Hidden Teachings of Tibet_ An Explanation of the Terma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism

Abstract

Acknowledgements ; Some Key Tenns ; Note on Transliteration ; PART ONE: BUDDHISM AND THE TERMA TRADITION; 1 Termas ; 2 Hlnayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana ; 3 Basic Philosophy of Sutra ; 4 Basic Philosophy of Tantra ; 5 Nyingma School ; 6 Sangha ; PART TWO: TRANSMISSION OF ESOTERIC TEACHINGS ; 1 Transmission ; 2 Guru Padmasambhava ; PART THREE: TERMAS: PURPOSE, CONCEALMENT AND DISCOVERY ; 1 Termas: Purpose and Transmission ; 2 Concealment of Termas ; 3 Discovery of Termas ; PART FOUR: THE TEXT OF WONDER OCEAN ; The Author of Wonder Ocean ; 1 Authenticity and Transmission ; 2 Script, Concealment and Protection ; 3 Tellna Texts and Scripts ; 4 Classification and Transcription of Tenna Seri pts ; 5 Discovery and Reconcealment of Tennas ; 6 Purpose and Greatness of Concealment ; 7 False Tennas ; 8 Tertons and Doctrine-holders ; 9 Mind and Earth Tennas ; 10 Terma System in the New Tantrie Tradition ; 11 Purpose of this Text, and Colophon ; APPENDICES ; 1 Bon Rituals in Ter Teachings ; 2 Description oj Empowennent of Rig dzil1 Du pa ; 3 Categories of Texts in The Collection of Ancienl Tantras ; 4 Categories of Texts in The Collection of Canonical Literature ; 5 Categories of Texts in The Precious Treasury of Discovered Termas ; 6 Names of Earth, Mind and Pure Vision Tertons ; Key to Abbreviations ; Bibliography of Works Cited ; Notes ; Glossary ; Index;