Tibetan Yoga and Mysticism_ A Textual Study of the Yogas of Naropa and Mahamudra Meditation in the Medieval Tradition of Dag po

Abstract

Acknowledgements ; Theoretical Preamble ;

Part I: Bsod nams rin chen's Mahāmudrā And its Early Reception History ; Chapter 1: The Essence of Mahāmudrā ; 1 Bsod nams rin chen's Shortcut to Instant Awakening ; 2 The Basis for Mahāmudrā ; 3 The Way of Mahāmudrā ; 4 The Result of Mahāmudrā ; Chapter 2: The Critical Reception of Bsod nams rin chen's Mahāmudrā ; 1 A Mahāmudrā Critic ; 2 Sa Paṇ and Indian Tantric Buddhism ; 3 Sa Paṇ's Mahāmudrā Critique ; 4 A Possible Contemporaneous Indian Instantaneous Approach ; 5 Maitrīpa – A Possible Point of Departure ; Part II: The Narrative Construct of a Founder ; Chapter 3: The Hagiographical Tradition Surrounding Sgam po pa ; 1 The Making of an Icon ; 2 A Survey of Hagiographies on Bsod nams rin chen ; 3 The Earliest Accounts of Bsod nams rin chen's Vita ; 3.1.a The First 'Autobiographical' Narrative ; 3.1.b A Brief Account of Bsod nams rin chen's Death ; 3.1.c The Second 'Autobiographical' Narrative ; 3.2 Phag mo gru pa Rdo rje rgyal po's "A Prayer of Grief at the Time of Sgam po pa's Passing Away" ; 3.3 Phag mo gru pa's Eulogy "What Should be Known" ; 3.4 Phag mo gru pa's Verses on Nāropa's Lineage ; 3.5 Ye shes Bla ma's Hagiography of the Venerable Uncle and Nephew ; 4The Ensuing Hagiographical Tradition ; 4.1 The Phase of Short Complete Hagiographies ; 4.2 The Phase of Extensive Hagiographies ; 4.3 The Phase of Later Hagiographies ;

Part III: The Manifold Sayings of Dags po ; Chapter 4: The Manifold Sayings of Dags Po: Background and Transmission ; 1. Doctrinal Background: Monastic Culture – Tantric Subculture ; 2. Transmission: Compilation and Printing of the Dags po'i bka' 'bum ; 3. The Lha dbang dpal 'byor Manuscript (Siglum DK.α) ; 4. The Dags lha sgam po Xylograph of 1520 (Siglum DK.A) ; 5. The Mang Yul Gung Thang Xylograph (Siglum DK.B) ; 6. The Sde dge Xylograph (DK.D) ; 7. The 1974 Dolanji Publication (DK.P) ; 8. The 1975 Lahul Publication (DK.Q) ; 9. The 1982 Darjeeling Publication (DK.R) ; 10. The 2000 Kathmandu Publication (DK.S) ; 11. The Karma Lekshay Ling Digital Edition (DK.T) ; 12. Miscellaneous Partial Prints ; Chapter 5: The Dags po'i Bka' 'bum in its Printed Edition of 1520 (DK.A) ; 1. Dags po'i bka' 'bum: Hagiographies (Rnam thar) ; 1.1 DK.A.Ka: The Hagiographies of Tai lo and Nā ro Written by the Master Sgam po pa (Rje sgam po pa mdzad pa'i tai lo nā ro'i rnam thar bzhugs) ; 1.2 DK.A.Kha: The Hagiographies of Master Mar pa and the Eminent Mi la (Rje mar pa dang rje btsun mi la'i rnam thar bzhugso) ; 1.3 DK.A.Ga: The Best of Jewel Ornaments of Liberation Adorning the Banner of Pervasive Renown: A Precious Wish-fulfilling Jewel in the Form of a Hagiography of the Dharma Master, the Eminent and Great Sgam po pa (Chos kyi rje dpal ldan sgam po pa chen po'i rnam par thar pa yid bzhin gyi nor bu rin po che kun khyab snyan pa'i ba dan thar pa rin po che'i rgyan gyi mchog ces bya ba bzhugso) ; 2. Dags po'i bka' 'bum: Teachings to the Gathering (Tshogs chos) ; 2.4 DK.A.Nga: The Teaching to the Gathering entitled Profusion of Good Fortune (Tshogs chos bkra shis phun tshogs bzhugs so) ; 2.5 DK.A.Ca: Legs mdzes's Teaching to the Gathering Given by the Protector Candraprabha Kumāra (Mgon go zla 'od gzhon nus mdzad pa'i tshos chos legs mdzes ma bzhugs so) ; 2.6 DK.A.Cha: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: The Teaching to the Gathering entitled Profusion of Good Qualities (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ tshogs chos yon tan phun tshogs bzhugs so) ; 2.7 DK.A.Ja: The Teaching to the Gathering entitled the Pearl Rosary (Tshogs chos mu tig gi phreng ba bzhugs so) ; 2.8 DK.A.Nya: The Precious Master of Dags po's Large Teaching to the Gathering (Rje dags po rin po che'i tshogs chos chen mo bzhugs) ; 3. Dags po'i bka' 'bum: