An Introduction to Tantric Buddhism c2: Contents
An Introduction to Tāntric Buddhism c2
- Language
- English
Contents
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| | | | | Pages |
| Preface | ... | ... | ... | VII—X |
| Acknowledgments | ... | ... | ... | XI |
| Abbreviations | ... | ... | ... | XII |
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CHAPTER I
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PRELIMINARY
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(i) Mission of the Tantras in General and the Buddhist Tantras in Particular ... ... ... 1—4
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(ii) The Salient Features of Mahāyāna as contrasted with Hinayāna ... ... ... 4—16 (A) The Final Goal ... ... ... 7—9 (B) The Three Schools—Śrāvakayāna, Pratyeka-Buddhayāna and Bodhisattvayāna ... 9—10 (C) The Pāramitās ... ... ... 10—11 (D) The Docetic Conception of the Three Kāyas ... 12—15 (E) Predominance of Philosophical Thoughts ... 15—16
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(iii) Philosophical systems ... ... ... 16—40 (A) Mādhyamika Philosophy of Nāgārjuna ... 18—28 (B) The Tathatā-vāda of Aśvaghoṣa ... ... 28—27 (C) Vijñāna-vāda or Yogācāra ... ... 27—35 (D) Affinity with Vedānta ... ... ... 35—40
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CHAPTER II
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UNSYSTEMATISED PHILOSOPHICAL FRAGMENTS FOUND IN THE BUDDHIST TANTRAS ... 41—59
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CHAPTER III
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SCHOOLS OF TANTRIC BUDDHISM
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(i) The Evolution of Mantrayāna ... ... 60—70
(ii) Vajrayāna—the most common name ... ... 70—85 (A) Kālacakrayāna, Nāthism, etc. ... ... 72—78 (B) General Characteristics of Vajrayāna ... ... 78—85
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CHAPTER IV
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THE THEOLOGICAL POSITION OF THE TANTRIC BUDDHISTS
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(i) Vajra and Vajrasattva ... ... ... 86—98
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(ii) Bodhicitta . . . . . 98—125 (A) General Conception of Bodhicitta ... ... 98—100 (B) Śūnyatā and Karuṇā as Prajñā and Upāya ... 100—105 (C) Cosmological and Ontological Aspects of Prajñā and Upāya . . . . . 106—118 (D) Prajñā and Upāya as Male and Female ... 118—118 (E) Prajñā and Upāya as Lalanā-Rasanā, Left and Right, Vowel and Consonants, etc. ... 118—125
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(iii) Advaya (Non-duality) and Yuganaddha (Principle of Union) . . . . . 125—184
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(iv) Rāga (Affection) and Mahārāga (Great Affection) ... 185—188
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(v) Samarasa . . . . . 188—141
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(vi) Mahāsukha (Supreme Bliss) as the Final Goal: Nirvāṇa and Mahāsukha ... ... ... 142—159 (A) Nirvāṇa as Positive State of Bliss ... ... 142—148 (B) Nirvāṇa as Mahāsukha in the Buddhist Tantras 148—151 (C) The Cosmological and Ontological Significance of Mahāsukha . . . . . 151—156 (D) Mahāsukha in Relation to the Esoteric Practice 156—158 (E) The Transformed Idea of Bodhicitta in Relation to the Esoteric Yogic Practice ... ... 158—159
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CHAPTER V
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THE ELEMENT OF ESOTERIC YOGA ... 160—196
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(i) Body—the Medium for Realising the Truth ... 161—174 (A) The Theory of the Plexus ... ... ... 161—169 (B) The Nerve System ... ... ... 169—174
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(ii) Selection of the Preceptor ... ... ... 174—178
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(iii) The Production of Bodhicitta and its Regulation ... 178—190
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(iv) The Four Mudrās, Four Moments and the Four kinds of Bliss . . . . . 190—196
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CHAPTER VI
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THE ARGUMENT OF THE TANTRIC BUDDHISTS IN DEFENCE OF THEIR YOGA ... 197—217
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Bibliography . . . . . 219—224
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Word Index . . . . . 225—285