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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 Ratnākaraśānti’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 Commentarial Style
• Chapter 9 rNgog’s rGyud bla ma'i don bsdus pa as a Reflection of His Own Doctrinal Position
• Conclusion

PART III rNgog’s Impact on Later Developments

• Chapter 10 rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the nth to the Early 14th Century
• Chapter 11 rNgog’s Impact on Doctrinal Developments from the Late 14th to the 16th Century
• Conclusion

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Resituating rNgog’s Position in a Wider Context

APPENDICES

• Appendix A A Topical Outline ofthe rGyud bla ma'i don bsdus pa
• Appendix B A List of Commentaries of the Ratnagotravibhāga

ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

INDICES