Esoteric Teachings Of The Tibetan Tantra

This is the annotated edition including

* an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids

Contents:

Part I: Seven Initiation Rituals Of The Tibetan Tantra

Chapter One – The Initiation Ritual Of The Fierce Guru
Chapter Two – The Initiation Ritual Of The Fierce Guru With Phurba
Chapter Three – The Initiation Ritual Of The All-Merciful One
Chapter Four – The Initiation Ritual Of Hayagriva Buddha. The Green Rta-Mgrin’s Initiation Ceremony From The Treasury Of Percipience
Chapter Five – The Initiation Ritual Of The Red Gshin-Rje
Chapter Six – The Superb Initiation Ritual Of Ahm Gtsug Vajrapani
Chapter Seven – A Compendium Of The Initiation Rituals Of Performance Or All-Accomplishing Wisdom Presided Over By Amoghasiddhi

Part Ii – The Six Yogas Of Naropa [In Tsong-Kha-Pa’s Commentary]

Prologue
Chapter One – Introduction
Chapter Two – Special Preparations
Chapter Three – The Arising And Perfecting Yoga
Chapter Four – The Steps Of Practice In The Path
Chapter Five – The Art Of Gtum-Mo Or Heat Yoga
Chapter Six – The Practice Of The Illusory Body Or Dream Yoga, Depending On Foregoing Heat Yoga
Chapter Seven – On The Bardo Realm
Chapter Eight – The Yoga Of The Light
Chapter Nine – The Transformation Yoga
Chapter Ten – How To Improve The Practice In The Path
Chapter Eleven – Tsong Khopa’s Summary Of Sources
Epilogue

Appendix – The Vow Of Mahamudra

Translator’s Introduction
Editor’s Note
The Vow Of Mahamudra