Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Homage 3
1 Self-Control 5
2 The Wise Ruler 11
3 The Conduct of Kings 21
4 Analyzing Your Own and Others' Speech 31
5 Examining the Members of the Retinue 41
6 An Explanation of the Chapter on Kingship from the Satyaka Sutra 53
7 The Theory of Ethical Kingship according to the Smrtyupasthana Sutra 75
8 The Suvarnaprabhasottama's "Treatise on Ethics for Kings" 83
9 On Constancy and Perseverance 89
10 The Disciplined Ruler 105
11 Balance and Impartiality 113
12 Compassion 123
13 How the Ruler Protects Himself 133
14 How to Protect the Kingdom 161
15 On the Need for Consultation 169
16 How to Cultivate the Ten Virtues 177
17 The Laws of a Dharma King 183
18 How to Conquer the World through Skill in Means 197
19 How to Contemplate the Dharma 211
20 Meritorious Deeds 219
21 The Good Qualities of Being Ethical and the Good Qualities of This Treatise on Ethics 229
Final Verses and Colophon 235
Appendix 1 Indian and Tibetan Precursors to Miphams Treatise 243
Appendix 2 The Thirty-Five Duties of a King as Taught in the Smrtyupasthana Sutra 269
Appendix 3 The Order of the Thirty-Five Practices in Mipham's Treatise and in the Smrtyupasthana Sutra 289
Bibliography 291
Index 301