In this book, Anne Carolyn Klein, an American scholar and teacher of Buddhism, and Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, a rigorously trained Tibetan Lama who was among the first to bring Bon Dzogchen teachings to the West, provide a study and translation of the Authenticity of Open Awareness, a foundational text of the Bon Dzogchen tradition. This is the first time a Bon philosophical text of this scope has been translated into any Western language, and as such it is a significant addition to the study of Tibetan religion and Eastern thought. Klein and Rinpoche provide extensive introductory, explanatory and historical material that situates the text in the context of Tibetan thought and culture, thus making it accessible to nonspecialists, and an essential reference for scholars and practitioners alike.
Author(s): Anne Carolyn Klein, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 424
Contents......Page 22
Introduction......Page 26
PART I: Core Philosophical Issues......Page 46
1. Authentication and Authenticity: Authenticity 47.1–53.6......Page 48
2. Unbounded Wholeness: Multiplicity and Indefiniteness: Authenticity 53.6–66.6......Page 76
3. Primordial Nondelusion: Artful Endeavor and Spontaneity: Authenticity 66.6–86.3......Page 110
4. The Path of Continuity: Spontaneity and Dependent Arising: Authenticity 86.3–104.2......Page 142
5. Samantabhadra and Scripture: Reasoning Resolved: Authenticity 104.3–126.1......Page 160
PART II: Mythic and Historical Narratives of Discovery......Page 190
6. Colophon Kaleidoscope: Bon's Matrix of Authenticity: Authenticity 126.1–129.2......Page 192
7. Lishu Daring and a Tangle of Terma Tales: Authenticity 126.2–129.1......Page 224
PART III: The Text in Translation......Page 244
The Authenticity of Open Awareness: A Collection of the Essential Reasonings......Page 246
Appendix: Authenticity: Background Texts, Locus, and Chronology......Page 334
Texts Cited in Authenticity......Page 356
A......Page 360
C......Page 361
D......Page 362
F......Page 363
J......Page 364
N......Page 365
R......Page 366
S......Page 367
T......Page 368
Y......Page 369
Bibliography......Page 386
A......Page 404
B......Page 405
C......Page 406
D......Page 407
E......Page 408
G......Page 409
L......Page 410
M......Page 411
O......Page 412
Q......Page 413
S......Page 414
T......Page 416
U......Page 417
Z......Page 418
