Masters of Meditation and Miracles_ Lives of the Great Buddhist Masters of India and Tibet

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; AUTHOR'S NOTE ; PREFACE ; Part One INTRODUCTION ; SHAKYAMUNIBUDDHA ; After the Buddha ; BUDDHISM IN TIBET ; THREE MODES OF LINEAL TRANSMISSION OF THE GENERAL NYINGMA INNER TANTRAS ; Mind Transmission of the Buddhas ; Symbolic Transmission of the Knowledge-holders ; Oral Transmission of the Ascetics ; LINEAGES OF THREE MAJOR NYINGMA INNER TANTRAS ; Mahayoga ; Anuyoga ; Atiyoga (Dzogpa Chenpo) ; Semde ; Longde ; Me-ngagde ; Part Two THE LINEAGE OF LONGCHEN NYINGTHIG ; LONGCHEN NYINGTHIG TEACHINGS ; THE LINEAGE MASTERS OF LONGCHEN NYINGTHIG ; 1. Dharmakaya ; 2. Sambhogakaya ; 3. Nirrna~akaya ; 4· Prahevajra (Garab Dorje) ; 5. Manjushrrrnitra ; 6. Shrisirp.ha ; 7· jftan~Dtta ; 8. Virnalarnitra ; 9· Guru Rinpoche, Padrnasarnbhava ; Guru Rinpoche's Visit to Tibet ; The Five Principal Consorts of Guru Rinpoche ; The Chief Disciples of Gun~ Rinpoche in Tibet ; 10. Kunkhyen Longchen Rabjarn (1308-1363) ; 11. Rigdzinjigrne Lingpa (1730-1798) ; 12. First Dodrupchenjigrne Thrinle Ozer (1745-1821) ; 13. Jigrne Gyalwe Nyuku (1765-1843) ; 14. Dola Jigrne Kalzang (nineteenth century) ; 15. Fourth Dzogchen Mingyur Narnkhe Dorje (1793-?) ; 16. Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje (I8oo-I866) ; 17. Gyalse Zhenphen Thaye (18oo-?) ; 18. Dzogchen Khenpo Perna Dorje (nineteenth century) ; 19. PaltrUljigrne Chokyi Wangpo (18o8-I887) ; 20. Second Dodrupchen Jigrne PhUntsok Jungne (I 824-1 863) ; 21. Jarnyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892) ; 22. NyoshUl Lungtok Tenpe Nyirna (1829-1901/2) ; 23. Onpo Tendzin Norbu (nineteenth century) ; 24. Adzorn Drukpa DrodUl Pawo Dorje (1842-1924) ; 25. Lushul Khenpo Konchok Dronrne (1859-1936) ; 26. Third Dodrupchenjigrne Tenpe Nyirna (1865-1926) ; 27. Shuksep Lochen Chonyi Zangrno (1865-1953) ; 28. Fifth Dzogchen Thupten Chokyi Dorje (1872-1935) ; 29. Gekong Khenpo KUnzang Palden (1872-1943) ; 30. Yukhok Chatralwa Choying Rangtrol (1872-1952) ; 31. Kathok Khenpo Ngawang Palzang (1879-1941) ; 32. Alak Zenkar Perna Ngodrup Rolwe Dorje (1881-1943) ; 33. Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro (1893-1959) ; 34· Kyala Khenpo Chechok Thondrup {1893-1957) ; 35· Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Paljor (1910-1991) ; 36. Chatral Sangye Dorje (b. 1913) ; 37· Fourth Dodrupchen Rigdzin Tenpe Gyaltsen (1927-1961) ; 38. Fourth Dodrupchen Thupten Thrinle Palzang (b. 1927) ; LINEAGE TREE ; WORKS CITED ; NOTES ; INDEX ; CREDITS ;