TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ray,Reginald A.
TI  - Secret of the Vajra world: the tantric Buddhism of Tibet 
T2  - The world of Tibetan Buddhism
SN  - 9781570629174
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Shambhala, Distributed in the United States by Random House, and in Canada by Random house of Canada
KW  - Spiritual life
KW  - Tantric Buddhism
KW  - China
KW  - Tibet Autonomous Region
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-507) and index; 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
ER  -