Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction xiii
5. 1. Origins: Myth and History 1
6. 2. The Gathering of Intentions in Early Tibetan Tantra 30
7. 3. The Spoken Teachings 48
8. 4. The Rise of the Sutra Initiation 65
9. 5. Dorjé Drak and the Formation of a New Lineage 78
10. 6. The Mindröling Tradition 97
11. 7. Returns to the Origin 114
12. Appendix: The Four Root Tantras of Anuyoga 133
13. Notes 149
14. Glossary 211
15. Bibliography 223
16. Index 239