Index

A

Abrahamic religions, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45

Adi Granth, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

agnosticism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Akbar, Mughal Emperor, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Analects, 1

Anekāntavāda, 1

Aquinas, Thomas, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Aristotle, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Arya Samāj, 1 , 2

Asaṅga, 1

Aśoka, Indian Emperor, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2

asuras, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

Atiśa, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Aung San, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Aung San Suu Kyi, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

Aurobindo, 1 , 2 , 3

Avaloketiśvara See Chenrezig

avatāra, 1

Ayodhya, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

B

Babri Mosque, attack on, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Bao Lisheng, 1.1-1.2

as superman, 1

Buddhist apocalypse (kalpa), 1

Buddhist millennialism, 1

initial success against Taipings, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Righteous Army of Dongan, 1

Bhagavad-gītā, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

bhakti, 1 , 2

Bhutan, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21

Bön religion, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

brahman, 1 , 2

nirguṇa, 1 , 2

saguṇa, 1

brahmin, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14

Brahmo Samāj (Society of Brahmā), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

British colonialism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34.1-34.2 , 35 , 36.1-36.2 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41.1-41.2 , 42 , 43 , 44.1-44.2 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56.1-56.2 , 57.1-57.2 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62

Buddha, Gautama (Shakyamuni) 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62

as Ādi, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

as Amitābha, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

as bodhisatta, 1

as cosmic, 1.1-1.2

as divine, 1 , 2

as Emerald, 1 , 2 , 3

as Law, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

as Maitreya, 1

as mind, 1 , 2 , 3

as omniscient, 1 , 2

as Vairocana, 1 , 2

as Vajrasattva, 1

as wrathful, 1 , 2 , 3

death of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

his eight-fold path, 1

radical empiricism, 1

relational self of, 1

Buddha Sasana Council, 1 , 2

Buddhism 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26

Ari, 1

as humanism, 1 , 2 , 3

Burmese, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

Hināyāna, 1

Mahāyāna, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25

neo-Buddhism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Nichiren, 1.1-1.2

Pāli, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

“Protestant,” 1

Pure Land, 1

Sri Lankan, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5

tantric, 1

Theravāda, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

Tibetan, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9

Vajrayāna 1 , 2

Zen, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11.1-11.2 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20

Burma (Myanmar) 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

Bushidō, 1

C

chakras (as weapon), 1 , 2 , 3

Viṣṇu’s brahmachakra, 1

chakravartin, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

Changchub Gyaltsen, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Chenrezig, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14.1-14.2 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18.1-18.2 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43

Kharsapani image of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

China, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26.1-26.2 , 27 , 28 , 29

Ming Dynasty, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Qing Dynasty, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14

Song Dynasty, 1

Yuan Dynasty, 1 , 2 , 3

Chinese Classics, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Christian Logos, 1

Christianity 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46

Protestant, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

Roman Catholic 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

Taiping 1 , 2

“

“compassionate” violence, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

C

Confucius, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

See also Analects

Confucianism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

cosmic triad (san cai), 1.1-1.2

See also Heaven and Earth Society

D

Dali Lama, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18

First (Gendun Drub), 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

Dali Lama, Eighth (Jamphel Gyatso), 1.1-1.2

death, 1

performed war magic, 1

Dali Lama, Fifth (Lobsang Gyatso), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14.1-14.2

building the Potala Palace, 1

death kept secret, 1.1-1.2

Dzogchen practitioner, 1

extent of empire, 1

failed tulku test, 1

hesitant about violence, 1

relations with Bön, 1

relations with China, 1

persecution of Jonangpas, 1

using war magic, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Dali Lama, Fourteenth (Tenzin Gyatso), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38

Dorjé Shugden controversy, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Eleventh Panchen Lama, 1

interpretation of Kālachakra Tantra, 1.1-1.2

justifies violence, 1.1-1.2

Karmapa successor, 1

performed Kālachakra Tantra, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

possible resignation of, 1 , 2

Dali Lama, Fourth (Yonten Gyatso), 1.1-1.2

as Padmasambhava, 1

use of tantric magic, 1

Dali Lama, Second (Gendun Gyatso), 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4

performed war magic, 1

Dali Lama, Seventh (Kelsang Gyatso), 1.1-1.2

exile, 1

Manchus install him, 1

return from exile, 1

restoration of Kālachakra Tantra, 1

Dali Lama, Sixth (Tsangyang Gyatso), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

as Dakpo Lama, 1

as tantric yogi, 1.1-1.2

death, 1

not true tulku, 1.1-1.2

Dali Lama, Third (Sonam Gyatso), 1.1-1.2

respected by all schools, 1

Great Prayer Festival, 1

and Altan Khan, 1.1-1.2

his death, 1

Dali Lama, Thirteenth (Thupten Gyatso), 1.1-1.2

attempts to modernize, 1

black magic, 1

death, 1

exiled twice, 1.1-1.2

relations with British, 1 , 2 , 3

relations with Gaungzu Emperor, 1

relations with Russians, 1

relations with Shugden supporters, 1

performed war magic, 1 , 2 , 3

Daodejing, 1

Daoism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

immortals, 1

sages, 1

Dara Shikoh, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

Deb Rāja, 1 , 2 , 3

devas, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

dharma, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30.1-30.2 , 31 , 32

Dharma Kings, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

dharmachakra, 1 , 2

dharmakāya, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Dharmapala, Anagarika, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

