The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great · A Study of the Buddhist Lineages of Tibet by Tulku, Ringu -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Homage Preface 1. The Meaning of Ri-me 2. The Biography of Kongtrul Yönten Gyatso 3. The History of the Teaching Lineages That Came to Tibet

The Teaching Lineages of the Sutras

Vinaya Abhidharma Pramana Prajnaparamita Madhyamaka

The Teaching Lineages of the Tantras

The Teaching Lineages of the Nyingma Tantras The Sarma Teachings of the Mother and Father Tantras The Three Lower Tantras

4. The History of the Eight Practice Lineages

The Teachings of the Nyingma Lineage

The Mind Transmission Lineage The Symbolic Transmission Lineage The Hearing Transmission Lineage The Six Transmission Lineages Kama: The Oral Tradition Terma: The Hidden Treasures

The History of the Kadampa Tradition

Jowo Je Atisha Atisha’s Main Students

The Gelugpa Tradition

Tsongkhapa Lozang Dragpa Tsongkhapa’s Students and Lineage Holders

The History of the Lamdre Practice Lineage

Virupa and Drogmi Sachen Kunga Nyingpo Sakya Pandita and Chögyal Phagpa Other Sakya Lineage Holders

The History of the Marpa Kagyu Lineage

Marpa Lotsawa Milarepa Rechungpa and His Lineage Gampopa and His Lineage The Tsalpa Kagyu and Barom Kagyu The Kamtsang Kagyu and the Karmapas The Phagdru Kagyu Lineage The First Three of the Eight Kagyu Subschools The Drugpa Kagyu Lineage The Last Four Kagyu Subschools

The History of the Shangpa Kagyu Lineage The History of the Shije, or Pacification, Lineage

The Chöd Lineage

5. The Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages

Ngagyur Nyingma: The Early Translation Tradition

Dzogchen Kama Terma Pure Vision Refutation of Criticism of the Nyingma Teachings

The Main Teachings of the Kadampa

The Essence of the Teachings of the Gelugpa

The Three Foundations of Practice Ground, Path, and Result

The Teachings of the Glorious Sakyapa

The Three Visions The Presentation of the Path Tantric Practice The Golden Teachings of the Sakya

The Teachings of the Dagpo Kagyu

Ground, Path, and Result The Six Yogas of Naropa Sutra Mahamudra Tantra Mahamudra Special Teachings of the Individual Kagyu Lineages

The Teachings of the Shangpa Kagyu

The Six Yogas of the Shangpa Kagyu Mahamudra in the Shangpa Kagyu Tradition Descriptions of Accomplishment

The Teachings of the Pacification Lineage The Teachings of the Chöd Lineage The Six-Branched Practice of Vajra Yoga The Approach and Accomplishment of the Three Vajras

6. Rangtong and Shentong Madhyamaka

An Overview of Madhyamaka Rangtong Madhyamaka

The Svatantrika Tradition The Prasangika Lineage in Tibet The Common View of Prasangika and Svatantrika The Five Great Reasonings of Madhyamaka Distinctions between Prasangika and Svatantrika Madhyamaka An Overview of the Prasangika Analysis The Three Special Points of Chandrakirti The Eight Special Points of Tsongkhapa The Five Special Points of Kongtrul Tagtsang Lotsawa’s Way of Teaching Prasangika Madhyamaka

Shentong Madhyamaka

The Sources of Shentong The Views of Shakya Chogden and Dölpopa The Shentong View of the Ground Madhyamaka The Shentong Understanding of the Three Natures Shentong Is Not the Same as Chittamatra Taranatha’s Refutation of Shentong as Vedanta The Main Differences between Rangtong and Shentong Equal Respect for the Traditions of Nagarjuna and Asanga Distinguishing Vijnanavada and Chittamatra

Tantra Madhyamaka

7. The Traditions of the Nyingma and Sarma Tantras

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