The Dharma’s Gatekeepers () von Jonathan C. Gold

Introduction
The Gateway in the History of Tibetan Learning
Śākyaśrībhadra and the Indianization of Tibet
The Five Sciences and the Goal of Scholarly Perfection

Introduction: Translation in Tibet and in the Gateway
Obscure Vocabulary
The Techniques of Translators
Translation Mistakes
Unintelligible Context
Untranslatability Denied

Introduction
Skill in Means in the Gateway
The “Term Generality” at the Foundation of Grammar
The “Term Generality” in Sakyapa Epistemology
Sa-pan and Saussure on the Conceptuality and Conventionality of Language
Sa-pan and Sönam Tsemo on the Dharma as Language
Linguistics as the Study of Convention: The “Speech Intention”

Introduction: Sa-pan’s Contribution to Buddhist Hermeneutics
Tantric Hermeneutics in the Background of the Gateway
How Words Get Their Meaning
Sa-pan’s Previous Position: Linguistic Analysis in the Treasury
Sa-pan’s Predecessors on “Well Known in the World” and “Well Known in Treatises”
Well-known Terminology and Linguistic Convention
Sa-pan’s General Theory of the “Well Known”  and Tantric Hermeneutics
Which Scholars Form the Community of Interpreters?
Conclusion

Introduction
The Three Kinds of Meaning in a Good Verse of Reverence
Introductory Verses and the Social Function of Rhetoric
Synopsis as a Display of Mastery
Ensuring Excellence by Declaring a Legitimate Purpose
How to Make Meaning Evident
Conclusion

Introduction
Sa-pan’s Buddhicization of the Rasas
Applying the Rasas
Poetics in Defense of the Dharma
Introducing Poetics to Tibetans
Conclusion: Who Benefits from Aesthetic Cultivation?

A: Outline
B: The Gateway to Learning

Notes
Tibetan Orthographic Equivalents
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index