Dharmapalas, 1 , 2

Dharmarāja, 1 , 2

Dhyāni Buddhas, 1 , 2 , 3

dialectic, 1

as neither/nor, 1.1-1.2

of reversal, 1 , 2

divine commands, 1 , 2

divine omnipotence, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

divine will, 1

hukam in Sikhism, 1

docetism, 1.1-1.2

Christian vs. Buddhist, 1 , 2 , 3

Dorjé Shugden, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2

Drakpa Gyaltsen, 1 , 2 , 3

Dorjé Shugden’s incarnation, 1

Drepung Monastery, 1 , 2

Durgā, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

Dzogchen (sexual yoga), 1

F

faith, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51.1-51.2 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58

fascism, 1 , 2

European, 1

German, 1

Indian, 1

Italian, 1

Japanese, 1 , 2 , 3

fideism, 1 , 2

French deconstruction (Derridean), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

fundamentalism(s), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Buddhist, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5

Christian, 1

Hindu, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5

Islamic, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Sikh, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

G

Galten Khan, 1

Ganden Monastery, 1

Gandhi, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47

his Manichean dualism, 1

Genghis Khan, 1.1-1.2

Gnosticism, 1 , 2 , 3

God, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18

Christian, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15

Hindu, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18

immanent, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9

Islamic, 1 , 2

Sikh, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4

transcendent, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12.1-12.2 , 13 , 14 , 15

Godan Khan, 1

goddess, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27

Living Goddess (kumarī), 1.1-1.2

Gosain, Anupgiri, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Guru Amar Das, 1

Guru Arjan, 1

Guru Gobind Singh, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Guru Granth, 1 , 2 , 3

Guru Hargobind, 1

Guru Nanak, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9.1-9.2 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14

Guru Tegh Bahadur, 1

Gushri Khan, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

H

Harmandir Sahib (The Golden Temple), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

heaven

Buddhist, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

Chinese, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9.1-9.2 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31

Hindu, 1 , 2 , 3

Islamic, 1 , 2

Judeo-Christian, 1 , 2 , 3

Heaven and Earth Society (Triads), 1.1-1.2

Hinduism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44

Hindutva, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

Hong Xiuquan, 1.1-1.2

Humanism, 1 , 2

in Buddhism, 1.1-1.2

in Confucianism, 1 , 2

in Soka Gakkai, 1

I

India, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9.1-9.2 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38.1-38.2 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85.1-85.2 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100

Medieval, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

Indo-European hypotheses, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Is vs. Ought

as metaphysical ultimates, 1

in ethics, 1 , 2 , 3

Islam, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51

J

Jahangir Mughal Emperor, 1.1-1.2

Jainism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29

Japan, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14.1-14.2 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19

Jesus, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24

not divine for Hong Xiuquan, 1.1-1.2

Jokhang Temple, 1

Judaism, 1 , 2 , 3

K

Kālachakra Tantra, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11

symbolic interpretation of, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Kālī, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Kālīyuga, 1

Kalki, 1

Kanjur, 1 , 2 , 3

karma, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19

Khalistan, 1

kokutai, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Kṛṣṇa, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

Kublai Khan, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

allied with Phagpa, 1.1-1.2

tantric initiation, 1

Kyoto School, 1

L

Lang Darma 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

Laozi, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Laws of Manu, 1

Lazang Khan, 1

līla, 1

Luther Martin, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

M

Madhyamaka, 1 , 2 , 3

See also Nāgārjuna

magic, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

Avolokiteśvarā as magician, 1

black, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7

tantric, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15

war, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35

white, 1 , 2

Mahābhārata, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6

Mahadevī See goddess

Mahākāla, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

as protector deity, 1

Mahāvīra, 1

Māhāyāna Skill-in-Means Sūtra, 1 , 2

Majñuśrī, 1

Manicheanism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

in Gandhi, 1

in Jainism, 1

Luther avoids, 1

Māra, 1

tantric form, 1

Meiji Restoration, 1.1-1.2

Meister Eckhart, 1 , 2

modernism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32

Mongols, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23

religious tolerance of, 1.1-1.2

Mughals, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

Muhammad, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Muslims, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96

mystical monism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

N

Nāgārjuna, 1

two truths doctrine, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

See also Madhyamaka

nationalism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Buddhist, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Burmese Buddhist, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Christian, 1.1-1.2

Hindu, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Japanese, 1.1-1.2

Sikh, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Sinhalese, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Taiping, 1.1-1.2

Nechung Oracle, 1

Neo-Vedānta, 1

Nichiren, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Nishida, Kitāro, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2

