Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
Technical Note	xii
Introduction	3
Part i   General Buddhism	7
1 The Divisions of Vehicles	9
2 The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma	15
The Four Noble Truths	15
The Three Higher Trainings	18
The Thirty-Seven Aspects of the Path to Enlightenment	20
3 The Second Turning: The Doctrine of Emptiness	23
4 The Third Turning: Buddha-nature	27
5 Different Explanations of Selflessness	31
6 The Four Seals of Buddhism	37
7 The Mahayana Path of Emptiness and Compassion	41
Reading Mahayana Scriptures: The Definitive and the Interpretable	41
The Profound View	44
8 Questions and Answers	47
Part ii   An Altruistic Outlook and Way of Life	57
9 The Benefits of Altruism	59
10 Recognizing the Enemy Within	67
11 Overcoming Anger and Hatred	77
12 Oneself and Others: Exchanging Places	85
13 Questions and Answers	89
Part iii   The Vajrayana Buddhism of Tibet	91
14 The Distinctive Features of Tantra	93
15 The Divisions of Tantra	103
16 Initiation: Empowerment	105
17 Pledges and Vows	111
18 Tantric Practice: The First Three Classes of Tantra	115
19 Advanced Tantric Practice: Highest Yoga Tantra	125
General Introduction	125
Deciphering the Tantras: The Interpretive Keys	129
Bliss and Emptiness	132
Death, Intermediate State, and Rebirth	132
The Completion Stage	141
Highest Yoga Tantra According to the Old Translation School	144
20 Questions and Answers	147
Translator's Notes	157
Glossary of Terms	175
Bibliography	183
Index	199