and Scope of Learning	99
2 Articulation and Semantics	105
3 Sanskrit Grammar	125
4 Logic	139
5 Fine Arts	177
6 Medicine	317
7 Astrology and Divination	343
8 Poetics	359
9 Prosody	367
10 Synonymics	379
11 Dramaturgy	387
12 Mundane Spiritual Paths	395
13 The Exalted Vehicle	419
PART TWO: Buddhist Phenomenology	441
The Root Verses	443
The Auto-commentary	459
1 Non-Buddhist and Buddhist Philosophical Systems	461
2 Doxography of the Buddhist Traditions	465
3 Phenomenological Structures	469
4 The Tradition of Higher Abhidharma	473
5 The Tradition of the Lower Abhidharma	541
6 Phenomenological Basis according to the Final Promulgation	549
7 The Five Foundational Factors	555
8 The Three Natures	563
9 Dependent Origination	575
Appendix: Outline of the Text	613
Thematic Concordance of Terminology	637
Notes to Part One	743
Notes to Part Two	849
Abbreviations	875
Bibliography of Works Cited by the Author	877
Reference Bibliography	905
Index	945