Dudjom Rinpoche's Vajrakilaya Works

Cathy Cantwell is Associate Faculty Member in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University. Robert Mayer is University Research Lecturer in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University.

• Introduction1. gTer ston and Tradent: Innovation and Conservation in Tibetan Treasure LiteratureRobert Mayer, Oxford University2. Reincarnation and Identity in the Lives of Tibetan Masters: Linking the Revelation Cycles of Three Lamas of the Dudjom Tradition3. Dudjom Rinpoche's Work on the Vajrakīlaya who overwhelms Māra's Troops with his splendour (phur bu bdud dpung zil gnon)4. Dudjom Rinpoche's Work on the Ultra Secret Razor (yang gsang spu gri) Vajrakīlaya5. The Dudjom Vajrakīlaya Heritage: Dudul Dorje's Vajrakīlaya Revelation6. The Dudjom Vajrakīlaya Heritage: Dudjom Lingpa's Vajrakīlaya Cycles7. Introducing Dudjom Rinpoche's Meteoric Iron Razor Vajrakīlaya (phur bu gnam lcags spu gri), and its Ritual Manual8. Dudjom Rinpoche's Compilation of the Medicinal Accomplishment Text for the Meteoric Iron Razor9. Further Texts of the Meteoric Iron Razor Vajrakīlaya10. Dudjom Rinpoche's Revelation of the Razor Disintegration-on-Touch Vajrakīlaya (spu gri reg phung)11. Dudjom Rinpoche's Re-presentation of Pema Lingpa's Ultra Secret Razor Lifeforce Vajrakīlaya (yang gsang srog gi spu gri)12. The Vajrakīlaya Sections of the New Edited Collection of Pema Lingpa's Collected Works13. Dudjom Rinpoche's Work on Zilnon Namkhai Dorje's (zil gnon nam mkha'i rdo rje) Ultra Secret Quintessence Action (yang gsang phrin las bcud dril) Vajrakīlaya14. Concluding Reflections

"This is an extremely valuable and well-researched contribution to Tibetan studies. While the work is primarily aimed at readers engaged in Tibetan studies, it should be of interest to Tibetan traditional scholars and monastics of the young generation, as well as Western Buddhists who are not necessarily scholars, but are prepared to make an effort to learn from a work of scholarship." Professor Per KvAerne, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo