Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Publisher's Preface xiii
About This Translation xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
Translator's Introduction xxiii
The Outer Autobiography 1
The Origin of My Clan 3
An Envoy of Enlightened Activity 7
Your Father's Wealth 12
This Appearance of a Young Boy 14
Gods and Demons 22
A Lama Who Inspires 27
Child and Guardian 32
The Sacred Practice of Space 39
The True Meaning of Sublime Insight 45
The Union of Bliss-Emptiness 51
Eastward toward Golok 57
Bring Forth the Treasure 61
Great Perfection 73
How Should I Conduct Myself? 77
An Authentic Treasure Revealer 84
A Hidden Adept 89
Traversing the Swift Path 94
Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain 100
Dynamic Dance of the Mamos and Dakinis 108
Symbolic of Your Disciples 113
Direct Confrontation 121
When I Reign with Four Cycles 128
Not a Single Lama in This World 133
The Ancestor of the World 139
The Spectacle of Potala Mountain 145
In the Presence of Patrul Rinpoche 150
Renown for My Powers 154
That Dzichen Witch 160
Signs of the Dakinis' Agitation 164
Time for Your Eradication 171
Wealth and Livestock 174
Song of Tidings 179
Armies and Major Turmoil 185
New Flower of Her Praise 193
Colophon and Concluding Verses 197
Printing Dedication 201
The Secret Autobiographies 203
Details of my Lifetimes 205
Spiritual Heritage 213
A Little Boy with Excellent Fortune 219
Appearances as the Deity 227
The Nectar of Bliss-Emptiness 235
What Is Called "Meditation" 242
A Lucid Dreamer 251
Thirteen Holy Disciples 258
Custodians of My Doctrine 265
The Secret Autobiography That Briefly Relates Replies to the Queries of a Wisdom Dakini 277
A Supernova of Blessings 285
Appendix 1 An Exalted Family Line 291
Appendix 2 A Living Legacy 295
Bibliography 299
Notes 301
Index 305
