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
