Ray, Reginald A. <br/><br/>
Secret of the Vajra world :  the tantric Buddhism of Tibet / 
Reginald A. Ray ; foreword by Tulku Thondup. 
 - 1st pbk. ed. 
 - Boston :  Shambhala :  Distributed in the United States by Random House, and in Canada by Random house of Canada,  2002. 
 - xvi, 524 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - The world of Tibetan Buddhism ;  v. 2 .
 - Ray, Reginald A.  World of Tibetan Buddhism ; v. 2. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-507) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part one. Foundations of Vajrayana : -- The Indian prelude -- How the Vajrayana came to Tibet : THE early spreading od the Dharma -- How the Vajrayana came to Tibet :  the later spreading and beyond -- The Vajrayana in the context of the three-yana journey -- The view of Vajrayana -- Part two. Entering the Vajra world -- Some initial Vajrayana perspectives -- The world beyond thought -- The Vajra master -- Entering the Vajrayana path -- Tantric practice: meditation on the yidam -- Subtleties of practice : the inner yogas -- Part three. Meeting the essence of mind -- Mahamudra : the great symbol -- Dzokchen: the great perfection -- Part four. Tantric applications -- Lessons in mortality : death and dying in Tantric practice -- Bodhisattvas  in the world : Tulkus reincarnate Lamas -- Themes of a Tlku's life -- The practice of  retreat -- The passing of a realized master. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781570629174 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002007342 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Spiritual life--Tantric Buddhism.<br/>Tantric Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.