Unbounded Wholeness Dzogchen, Bon, and the Logic of the Nonconceptual

by Klein, Anne Carolyn; Wangyal, Tenzin

• ISBN13: 9780195178500
• ISBN10: 0195178505
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

In this book, Anne Carolyn Klein, an American scholar and teacher of Buddhism, and Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, a rigorously trained Tibetan Lama who was among the first to bring Bon Dzogchen teachings to the West, provide a study and translation of the Authenticity of Open Awareness, afoundational text of the Bon Dzogchen tradition. This is the first time a Bon philosophical text of this scope has been translated into any Western language, and as such it is a significant addition to the study of Tibetan religion and Eastern thought. Klein and Rinpoche provide extensiveintroductory, explanatory and historical material that situates the text in the context of Tibetan thought and culture, thus making it accessible to nonspecialists, and an essential reference for scholars and practitioners alike.

Author Biography

Anne Carolyn Klein is Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University and founding co-director of Dawn Mountain, a Tibetan Temple, community center and research institute. She is the author of several books, including Meeting the Great Bliss Queen: Buddhists, Feminists and the Art of the Self (1994). Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is President of the Ligmincha Institute, which he founded in 1992 to preserve Tibetan Bon culture and teachings. His most recent book is Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen (2002).

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
Core Philosophical Issues
Authentication and Authenticity: Authenticity 47.1-53.6	p. 25
Unbounded Wholeness: Multiplicity and Indefiniteness: Authenticity 53.6-66.6	p. 53
Primordial Nondelusion: Artful Endeavor and Spontaneity: Authenticity 66.6-86.3	p. 87
The Path of Continuity: Spontaneity and Dependent Arising: Authenticity 86.3-104.2	p. 119
Samantabhadra and Scripture: Reasoning Resolved: Authenticity 104.3-126.1	p. 137
Mythic and Historical Narratives of Discovery
Colophon Kaleidoscope: Bon's Matrix of Authenticity: Authenticity 126.1-129.2	p. 169
Lishu Daring and a Tangle of Terma Tales: Authenticity 126.2-129.1	p. 201
The Text in Translation
The Authenticity of Open Awareness: A Collection of the Essential Reasonings	p. 223
Authenticity: Background Texts, Locus, and Chronology	p. 311
Texts Cited in Authenticity	p. 333
Glossaries	p. 337
Bibliography	p. 363
Index	p. 381
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