Acknowledgements ............................................... xi
List of Illustrations ......................................... xii
List of Tables ................................................ xii
Introduction .................................................... 1
Purpose of the Study ......................................... 2
Overview ..................................................... 7
Limiting of the Topic and Methodology ........................ 8
Modelling of Red mda' ba's Biography on the Biography of
the Buddha ................................................... 9
State of Research .............................................. 13
Red mda' ba's Impact on the History of Tibetan Buddhism ..... 14
A Main Teacher of Tsong kha pa .............................. 15
His Role in the History of Madhyamaka as the True Reviver
of the Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka Tradition ...................... 16
An Influential Early Opponent of the Jo nang Tradition and
the Kālacakratantra ......................................... 25
His Role within the Synthesis of the rNgog pa and Sa skya
pa Scholastic Lineages ...................................... 28
Red mda' ba's Tshad ma Studies in Sa skya ................ 29
Red mda' ba's Phar phyin Studies ......................... 32
The Scholastic System of Teaching and Learning .............. 33
Historical Sources on Red mda' ba's Life ....................... 37
Biographies of Red mda' ba .................................. 37
Primary Sources .......................................... 37
Secondary Sources ........................................ 39
Modern Tibetan Secondary Literature ...................... 42
Introduction to the Text Edition of the Biography by Sangs
rgyas rtse mo .................................................. 43
The Two Primary Textual Witnesses ........................... 43
Manuscript A ............................................. 44
Manuscript В ............................................. 45
Secondary Textual Witnesses ................................. 46
The Minor Works of Red mda' ba ........................... 46
Ye shes rgyal mtshan ..................................... 47
Zhal gdams ............................................... 48
Aim of Editing .............................................. 48
Methodology of Editing ...................................... 49
Relationship Between the Two Surviving Primary
Witnesses ................................................ 50
Details of Editing .......................................... 53
Peculiarities of Manuscripts A and В ..................... 55
Abbreviations in the Edition and Apparatus ............... 55
Transliteration System ................................... 56
Lists of Abbreviations used in the Cursive Manuscripts ... 57
Shorthands for Monosyllabic Words (mgyogs bris) ....... 57
Contractions (bsdu yig) ............................... 58
Elided Spelling (skung yig) ........................... 60
Text Edition ................................................... 67
English Translation ........................................... 197
The Writings of Red mda' ba ................................... 267
The Minor Works of Red mda' ba ............................. 272
Tabular Curriculum Vitae of Red mda' ba ....................... 289
Conclusions ................................................... 297
Appendices .................................................... 303
Appendix A: Red mda' ba's Autobiography .................... 303
Appendix B: Letter to the [Great] Teacher [Buddha
Śākyamuni] ..................................... 307
Abbreviations ................................................. 315
Notes ......................................................... 319
Bibliography .................................................. 435
Index ......................................................... 457
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