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TABLE OF CONTENTS


PREFACE I
ABBREVIATIONS VI
TABLE OF CONTENTS IX
INTRODUCTION
Chapter
     I. The Text and Its Author 1
     II. Basis of the Present Edition and Translation 21
     III. The Figure of the Bodhisattva in the Pāramitāsamāsa 37
     IV. The Pāramitā Set in the Context of the Bodhisattva Career 53
     V. The Pāramitās 70
NOTES
          Chapter I 113
          Chapter II 126
          Chapter III 126
          Chapter IV 132
          Chapter V 137
TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF THE PĀRAMITĀSĀMĀSA
          Preliminary Note: System of Annotation 151
     1. Dānapāramitāsamāsaḥ 156
         The Compendium on the Perfection of Giving 157
     2. Śīlapāramitāsamāsaḥ 174
         The Compendium on the Perfection of Morality 175
     3. Kṣāntipāramitāsamāsaḥ 194
         The Compendium on the Perfection of Forbearance 195
     4. Vīryapāramitāsamāsaḥ 206
         The Compendium on the Perfection of Striving 207
     5. Dhyānapāramitāsamāsaḥ 220
         The Compendium on the Perfection of Meditation 221
     6. Prajñāpāramitāsamāsaḥ 238
         The Compendium on the Perfection of Insight 239
NOTES TO THE TRANSLATION
          Dāna-pāramitā 262
          Śīla-pāramitā 277
          Kṣānti-pāramitā 287
          Vīrya-pāramitā 297
          Dhyāna-pāramitā 306
          Prajñā-pāramitā 316
CONCLUDING REMARKS
          Some Implications of the Text for Understanding the Development of the Mahāyāna 330
INDEX OF LINES OF VERSES 337
BIBLIOGRAPHY 363