Unbounded wholeness : Dzogchen, Bon, and the logic of the nonconceptual / Anne Carolyn Klein, Tenzin Wangyal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klein, Anne C., 1947-

Contributor:

Wangyal, Tenzin.

Language:

English

Tibetan

Subjects (All):

Gtan tshigs gal mdo rig paʼi tshad ma.

Rdzogs-chen--Bon (Tibetan religion).

Rdzogs-chen.

Physical Description:

xxii, 395 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

In this book, Anne Carolyn Klein, an American scholar and teacher of Buddhism, and Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, a rigorously trained Tibetan Lama who was among the first to bring Bon Dzogchen teachings to the West, provide a study and translation of the Authenticity of Open Awareness, a foundational text of the Bon Dzogchen tradition. This is the first time a Bon philosophical text of this scope has been translated into any Western language, and as such it is a significant addition to the study of Tibetan religion and Eastern thought. Klein and Rinpoche provide extensive introductory, explanatory and historical material that situates the text in the context of Tibetan thought and culture, thus making it accessible to nonspecialists, and an essential reference for scholars and practitioners alike.

Contents:

Part I Core Philosophical Issues

1 Authentication and Authenticity: Authenticity 47.1-53.6 25

2 Unbounded Wholeness: Multiplicity and Indefiniteness: Authenticity 53.6-66.6 53

3 Primordial Nondelusion: Artful Endeavor and Spontaneity: Authenticity 66.6-86.3 87

4 The Path of Continuity: Spontaneity and Dependent Arising: Authenticity 86.3-104.2 119

5 Samantabhadra and Scripture: Reasoning Resolved: Authenticity 104.3-126.1 137

Part II Mythic and Historical Narratives of Discovery

6 Colophon Kaleidoscope: Bon's Matrix of Authenticity: Authenticity 126.1-129.2 169

7 Lishu Daring and a Tangle of Terma Tales: Authenticity 126.2-129.1 201

Part III The Text in Translation

The Authenticity of Open Awareness: A Collection of the Essential Reasonings 223

Appendix Authenticity: Background Texts, Locus, and Chronology 311

Texts Cited in Authenticity 333.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-380) and index.

Contains:

Gtan tshigs gal mdo rig paʼi tshad ma. English

ISBN:

0195178491

0195178505

OCLC:

60188282

Publisher Number:

9780195178494

9780195178500