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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The three treatises translated herein from the original Sanskrit represent the earliest phase of Vajrayana expository literature. A principle expounded in common by all is that of the utilization of the special skillful means (upaya-kaushalya) of Vajrayana to transmute afflictive emotions (klesha), especially desire (kama), into Great Bliss (mahasukha) and enlightenment (bodhi). This principle has been called Kama-Siddhi, the "Perfection of Desire" in the Cakrasamvaratantra and cited in Anangayogi's Dakinijalasamvararahasya, the first treatise translated in this volume. The dates of composition range from the 2nd-to 8th centuries CE. Their authors, Anangayogi (Anangavajra?), Aryadeva and Shantarakshita were scholar-adepts of the latest phase of Buddhism in India which recognized the Three Vehicle (Tri-yana) schema of Sravakayana (Disciple Vehicle), Paramitayana-Mahayana (Perfection Great Vehicle) and Mantra-Mahayana/Vajrayana (Mantra Great Vehicle/Adamantine Vehicle). If the author of our first treatise "Mystery of the Concealed Essence of the Network of Dakinis (Dakinijalasamvararahasyam) is identical with Anangavajra, author of the Accomplishment of Determination Wisdom and Means (Prajnopapayaviniscayasiddhi), the treatise must have been composed in the early 8th cent. CE as he is recognized as the being the second in the lineage of the 84 Great Adepts (mahasiddhas) of Vajrayana who flourished from the 8th-12th centuries. Unlike the two other treatises translated herein, the "Dakinijalasamvararahasyam" does not offer logical-epistemological defenses of the Tantric principles but resorts to the analogical type "proofs" found in the Root Tantras (mulatantras) such as the Hevajra and Cakrasamvara. It excels, however, in decoding terms of the Tantric code language (sandhyabhasa), a feature that should be of great interest to students of the Vajrayana. Its most important feature, moreover, is the significance of its title Dakinijalasamvararahasyam, rendered "Mystery of the Concealed Essence of the Network of Dakinis". In the introduction, I have devoted great effort to decoding its meaning. The next composition, "Treatise on the Purification of the Mind" (Cittavisuddhiprakarana) is ascribed to Aryadeva, the direct disciple of the illustrious Dialectician and Madhyamaka philosopher Nagarjuna, himself reputed to have been a great adept of Vajrayana and author of Tantric treatises such as the Five Stages (Pancakrama), a systematic exposition of the yogas of the Guhyasamajatantra, the first of the Anuttarayoga class of Tantras. To Aryadeva is also attributed the authorship of a number of expository treatises on the Guhyasamaja Tantra, chief of which is the Caryamelakapradipa, "The Lamp of the Integration of Practice", an in-depth exposition of the yogas of the Guhyasamajatantra. Both the Cittavisuddhiprakarana and the Caryamelakapradipa are much esteemed and cited. A significant feature of Aryadeva's Cittavisuddhiprakarana is its employment of more rigorous logical proofs of the Tantric principles. Its composition can be dated to the 2nd century. Our last treatise, The Proof of the True Principle (Tattvasiddhi) is ascribed to the illustrious Shantarakshita, author of the magisterial Tattvasamgraha, "Compendium of True Principles", who, in conjunction with Padmasambhava, was instrumental in laying the foundations of Buddhism in Tibet. Its composition can be assigned to the 8th cent. If Aryadeva's treatise can be said to begin the trend of proffering logico-epistemological rationalizations of the principle of Kama-Siddhi, Shatarakshita's Tattvasiddhi is the culmination in this direction. Its proofs are as rigorous as those offered in his magnum opus the Tattvasamgraha. In addition, its exploration of psychodynamics is extraordinary. The Introduction explores select themes such as Kama-Siddhi in depth and analyses ke Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The "Five Stages" (Pancakrama) and "Condensed Stage" (Pindikrama) translated herein are renowned in Indo-Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism as two of most fundamental Tantric works of the illustrious philosopher-sage Arya Nagarjuna (2nd Cent.CE). Author of many treatises of a rigorous dialectical logic known as "consequentialism" (prasanga), Nagarjuna is esteemed as "second Buddha" for his exposition of Buddhist doctrines, exoteric and esoteric. The treatises herein translated from the original Sanskrit (with reference to Tibetan versions), are expository works on the fourth and highest division of Buddhist Tantra, the Peerless class, known as Anuttarayoga Tantra. Devoted to the exposition of the Peerless Yoga Tantra class generally, the "Five Stages" and "Condensed Stage" are more specifically expository treatises on the "Secret Assembly Tantra" (Guhyasamaja Tantra), widely regarded as the prototypical Tantra of the Anuttara-class. The "Five Stages" lays out the Path-conception derived from the aforesaid "Guhysamaja Tantra", while the "Condensed Stage" is the practice-manual (sadhana) connected with that Tantra. The translation of both treatises, written in verse (slokas), are accompanied by the prose commentary, the "Panchakramatippani" of Parahitaraksita, also translated herein from the original Sanskrit for the first time. The translations are accompanied by an introduction and interpretive essays elucidating and contextualizing the treatises historically and doctrinally-philosophically. Extensive exposition of the yoga practices in the treatises has also been undertaken as a central feature. Additionally, arguments are made for the cogency of the Tantric world-view and practice as well as its relevance to the scientific age. Extensive footnotes and appendices are provided. I am pleased to present to a wide readership these most fundamental expository treatises of Buddhist Tantra by the incomparable Nagarjunapada, master of exoteric and esoteric Buddhism, the completion of a decade-long endeavor. Their importance in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism cannot be overestimated. For scholars and practitioners of Vajrayana Buddhism and anyone interested in Tantra, these treatises should be regarded as indispensable. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.