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100	1		_aRay, Reginald A.
245	1	0	_aSecret of the Vajra world : _bthe tantric Buddhism of Tibet / _cReginald A. Ray ; foreword by Tulku Thondup.
250			_a1st pbk. ed.
260			_aBoston : _bShambhala : _bDistributed in the United States by Random House, and in Canada by Random house of Canada, _c2002.
300			_axvi, 524 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
490	1		_aThe world of Tibetan Buddhism ; _vv. 2
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 503-507) and index.
505	0		_aPart 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.
650		0	_aSpiritual life _xTantric Buddhism.
650		0	_aTantric Buddhism _zChina _zTibet Autonomous Region.
800	1		_aRay, Reginald A. _tWorld of Tibetan Buddhism ; v. 2.
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