Foreword / Tulku Thondup -- Pt. 1. Foundations of Vajrayana -- 1. The Indian Prelude -- 2. How the Vajrayana Came to Tibet: The Early Spreading of the Dharma -- 3. How the Vajrayana Came to Tibet: The Later Spreading and Beyond -- 4. The Vajrayana in the Context of the Three-Yana Journey -- 5. The View of Vajrayana -- Pt. 2. Entering the Vajra World -- 6. Some Initial Vajrayana Perspectives -- 7. The World Beyond Thought -- 8. The Vajra Master -- 9. Entering the Vajrayana Path -- 10. Tantric Practice: Meditation on the Yidam -- 11. Subtleties of Practice: The Inner Yogas -- Pt. 3. Meeting the Essence of Mind -- 12. Mahamudra: The Great Symbol -- 13. Dzokchen: The Great Perfection -- Pt. 4. Tantric Applications -- 14. Lessons in Mortality: Death and Dying in Tantric Practice -- 15. Bodhisattvas in the World: Tulkus, Reincarnate Lamas -- 16. Themes of a Tulku's Life -- 17. The Practice of Retreat -- 18. The Passing of a Realized Master
Notes
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-507) and index
