Illustrations
About the Author
Preface to the New Edition
Acknowledgements
Preface to the Original Edition
Publisher’s Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One Meeting the Buddha
Chapter One The Fountainhead of Buddhism
Chapter Two The Development of Buddhist Sādhanas
Chapter Three The Benefits of Sādhana Practice
Chapter Four Taking Up Sādhana Practice
Part Two The Mandala of the Five Buddhas
Chapter Five Entering the Mandala
Chapter Six Touching the Earth in the Eastern Realm
Chapter Seven The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel in the South
Chapter Eight The Red Buddha and the Mudrā of Meditation
Chapter Nine Crossed Thunderbolts and the Buddha of Action
Chapter Ten At the Centre of the Mandala
Part Three The Great Bodhisattvas
Chapter Eleven For the Sake of All That Lives
Chapter Twelve The Thousand Arms of Compassion
Chapter Thirteen The Soft-Voiced Prince and the Flaming Sword
Chapter Fourteen Vajrapāṇi – the Path of Heroic Transformation
Chapter Fifteen Green Tārā – the Quick Way to Wisdom
Chapter Sixteen White Tārā – Cheating Death
Chapter Seventeen The Eight Great Bodhisattvas
Part Four Tantra and the Tantric Deities
Chapter Eighteen The Tantric Approach
Chapter Nineteen Prajñāpāramitā – the Book That Became a Goddess
Chapter Twenty Vajrasattva – Prince of Purity
Chapter Twenty-One The Tantric Gurus
Chapter Twenty-Two The Oath-Bound Deities
Chapter Twenty-Three Dancing in the Sky
Chapter Twenty-Four The Dark Armies of the Dharma
Chapter Twenty-Five The Refuge Tree and Its Future Growth
Notes
Illustration Credits
Glossary
Selected Reading
Index
