• Preface
1. The Ultimate Man
2. A Manly Monk
3. Sex and the Single Monk
4. The Problem with Bodies
5. The Company of Men
6. The Greater Men of the Greater Vehicle
7. Adepts and Sorcerers
8. Conclusion
• Appendix 1: The Major and Minor Physical Characteristics of a Great Man
• Appendix 2: Epithets of the Buddha
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index

John Powers is Professor in Asian Studies at the College of the Asia Pacific, The Australian National University.