Nishitani Keiji, 1 , 2.1-2.2

nondualism, 1 , 2

See also mystical monism

nonviolence (ahimsa), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17

O

Orientalism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Reverse, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15

Otherness, 1.1-1.2

barbarian, 1.1-1.2

in one’s self, 1.1-1.2

mlecchas, 1

of nature, 1

other selves, 1.1-1.2

Ox-Herding Images, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

P

Padmasambhava, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15

Palden Lhamo, 1 , 2 , 3

as Queen Victoria, 1

Panchen Lamas, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

Eleventh, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Fifth, 1

First, 1

Fourth, 1

Tenth, 1 , 2 , 3

Pārvartī, 1 , 2

passim See religious violence

Phagpa Lotro Gyaltsen, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Plato, 1

political philosophy

Buddhist, 1 , 2

Hindu, 1

liberal, 1

libertarian, 1

postmodernism, 1 , 2

constructive, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

deconstructive, 1

See also French Decontruction

premodernism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27

process philosophy, 1 , 2 , 3

See also postmodernism constructive See also Whitehead

Q

Qianlong Emperor, 1

used Golden Urn for choosing tulkus, 1.1-1.2

R

racism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Rāma, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14

Rāmāyana, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Rectification of Names, 1 , 2

religious syncretism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

religious violence

hypotheses about, 1.1-1.2

Reting Rinpoché, 1 , 2.1-2.2

S

sadhus, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Ś

Śaktas, 1

śakti, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

S

Sakya Pandita, 1 , 2

Sāṃkhya-Yoga, 1 , 2

saṃsara, 1 , 2 , 3

Samyé Monastery, 1 , 2 , 3

sanātanadharma, 1 , 2 , 3

Saṅgha, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

purification of, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Ś

Śaṅkara, 1

S

sanyāsis, 1

Sarasvatī, 1

Satan, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

as Mask of God, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

as Yan Luo, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Buddha as, 1

Buddhist view of, 1

Gandhi’s view of, 1

Indians as, 1

Jain view of, 1

Taiping view of, 1 , 2 , 3

Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Shivaji Bhosale, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

siddhi(s), 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

satchitananda, 1

self, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

and nation state, 1 , 2.1-2.2

as annata (no self), 1

as atman, 1 , 2 , 3

as atomistic, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

as essentialist, 1 , 2 , 3

Buddhist, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4

dissolution of self, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

premodern, 1

Sera Monastery, 1

Shabdrung, 1

First (Ngawang Namgyal), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11.1-11.2 , 12 , 13.1-13.2 , 14.1-14.2 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29

Second (Phyoglas Namgyal), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Third (Jigsmed Norbu), 1

shakubuku, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Shaku Sōen, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Sherpas, 1

Shinran, 1

Shinto, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

as civil religion, 1

siddhi(s), 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

Sikhism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22

Sikhs, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14.1-14.2 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18

Sanatana Sikhs, 1

Singh Sabha, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Ś

Śiva, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

as Rudra, 1 , 2

S

smṛti, 1

Soka Gakkai, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2

as a humanism, 1

soma, 1

Sonam Rapten, 1 , 2

Songtsen Gampo, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7

soul, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23

as substance, 1

Jain view, 1

universal ensoulment, 1

Sri Lanka, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12.1-12.2 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29

Ś

śruti, 1

S

Sufis, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Sun Goddess (Amaterasu), 1

Suzuki, D. T., 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

sword(s), 1

Chinese Excalibur, 1

Hong Xiuquan’s, 1 , 2

Ranjit Singh and Raikot sword, 1

Sikh sword as God, 1 , 2

Zen and Samurai sword, 1

T

Tanjur, 1

Tantra(s), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26

tantrism 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31.1-31.2 , 32 , 33

and weapons, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

rites, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42

Tārā, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Tashilhunpo Monastery, 1 , 2

tejas, 1

Thailand, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

tian ming, 1

Tibetan Book of the Dead (Bardo Thödöl), 1

Titanism, 1

See also humanism

Trisong Detsen, 1 , 2

Tritsu Detsen (Ralpacan), 1

Tsangkhapa, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

tulku(s), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

U

Upaniṣads, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

V

Vaiṣṇavas, 1 , 2 , 3

Vajrapāṇi, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Vedas, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

virtue(s), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15

and aesthetics, 1

Viṣṇu, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

viṣvarūpa, 1

Vivekananda, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

W

weak belief, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14

White Lotus School, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Whitehead Alfred North, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7

World’s Parliament of Religions (1893), 1.1-1.2

Y

Yahweh, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

as warrior, 1 , 2 , 3

yoga, 1.1-1.2 , 2

bhakti, 1

deity, 1

dhyana, 1

jnana, 1

karma, 1

sexual, 1 , 2 , 3

See also Dzogchen

Yogācāra Idealism, 1

Yoga-s ū tra, 1

yogi(s), 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

as warriors, 1.1-1.2

tantric, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19

yogini(s), 1 , 2 , 3

Z

Zhuangzi, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4