CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Note xviii
7. Introduction
8. I. Reverence to the Guru, Manjughosha! 3
9. II. Shambhu, Meghavahana, Hiranyagarbha 8
10. III. I bow devoted to Maitreya and Manjughosha 18
11. IV. I bow my head to the feet of Nagarjuna and Asanga 21
12. V. Respectfully I bow to those Master Scholars 33
13. VI. Many who did not realize That 49
14. VII. But I have seen It quite precisely 63
15. VIII. You who aspire to Peerless Philosophy 89
16. The Short Essence of True Eloquence 175
17. The Great Essence of True Eloquence
18. Prologue 187
19. I. Statements from the Elucidation of Intention 191
20. II. Explanations of the Scripture's Statements 209
21. III. The Essential Centrist Message 253
22. IV. Explanations of the Followers of the Savior Nagarjuna 265
23. V. The Dialecticist Elucidation of the Holy Intention 288
24. VI. Avoidance of Contradiction between the (Dialecticist) System and the Scriptures 345
25. VII. The Chief Reason for Negation of Ultimate Status 364
26. Glossary of Technical Terms 387
27. List of Abbreviations 401
28. Bibliography of Principal Sources 407
29. Index 421