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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Introduction

PART I Historical and Doctrinal Background

• Chapter 1 The Authorship of the Ratnagotravibhāga and Its Transmission in India from the 5th to the 10th Century
• Chapter 2 The Resurrection of the Ratnagotravibhāga in India in the Early 11th Century: Maitrīpa and Jñānaśrīmitra
• Chapter 3 Ratnākaraśanti’s Understanding of Buddha-nature
• Chapter 4 The Transmission of the Ratnagotravibhāga in East India from the 11th to the 13th Century: From Prajñākaramati to Vibhūticandra
• Chapter 5 The Kashmiri Tradition of the Ratnagotravibhāga Exegesis in the 11th and 12th Centuries: Sajjana and his Circle
• Chapter 6 Six Tibetan Translations of the Ratnagotravibhāga
• Conclusion

PART II rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab and His Doctrinal Position

• Chapter 7 The Life and Works of rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab
• Chapter 8 rNgog’s Doctrinal Positions in Relation to Sajjana’s and His Com- mentarial Style
• Chapter 9 rNgog’s rGyud bla mai don bsdus pa as a Reflection of His Own Doctrinal Position
• Conclusion

Historical and Doctrinal Background i 5 17 TheResurrectionoftheRatnagotravibhägainIndiaintheEarly11th Century: Maitripa and Jnänasrimitra 43 Ratnakarasanti’s Understanding of Buddha-nature 71 The Transmission of the Ratnagotravibhäga in East India from the 1 Ith to the 13th Century: From Prajnäkaramati to Vibhüticandra 97 The Kashmiri Tradition of the Ratnagotravibhäga Exegesis in the 11th and 12th Centuries: Sajjana and his Circle 135 Six Tibetan Translations of the Ratnagotravibhäga 155 181 rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab and His Doctrinal Position 189 The Life and Works of rNgog Blo-ldan-shes-rab 191 rNgog’s Doctrinal Positions in Relation to Sajjana’s and His Com- mentarial Style 211 rNgog’s rGyud bla mai don bsdus pa as a Reflection of His Own Doctrinal Position 241 2 77