Brilliant Illumination of the Lamp of the Five Stages (Rim lnga rab tu gsal ba'i sgron me)

Abstract

Series Editor's/Author's Preface ; Sources, Conventions, and Abbreviations ; Part One: Introduction ; 1. What is a "Buddha Vajradhara," the Goal of this Tradition? ; 2. Who Are the Beings Who Maintain this Tradition? ; 3. Who is the Inspiration of this Author? ; 4. Who Are His Honored Tibetan Predecessors and Mentors? ; 5. Who Most Needs the Esoteric Community? ; 6. Who Are the Lucky Students of this Text? ; 7. How to Study this Text ; Part Two: Annotated English Translation ; I. Introductory ; II. General Learning of the Tantric Path ; III. Explanation of the Perfection Stage of this Tantra in Particular ; IV. Body Isolation ; V. Speech Isolation in General ; VI. Speech Isolation-How to Practice ; VII. Mind Isolation ; VIII. Two Reality Perfection Stage ; IX. Ultimate Clear Light Transparence ; X. The Perfection Stage of Communion ; XI. Conduct, the Art of Heightening Impact on the Two Stages ; Appendix, Glossaries, Bibliographies, Indexes Appendix: Topical Outline (sa bead) of the Brilliant Illumination ; Glossaries ; English-Tibetan-Sanskrit Glossary ; Glossary of Numerical Catagories ; Glossary of Unique Translation Terms ; Bibliographies Modem Sources ; Cited Texts (Sanskrit and Tibetan) ; Indexes Cited Personal Names (Sanskrit and Tibetan) ; Cited Texts (Sanskrit and Tibetan) ; General Index ;