Hevajra and Lam bras Literature of India and Tibet as Seen Through the Eyes of A-mes-zhab (Contributions to Tibetan Studies) (German Edition)

The Hevajra Tantras and teachings of the 'Path with Its Fruit' (lam 'bras) that originated in India have been central practices of Tibetan tantric Buddhism for a millenium. The Tibetans translated eight Hevajra transmissions with their tantras, commentaries, rituals, and instructions and authored countless scriptures in the context of the tantra and the 'Path with Its Fruit' that originated with the Indian Mahasiddha Virupa. Drawing on title lists (dkar chag), colophones, and commentaries authored between the 11th and 17th centuries, the author attempts a reconstruction of the Indian and Tibetan corpora of these transmissions, its literary history and relations to one another. Contents Acknowledgements General introduction to the transmission of the Hevajra teachings General introduction to the transmission of the Path with Its Fruit teachings Short note on divisions and numbers in this book PART I: HEVAJRA LITERATURE OF INDIA AND TIBET AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A-MES-ZHABS 1. The Notes on the Hevajra literature 2. Hevajra literature mentioned in A-mes-zhabs' records of teachings and other works 3. The main lineages of the transmissions received by A-mes-zhabs PART II: THE PATH WITH ITS FRUIT LITERATURE OF INDIA AND TIBET AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A-MES-ZHABS 1. The title list of the Yellow Book 2. The title list of the (Little) Red Book 3. The records of teachings of A-mes-zhabs 4. Additional lam 'bras and Hevajra works Appendix I: Title list of Hevajra and lam 'bras related works mentioned by A-mes-zhabs Appendix II: Ten rare title lists Appendix IIIa: Translation of the Notes Appendix IIIb: Tibetan Text of the Notes Index of Names Abbreviations and Bibliography