Introduction ................................................... ix
Chapter 1 The Indian Crucible .................................. 1
Chapter 2 The Life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Awakened One ..... 5
Chapter 3 The Core Teachings (Dharma) of the Buddha ........... 65
Chapter 4 Foundational Buddhism: Buddhists of the
"Elder Tradition" and Others ....................... 113
Chapter 5 The Great Vehicle: The Mahayana Tradition .......... 131
Chapter 6 The Riddle of Zen: What Is the Sound of One Hand
Clapping? .......................................... 185
Chapter 7 The Tibetan Thunderbolt: Tantrists of the
Esoteric Vajrayana Tradition ....................... 207
Glossary ...................................................... 235
Further Reading ............................................... 245
Index ......................................................... 247
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