The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art

Directors' Statement Foreword Acknowledgments Lenders to the Exhibition Authors and Contributors Introduction -- Introduction -- -- Tantra in India -- -- Tantra in Nepal -- -- Tantra in Tibet -- -- Tantra in China -- -- The Chakrasamvara Tantra The Potential of Transformation: It Is Possible To Attain Enlightenment -- Enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha Buddhist Cosmology: Environment of Meditative Transformation -- Mount Meru Eternal Dharma: Primordial Teachers -- Vairochana and Vajradhara Goal of the Transformed Mind: Enlightenment Symbolized -- Enlightenment Symbolized: The Five Jina Buddhas "Mother of All Buddhas": The Perfection of Wisdom -- The Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Beginning the Process: The Great Masters and Selecting a Teacher -- Guru-Disciple Relationship Taking Refuge: Commitment to a Buddhist Life A New Identity: The Vow of a Being Destined for Enlightenment -- Bodhisattvas: Perfected Beings as Exemplars Practitioner as Perfected Being: Meditations on Vajrasattva -- Transformation through Visualization: Vajrasattva Practice Secret Instructions for Transformation: The Subtle Body of Kundalini Yoga Chakrasamvara/Vajravarahi -- Iconography and Meditation on Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi -- -- Chakrasamvara -- -- Exoteric and Benefactory Forms of Charasamvara -- -- Ritual Implements -- -- Vajravarahi/Vajrayogini -- -- Exoteric Forms of Vajravarahi Related Esoteric Tantras -- Related Tantras -- -- Sarva Durgati Parishodhana Tantra -- -- Namasangiti Tantra -- -- Guhyasamaja Tantra -- -- Mahottama Tantra -- -- Hevajra Tantra -- -- Vajrabhairava Tantra -- -- Kalachakra Tantra Traditional Benefactors Appendices Glossary Bibliography Photo and Staff Credits Index