The Treasury of Knowledge: Books Two, Three, and Four Buddhism's Journey to Tibet

by Kongtrul, Jamgon; Zangpo, Ngawang

• ISBN13: 9781559393454
• ISBN10: 1559393459
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-16
• Publisher: Snow Lion

Summary

Jamgon Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge in ten volumes is a unique encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as they were present in Tibet. This volume, his masterful history of Buddhism, describes the Buddha's life and teachings, including material scriptures, non-material realization and works inspired by his teaching. The book also describes how this tradition was preserved and transmitted, and how it journeyed to and was assimilated into Tibetan religious life.

Author Biography

Jamgön Kongtrül (1813–1899) was a versatile and prolific scholar. He has been characterized as a "Tibetan Leonardo" because of his significant contributions to religion, education, medicine, and politics.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Translator's Introduction	p. 1
An Overview of the Treasury of Knowledge	p. 4
Jamgön Kongtrul and the Purpose of The Treasury of Knowledge	p. 9
Kalu Rinpoché and the Purpose of the Translation of The Treasury of Knowledge	p. 18
Paying for the Translation of The Treasury of Knowledge	p. 26
The Treasury in Translation	p. 33
Translating and Reading Buddhism's Journey to Tibet	p. 35
Acknowledgments	p. 38
The Light of the World	p. 41
Our Teacher's Path to Awakening	p. 43
The Buddha's Enlightenment	p. 61
The Buddha's Twelve Deeds	p. 75
Enlightenment's Bodies and Pure Realms	p. 93
What the Buddha Taught	p. 113
What Are the Sacred Teachings?	p. 115
Cycles of Scriptural Transmission	p. 145
Compilations of the Buddha's Word	p. 167
The Origins of the Early Translations' Ancient Tradition	p. 183
Buddhism Resplendent in the World	p. 197
Buddhism in the Land of Exalted Beings	p. 199
How Buddhist Monastic Discipline and Scriptural Transmissions Came to Tibet	p. 235
The History of Lineages of Meditation Practice in Tibet, the Eight Major Chariots	p. 321
A History of Buddhist Culture	p. 377
The Root Text of Books Two, Three, and Four	p. 437
The Outline of Books Two, Three, and Four	p. 479
Translator's Postscript: Reflections on Each Chapter	p. 491
Myriad Worlds Revisted	p. 491
The Light of the World	p. 495
Our Teacher's Path to Awakening	p. 495
The Buddha's Enlightenment	p. 500
The Buddha's Twelve Deeds	p. 509
Enlightenment's Bodies and Pure Realms	p. 513
What the Buddha Taught	p. 519
What Are the Sacred Teachings?	p. 519
Cycles of Scriptural Transmission	p. 528
Compilations of the Buddha's Word	p. 536
The Origins of the Early Translations' Ancient Tradition	p. 538
Buddhism Resplendent in the World	p. 546
Buddhism in the Land of Exalted Beings	p. 546
How Buddhist Monastic Discipline and Scriptural Transmissions Came to Tibet	p. 551
The History of Lineages of Meditation Practice in Tibet, the Eight Major Chariots	p. 577
A History of Buddhist Culture	p. 597
Bibliography	p. 605
List of Names	p. 609
List of Names of Nonhuman Beings	p. 633
List of Place Names	p. 639
List of Texts Cited	p. 645
Subject Index	p. 663
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