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CHAPTER V. THE MAHAYANA SYSTEMS.
Nagarjuna
The fundamental Mahāyāna principles.
The contemplative Mahāyāna (Yogāchārya) system
The Prasanga-Madhyamika school .....
CHAPTER VI. THE SYSTEM OF MYSTICISM.
General character. — The Kāla Chakra system; its origin and dogmas 46
SECTION II.
TIBETAN BUDDHISM.
CHAPTER VII. HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF BUDDHISM
INTO TIBET.
Earliest religion of the Tibetans..
61
Introduction of Buddhist dogmas into Eastern Tibet. Era of King
Srongtsan Gampo and King Thisrong de tsan.-The reforms of the
Lama Tsonkhapa
Propagation of Buddhism into China, Ladák, and Eastern Himalaya 71
Buddhist sects in Tibet...
72
2285
62
CHAPTER VIII. THE SACRED LITERATURE.
Works translated from Sanskrit, and works written in Tibetan.... 76
CHAPTER X. DETAILS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE RELIGION OF THE PEOPLE.
Amount of religious knowledge..
103
Gods, genii, and malignant spirits. The spirits Lhamayin and Dudpos.
The legends about Lhamo, Tsangpa, and Chakdor..
107
Prayers....
117
CHAPTER XI. TRANSLATION OF AN ADDRESS ΤΟ THE BUDDHAS OF
CONFESSION.
Translation and explanatory remarks.
122
(For additions see p. 393.)
Dress. (Caps and hats; gown; inner vest; cloak; boots; shoes;
rosaries; amulet-boxes)
CHAPTER XIII.
RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS.
Ceremonies preceding the erection..
Monasteries..
Historical document relating to the foundation of the monastery of
Himis, in Ladák..
Temples
Religious monuments.
1. Chortens
2. Manis.
3. Derchoks and Lapchas..
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CHAPTER XIV.
REPRESENTATIONS OF BUDDHIST DEITIES.
Deities represented..
201
Methods of executing sacred objects. Drawings and paintings. Statues
and bas-reliefs
202
Characteristic types.
General attitude of the body and position of the fingers.
CHAPTER XV. WORSHIP OF THE DEITIES, AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES.
Peculiar ceremonies for ensuring the assistance of the gods.
7. Invocation of Nagpo Chenpo by "moving the arrow"
261
CHAPTER XVII. DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS TABLES USED FOR ASTROLOGICAL
PURPOSES.
Importance attributed to Astrology
I. Tables for indicating lucky and unlucky periods.
290
1. The elements and cyclic animals
293
2. The spirits of the season
298
3. Figures and oracles for determining the character of a
given day..
300
V. A Soothsaying table with numerous figures and sentences.
APPENDIX.
A. LITERATURE: an alphabetical list of the works and memoirs con-
nected with Buddhism, its dogmas, history and geographical
distribution....
B. GLOSSARY OF TIBETAN TERMS, their spelling and translitera-
tion with a reference to the explanations contained in this
volume.
315
318
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C. ADDITIONS TO THE ADDRESS TO THE BUDDHAS OF CON-
FESSION, translated in Chapter XI.
393
INDEX
397