The Great Image The Life Story of Vairochana

This book is the autobiography of the great scholar and translator Vairochana, as told to a group of his students near the end of his life in the eighth century. Responsible for bringing seminal Buddhist teachings to Tibet from India, his deep understanding of the Dharma was what enabled him to translate the essence of enlightened mind, conveyed in the Sanskrit texts, with great accuracy.

Ani Jinba Palmo, born and educated in Holland, is a nun in the Tibetan tradition. She was a student of and translator for Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche until his death in 1991. She currently divides her time between retreats in Nepal and India and translating for Tibetan teachers in the United States and Europe.

Foreword

vii

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Introduction: Putting the Story in Historical Context

ix

Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

Introduction: The Significance of This Biography

xvii

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

Introduction: A Summary of the Text

xxiii

Ala Zenkar Rinpoche

Translator's Preface

xxxi

The Homage

3

(2)

Preface: How the Effortless Ati Doctrine Was Taught

5

(2)

How This Precious Doctrine Occurred in Akanishta

7

(5)

The History of the Appearance of This Precious Doctrine in the Celestial and Human Realms

12

(23)

The History of How the Effortless Vehicle Appeared in the Three Celestial Realms

35

(8)

The History of the Appearance of the Effortless Ati Doctrine in the Human Realm

43

(5)

The History of the Effortless Ati Doctrine Flourishing in India

48

(35)

The History of the Appearance of the Effortless Doctrine in Tibet

83

(9)

The Trials of Vairotsana

92

(25)

Master Shri Singha Entrusts Vairotsana with the Entire Doctrine

117

(8)

Vairotsana Tames King Rahula Bhibhi's Arrogance

125

(8)

Vairotsana's Arrival in Tibet

133

(12)

Vairotsana Is Banished to Tsawarong

145

(34)

Vairotsana Arrives in Tsawarong and Entrusts Yudra Nyingpo with the Pith Instructions

179

(14)

Going to the Pure Lands After Completing the Instructions in Tibet

193

(47)

Aspiration and Summary

240

(5)

Appendix: The Nine Vehicles

245

(12)

Notes

257

(20)

Glossary

277

(32)

Bibliography

309

(10)

Translator's Acknowledgments

319

(2)

Index

321

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