Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Tibet: People and Place 7

PART ONE: The Sacred Environment 15
1. The Cosmos and Its Inhabitants 17
2. Living in the Sacred Cosmos 47

PART TWO: Tibet's Story 65
3. The Indian Wellspring 67
4. Foundations: The Early Spreading 89
5. Nyingma: The Ancient School 103
6. The Later Spreading: Kadam and Sakya 130
7. The Later Spreading: Kagyu 152
8. Modern Traditions: Geluk 189
9. Modern Traditions: The Ri-me (Nonsectarian) Movement 207

PART THREE: Core Teachings 227
10. Hinayana: The View 241
11. Hinayana: The Practice and Result 280
12. Mahayana: The View 311
13. Mahayana: The Practice and Result 331

PART FOUR: Buddhist Philosophy: The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma 361
14. The First Turning: Abhidharma 367
15. The Second Turning: Madhyamaka 392
16. The Third Turning: Buddha-Nature 419

Conclusion 449
Chronology of Tibetan Buddhist History 455
Notes 461
Bibliography 471
Credits 477
Index 479