The Treasury of Knowledge: Book One Myriad Worlds

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• ISBN13: 9781559391887
• ISBN10: 155939188X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-05
• Publisher: Snow Lion

Summary

This first book of The Treasury, which serves as a prelude to Kongtrul's survey, describes four major cosmological systems found in the Tibetan tradition those associated with the Hinayana, Mahayana, Kalachakra and Dzogchen teachings.

Author Biography

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1899), a pivotal figure in eastern Tibet's nonsectarian movement, was one of the most outstanding writers and teachers of his time. In his monumental Treasury of Knowledge he presents a complete account of the major lines of thought and practice that comprise Tibetan Buddhism

Table of Contents

Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama	6	(3)
Preface	9	(6)
Translators' Introduction	15	(42)
Root Verses from The Encompassment of All Knowledge	57	(18)
Prologue	75	(4)
Introduction	79	(12)
Overview of The Infinite Ocean of Knowledge	91	(4)
Myriad Worlds
The Cosmology of the Universal Way	95	(12)
Our Universe according to the Individual and Universal Ways	107	(40)
Space and Time in the Tantra of the Wheel of Time	147	(24)
The Causes of Cyclic Life	171	(32)
The Primordial Purity of the Universe	203	(26)
Appendix: Outline of the Text	229	(6)
Glossary of Technical Terms	235	(10)
Glossary of Names	245	(8)
Abbreviations	253	(2)
Notes	255	(26)
Bibliography of Works Cited	281	(6)
Reference Bibliography	287	(4)
Index	291