Contents: Principles of BUDDHIST TANTRA
	Translator's Introduction	1
	ILLUMINATION OF THE TANTRIC TRADITION: The Principles of the Grounds and Paths of the Four Great Secret Classes of Tantra
	Introduction	13
	PART 1. THE THREE LOWER TANTRAS
1.	Action Tantra	21
2.	Performance Tantra	45
3.	Yoga Tantra	61
4.	Grounds and Paths	79
	PART 2. MAINSTREAM HIGHEST YOGA TANTRA
5.	The Generation Stage	95
6.	The Completion Stage	131
7.	Physical Isolation	151
8.	Verbal Isolation	175
9.	Mental Isolation	195
10.	Relative Illusory Body	221
11.	Ultimate Clear Light	247
12.	Learner's Union	261
13.	Alternate Systems of Highest Yoga Tantra	273
14.	Enhancing and Manifesting Results	285
	PART 3. KALACAKRA TRANTRA
15.	Practitioners	301
16.	Vows	315
17.	The Generation Stage	327
18.	The Vajra Body of the Completion Stage	333
19.	The Six Branches of Practice of the Completion Stage	347
20.	Manifesting Results	379
	Appendix: Tables	387
	Notes	393
	Glossary	439
	Bibliography	453
	Index	467
	About the Contributors	481