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|BookEssay=The work on philosophical doctrines, entitled Fundamentals of the Nyingma School, presents a comprehensive account of traditional philosophical views, both secular and religious, non-Buddhist and Buddhist. It also includes an extended discussion of the validity of the esoteric scriptures and the special (tantra) distinctions of the Nyingma. In the second translated work, entitled History of the Nyingma School, Dudjom Rinpoche directly addresses the legacy of criticism of the Nyingma tradition in a special section entitled “A Rectification of Misconceptions Concerning the Nyingma School.He responds to various charges against the authenticity of the Nyingma tradition and provides a discussion of the “Great Perfection” (dzogchen) view. He also explores the continuity of the Nyingmapa tradition and its impact on the other schools, the shortcomings of logical argumentation, prophecies found in the treasure tradition, and the relationship between the Nyingmapa and the “pre-Buddhist” tradition of the Bonpo.
|BookEssay=The work on philosophical doctrines, entitled ''Fundamentals of the Nyingma School'', presents a comprehensive account of traditional philosophical views, both secular and religious, non-Buddhist and Buddhist. It also includes an extended discussion of the validity of the esoteric scriptures and the special (tantra) distinctions of the Nyingma. In the second translated work, entitled ''History of the Nyingma School'', Dudjom Rinpoche directly addresses the legacy of criticism of the Nyingma tradition in a special section entitled "A Rectification of Misconceptions Concerning the Nyingma School." He responds to various charges against the authenticity of the Nyingma tradition and provides a discussion of the “Great Perfection” (dzogchen) view. He also explores the continuity of the Nyingmapa tradition and its impact on the other schools, the shortcomings of logical argumentation, prophecies found in the treasure tradition, and the relationship between the Nyingmapa and the "pre-Buddhist" tradition of the Bonpo.
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*{{i|4 The Preservation of the Teaching and Spread of the Greater Vehicle|440}}
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PART TWO: THE RISE OF THE PRECIOUS TEACHING OF SECRET MANTRA
PART TWO: THE RISE OF THE PRECIOUS TEACHING OF SECRET<br>MANTRA
Introduction 445
*{{i|Introduction|445}}
*{{i|1 The Turning of the Secret Mantra Wheel|447}}
*{{i|1 The Turning of the Secret Mantra Wheel|447}}
*{{i|2 The Collecting of Transmitted Precepts by Different Compilers|451}}
*{{i|2 The Collecting of Transmitted Precepts by Different Compilers|451}}
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*{{i|8 Rongzom Chöki Zangpo|703}}
*{{i|8 Rongzom Chöki Zangpo|703}}
*{{i|9 The Traditions of Vajrakīla|710}}
*{{i|9 The Traditions of Vajrakīla|710}}
*{{i|10 The Lineages of the Empowerment of the Sūtra which Gathers All Intentions|717}}
*{{i|10 The Lineages of the Empowerment of the Sūtra which Gathers All<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intentions|717}}
*{{i|11 Later Lineages of the Transmitted Precepts|733}}
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P A R T S E V E N : A R E C T IF IC A T IO N O F M ISC O N C E P T IO N S
PART SEVEN: A RECTIFICATION OF MISCONCEPTIONS CONCERNING THE NYINGMA SCHOOL
C O N C E R N IN G T H E N Y IN G M A SC H O O L
* {{i|1 General Reply to Criticisms of the Nyingmapa Tantras|887}}
1 General Reply to Criticisms of the Nyingmapa
* {{i|2 On the View of the Great Perfection|896}}
Tantras 887
* {{i|3 Response to Critics of the Sūtra which Gathers All Intentions|911}}
2 On the View of the Great Perfection 896
* {{i|4 Response to Critics of the Root Tantra of the Secret Nucleus|914}}
3 Response to Critics of the Sūtra which Gathers All
* {{i|5 The Continuity of the Nyingmapa Tradition and its Impact on the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Schools|918}}
Intentions 911
* {{i|6 On the Validity of the Treasures|927}}
4 Response to Critics of the Root Tantra of the Secret
* {{i|7 The Shortcomings of Refutation and Proof|929}}
Nucleus 914
* {{i|8 On The Prophecies Found in the Treasures|934}}
5 The Continuity of the Nyingmapa Tradition and its
* {{i|9 The Relationship between the Nyingmapa and Pönpo Traditions|936}}
Impact on the Other Schools 918
* {{i|10 On the "Bad Luck of the Nyingmapa"|938}}
6 On the Validity of the Treasures 927
7 The Shortcomings of Refutation and Proof 929
8 On The Prophecies Found in the Treasures 934
9 The Relationship between the Nyingmapa and Pönpo
Traditions 936
10 On the “Bad Luck of the Nyingmapa” 938
PA R T EIG H T: T H E C H R O N O L O G Y O F T H E D O C T R IN E
1 Duration of the Doctrine 943
2 A Chronology of the Buddha’s Life 946
3 From the Buddha’s Final Nirvāna until the Beginning of the First
Tibetan Sexagenary Cycle 948
4 FromtheBeginningoftheFirstSexagenaryCycletothePresent 951
5 Some Prophecies 960
C LO SING ST A T E M E N T S
1 Primary Sources 965
2 Concluding Benedictions 967
3 Colophon 972


