The Supreme Source The Fundamental Tantra of

The aim of Dzogchen is the reqwakening of the individual to the primordial state of enlightenment which is naturally found in all beings.

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu is a Tibetan master of the Dzogchen tradition. He has been a professor at the Oriental Institute of the University of Naples, Italy, and is the author of many books, including The Crystal and the Way of Light, The Supreme Source, and Dzogchen: The Self-Perfected State.

Foreword

9

(4)

Preface

13

(4)

PART ONE: The Origin and Teachings of Dzogchen Semde

17

(58)

1. The Origin of Dzogchen: from Oddiyana to Tibet

19

(38)

I. The Origin of the Transmission of Dzogchen

19

(3)

II. The Twelve Primordial Teachers

22

(4)

III. Garab Dorje

26

(5)

IV. Manjusrimitra

31

(4)

V. The Lineage of Teachers from Oddiyana and India

35

(11)

VI. Sri Simha

46

(5)

VII. The Tibetan Translator Vairocana

51

(6)

2. Dzogchen Semde and the Kunjed Gyalpo Tantra

57

(18)

I. The Series of Primordial Bodhicitta

57

(4)

II. The Semde Scriptures

61

(3)

III. Structure and Contents of the Kunjed Gyalpo

64

(11)

PART TWO: An Introduction to the Kunjed Gyalpo: An Oral Commentary

75

(56)

Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

3. The Fundamental Principles of Tantra and Dzogchen

77

(14)

I. The Outer, or Lower, Tantras

77

(4)

II. The Inner, or Higher, Tantras

81

(3)

III. Dzogchen Atiyoga

84

(7)

4. The Eighty-four Chapters of the Kunjed Gyalpo

91

(40)

PART THREE: Kunjed Gyalpo Excerpts in Translation

131

(102)

A Note on the Translation Method

133

(2)

5. The Root Tantra

135

(68)

I. The Teachings on Primordial Manifestation

135

(15)

II. The Teachings That Disclose the True Nature

150

(7)

III. The Teachings Beyond Cause and Effect

157

(17)

IV. The Teachings on Perfection Beyond Action

174

(10)

V. The Teachings That Establish Knowledge

184

(9)

VI. The Concluding Teachings

193

(10)

6. The Further Tantra: The Teachings on Understanding

203

(14)

I. Introduction

203

(1)

II. Understanding the True Meaning of the Ten Natures

204

(10)

III. Conclusion

214

(3)

7. The Final Tantra: The Teachings on Meditation

217

(16)

I. Introduction

217

(1)

II. The State of Non-meditation of the Ten Natures

218

(11)

III. Conclusion

229

(4)

Epilogue: On the Nature of Samantabhadra: A Conversation with Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

233

(4)

Appendices

237

(26)

Appendix One: The Transmission of the Four Kayas According to the Bai ro 'dra 'bag

237

(1)

Appendix Two: The Lineage of the Teachers from Oddiyana and India After Manjusrimitra

238

(4)

Appendix Three: Dzogchen Scriptures Tied to the Transmission of Vairocana

242

(13)

Appendix Four: Tantras of the rDo rje sems dpa' nam mkha' che

255

(1)

Appendix Five: Index of Chapters of Kun byed rgyal po and Mdo bcu

256

(7)

Notes

263

(20)

Bibliography of Tibetan and Western Works

283

(4)

Index

287

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The Supreme Source The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde Kunjed Gyalpo

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