Answers to Questions (Zhus lan) ; 3.9 DK.A.Ta: Master Dags po's Oral Instruction and Answers to the Questions of Master Bsgom tshul (Rje dags po zhal gdams dang/ rje bsgom tshul gyi zhu lan bzhugso) ; 3.10 DK.A.Tha: Answers to the Questions of Dus gsum mkhyen pa (Dus gsum mkhyen pa'i zhu lan bzhugs so) ; 3.11 DK.A.Da: Answers to the Questions of Master Phag mo Grub pa (Rje phag mo grub pa'i zhus lan bzhugs so) ; 3.12 DK.A.Na: Answers to the Questions of Rnal 'byor Chos 'byung (Rnal 'byor chos 'byung gi zhus lan bzhugs so) ; 4. Dags po'i bka' 'bum: Meditation Manuals concerned with the Six Doctrines of Nāropa (Nā ro'i chos drug gi khrid yig) ; 4.13 DK.A.Pa: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: The Instruction Manual entitled Closely Stringed Pearls (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ khrid chos mu tig tsar la brgyus pa bzhugs so) ; 4.14 DK.A.Pha: Exposing the Hidden Character of the Mind (Sems kyi mtshan nyid gab pa mngon du phyung ba bzhugs) ; 4.15 DK.A.Ba: Sayings of the Master, the Doctor from Dags po: Oral Instructions including the Great Secret Practical Guidance, Practical Guidance on the Interim, and Practical Guidance on Transference (Rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ dmar khrid gsang chen/ bar do'i dmar khrid/ 'pho ba'i dmar khrid zhal gdams dang bcas pa bzhugs so) ; 4.16 DK.A.Ma: The Mahāmudrā Vajra-Knowledge Empowerment given by the Master, the Doctor from Dags po, along with an abridged Vārāhī Text (Rje dags po lha rjes mdzad pa'i phyag rgya chen po rdo rje ye shes dbang dang/ phag mo'i gzhung mdo dang bcas pa bzhugs so) ; 4.17 DK.A.Tsa: Compiled Sayings of the Master, the Doctor from Dags po: A Mirror Illuminating the Oral Transmission (Rje dags po lha rje'i gsung sgros/ snyan brgyud gsal ba'i me long bzhugso) ; 4.18 DK.A.Tsha: Sayings of the Master, the Doctor from Dags po: Reminder of the Oral Transmission (Rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ snyan brgyud brjed byang ma bzhugso) ; 5. Dags po'i bka' 'bum: Mahāmudrā Meditation Manuals (Phyag chen gyi khrid yig) ; 5.19 DK.A.Dza: Sayings of the Master, the Doctor from Dags po: The Extraordinary Ambrosia of Speech (Rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ zhal gyi bdud rtsi thun mongs ma yin pa bzhugso) ; 5.20 DK.A.Wa: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: The Mahāmudrā Instruction Descending from Above along with Manifold Songs (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung te phyag rgya chen po'i man ngag thog babs dang mgur 'bum rnams bzhugs so) ; 5.21 DK.A.Zha: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: The Instruction Clarifying Mahāmudrā (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ phyag rgya chen po gsal byed kyi man ngag bzhug) ; 5.22 DK.A.Za: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: The Meditation Stages of the Inconceivable Mahāmudrā (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ phyag rgya chen po bsam gyis mi khyab pa'i sgom rims bzhugso) ; 5.23 DK.A.'a: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: The Quintessential meaning of the Manifold Mahāmudrā Instructions on the Heart Meaning (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ snying po don gyi gdam pa phyag rgya chen po'i 'bum tig bzhugs so) ; 5.24 DK.A.Ya: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: Pointing Out the Root of Mahāmudrā, a.k.aIntroducing the Idea of Using Perceptions as the Path, a.k.aMahāmudrā, the Unchanging Natural State (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ phyag rgya chen po'i rtsa ba la ngo sprod pa zhes kyang bya snang ba lam khyer gyi rtog pa cig chog ces kyang bya phyag rgya chen po gnyug ma mi 'gyur ba ces kyang bya ba bzhugso) ; 5.25 DK.A.Ra: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: A Treasury of Ultimate Identifications of the Heart Essence (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ snying po'i ngo sprod don dam gter mdzod gzhugso) ; 5.26 DK.A.La: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: Pointing Out the Ultimate [Nature of] Thought (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ rnam rtog don dam gyi ngo sprod bzhugs) ; 5.27 DK.A.Sha: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: Identifying the Heart Practice (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ sgrub pa snying gi ngo sprod bzhugs so) ; 6. Dags po'i bka' 'bum: Miscellaneous Sayings (Gsung thor bu) ; 6.28 DK.A.Sa: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: A Summary of Meditational Objects in the Sūtra and Mantra Scriptures (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ mdo sngags kyi sgom don bsdus pa bzhugso) ; 6.29 DK.A.Ha: Anthology of Various Collected Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung sgros du ma sgrigs ma bzhugs so) ; 6.30 DK.A.A: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: A Presentation of the Three Trainings and so forth (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ bslab gsum rnam bzhag la sogs pa bzhugso) ; 6.31 DK.A.Ki: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: Instruction on the Twofold Nature and Instruction on the Two Armors (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ gnas lugs gnyis kyi man ngag dang go cha gnyis kyi man ngag bzhugs so) ; 6.32 DK.A.Khi: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: Collected Teachings, the Fivefold Mahāmudrā, the Jewel Rosary for the Highest Path; Summary of the Four Dharmas; The Esoteric Iron Nail of the Key point, A Condensation of Spiritual Practice; The Treasury of Secret Oral Instructions; and Oral Instructions on Ḍoṃbhipa's Inner Heat, Inner Heat of Magic Wheels, the Interim, and Transference (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ bka' tshoms dang phyag rgya chen po lnga ldan/ lam mchog rin chen phreng ba/ chos bzhi mdor bsdus/ nyams len mdor bsdus/ gnad kyi gzer gsang/ zhal gdams gsang mdzod ma/ ḍoṃ bhi ba'i gtum mo/ 'khrul 'khor gyi gtum mo/ bar do'i gdams pa/ 'pho ba'i zhal gdams rnams bzhugs) ; 6.33 DK.A.Gi: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: The Treatises [entitled] The Ambrosia Rosary of Good Counsel and [entitled] An Examination of the Four Ghosts (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ bstan bcos gros 'debs bdud rtsi 'phreng ba dang 'dre bzhi rtsad gcod bzhugso) ; 6.34 DK.A.Ngi: The Gathering of Vital Essence given by Candraprabha Kumāra (Zla 'od gzhon nus mdzad pa'i bcud bsdus bzhugso) ; 6.35 DK.A.Ci: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: Commentary on Mar pa's Eight Verses (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ mar pa'i tshig bcad brgyad ma'i 'grel pa bzhugs so) ; 6.36 DK.A.Chi: The Oral Instruction of Master Sgam po pa entitled the Jewel Rosary for the Highest Path (Rje sgam po pa'i zhal gdams/ lam mchog rin po che'i phreng ba ces bya ba bzhugs pa lags so) ; 7. Dags po'i bka' 'bum: Eulogies (Bstod pa) ; 7.37 DK.A.*Ji: What Should be Known (Shes bya ma bzhugs) ; 7.38 DK.A.*Nyi: A Bouquet of the Fresh Blue Lotuses: A Eulogy to the Three Masters, the Uncle and His [Two] Nephews (Rje khu dbon rnam gsum la bstod pa utpal gzhon nu'i chun po zhes bya ba bzhugs) ; 8. Dags po'i bka' 'bum: Stages of the Path (Lam rim) ; 8.39 DK.A.E: Exposition of the Stages of the Mahāyāna Path of the Two Streams of Bka' gdams pa and Mahāmudrā entitled the Wish-Fulfilling Gem of the True Teaching Adorning the Precious Liberation (Dam chos yid bzhin nor bu thar pa rin po che'i rgyan zhes bya ba bka' phyag chu bo gnyis kyi theg pa chen po'i lam rim gyi bshad pa bzhugso) ; 8.40 DK.A.Vaṃ: Sayings of the Dharma Master, the Doctor from Dags po: The Treatise entitled Scriptural Sunshine (Chos rje dags po lha rje'i gsung/ bstan chos lung gi nyi 'od bzhugso) ; List of Abbreviations ; Technical Remarks ; Bibliography ;