S E C T IO N T W O : R E FE R E N C E M A TE R IA L
PART EIGHT: THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE DOCTRINE
Contents v
* {{i|1 Duration of the Doctrine|943}}
Introduction vii
* {{i|2 A Chronology of the Buddha’s Life|946}}
Guide to Pronunciation xi
* {{i|3 From the Buddha’s Final Nirvāṇa until the Beginning of the First Tibetan<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sexagenary Cycle|948}}
Abbreviations for Section Two xv
* {{i|4 From the Beginning of the First Sexagenary Cycle to the Present|951}}
N O T E S
* {{i|5 Some Prophecies|960}}
1 Fundamentals 3
 
2 History 27
CLOSING STATEMENTS
G L O SSA R Y O F E N U M E R A T IO N S
 
Introduction 103
* {{i|1 Primary Sources|965}}
Glossary of Enumerations 105
* {{i|2 Concluding Benedictions|967}}
B IB L IO G R A PH Y
* {{i|3 Colophon|972}}
Introduction 191
 
SECTION TWO: REFERENCE MATERIAL
 
* {{i|Contents|v}}
* {{i|Introduction|vii}}
* {{i|Guide to Pronunciation|xi}}
* {{i|Abbreviations for Section Two|xv}}
 
NOTES
* {{i|1 Fundamentals|3}}
* {{i|2 History|27}}
 
GLOSSARY OF ENUMERATIONS
* {{i|Introduction|103}}
* {{i|Glossary of Enumerations|105}}
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY
* {{i|Introduction|191}}
Part One: Works Cited by the Author
Part One: Works Cited by the Author
Works Cited by the Author 199
* {{i|Works Cited by the Author|199}}
Part Two: Works Referred to by the Translators
Part Two: Works Referred to by the Translators
1 Indic Texts 293
* {{i|1 Indic Texts|293}}
2 Tibetan Texts 297
* {{i|2 Tibetan Texts|297}}
3 Secondary Literature 301
* {{i|3 Secondary Literature|301}}
4 Addenda to the Bibliography 316
* {{i|4 Addenda to the Bibliography|316}}
 
ARTIFACTS AND MATERIAL TREASURES
ARTIFACTS AND MATERIAL TREASURES
Introduction 320
* {{i|Introduction|320}}
Artifacts and MaterialTreasures 321
* {{i|Artifacts and Material Treasures|321}}
 
INDEX OF TECHNICAL TERMS
INDEX OF TECHNICAL TERMS
Introduction 331
* {{i|Introduction|331}}
Index of Technical Terms 333
* {{i|Index of Technical Terms|333}}
 
INDEX OF PERSONAL NAMES
INDEX OF PERSONAL NAMES
Introduction 391
* {{i|Introduction|391}}
Index of Personal Names 393
* {{i|Index of Personal Names|393}}
 
INDEX OF LOCATIONS
INDEX OF LOCATIONS
Introduction 453
* {{i|Introduction|453}}
Index of Locations 455
* {{i|Index of Locations|455}}
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MAPS
3
* {{i|Introduction|489}}
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* {{i|1 Buddhist India and Adjacent Regions|490}}
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* {{i|2 North-Central India|492}}
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* {{i|3 Tibet|494}}
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* {{i|4 Western Tibet and Nepal|496}}
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* {{i|5 North-Central Tibet|498}}
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* {{i|6 South-Central Tibet and Bhutan|500}}
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* {{i|7 North-West Kham|502}}
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* {{i|8 South-West Kham|506}}
General Contents xiii
* {{i|9 Amdo|508}}
M APS
* {{i|10 North-East Kham|510}}
Introduction 489
* {{i|11 South-East Kham|512}}
Buddhist India and Adjacent Regions 490
North-Central India 492
Tibet 494
Western Tibet and Nepal 496
North-Central Tibet 498
South-Central Tibet and Bhutan 500
North-West Kham 502
South-West Kham 506
Amdo 508
North-East Kham 510
South-East Kham 512
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The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism
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Written by a great modern Nyingma master, Dudjom Rinpoche’s The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism covers in detail and depth both the fundamental teachings and the history of Tibetan Buddhism’s oldest school. This, the first English translation of His Holiness’ masterwork, constitutes the most complete work of its type in the West.

An absolute treasure for students of the tradition, it is also an indispensable reference for anyone with an interest in Buddhism. The book includes chronologies and glossaries that elucidate Buddhist doctrine, and it provides fascinating insights into the Buddhist history of Tibet. Two treatises form the present volume, namely the Fundamentals of the Nyingma School and the History of the Nyingma School. Among the most widely read of all His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s works, these treatises were composed during the years immediately following his arrival in India as a refugee. His intention in writing them was to preserve the precise structure of the Nyingma philosophical view within its own historical and cultural context. (Source: Wisdom Publications)

Citation Dorje, Gyurme, and Matthew Kapstein, trans. and ed. The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History. By Dudjom Rinpoche, Jikdrel Yeshe Dorje (bdud 'joms 'jigs bral ye shes rdo rje). Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1991.