| Foreword |
vii |
| Preface |
ix |
| Technical Note |
xii |
| Introduction |
3 |
| Part i General Buddhism |
7 |
| 1 The Divisions of Vehicles |
9 |
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2 The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma |
15 |
| The Four Noble Truths |
15 |
| The Three Higher Trainings |
18 |
| The Thirty-Seven Aspects of the Path to Enlightenment |
20 |
| 3 The Second Turning: The Doctrine of Emptiness |
23 |
| 4 The Third Turning: Buddha-nature |
27 |
| 5 Different Explanations of Selflessness |
31 |
| 6 The Four Seals of Buddhism |
37 |
| 7 The Mahayana Path of Emptiness and Compassion |
41 |
| Reading Mahayana Scriptures: The Definitive and the Interpretable |
41 |
| The Profound View |
44 |
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8 Questions and Answers |
47 |
| Part ii An Altruistic Outlook and Way of Life |
57 |
| 9 The Benefits of Altruism |
59 |
| 10 Recognizing the Enemy Within |
67 |
| 11 Overcoming Anger and Hatred |
77 |
| 12 Oneself and Others: Exchanging Places |
85 |
| 13 Questions and Answers |
89 |
| Part iii The Vajrayana Buddhism of Tibet |
91 |
| 14 The Distinctive Features of Tantra |
93 |
| 15 The Divisions of Tantra |
103 |
| 16 Initiation: Empowerment |
105 |
| 17 Pledges and Vows |
111 |
| 18 Tantric Practice: The First Three Classes of Tantra |
115 |
| 19 Advanced Tantric Practice: Highest Yoga Tantra |
125 |
| General Introduction |
125 |
| Deciphering the Tantras: The Interpretive Keys |
129 |
| Bliss and Emptiness |
132 |
| Death, Intermediate State, and Rebirth |
132 |
| The Completion Stage |
141 |
| Highest Yoga Tantra According to the Old Translation School |
144 |
| 20 Questions and Answers |
147 |
| Translator's Notes |
157 |
| Glossary of Terms |
175 |
| Bibliography |
183 |
| Index |
199 |
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