A Practice of Padmasambhava: Essential Instructions on the Path to Awakening

A Practice of Padmasambhava: Essential Instructions on the Path to Awakening

A Practice of Padmasambhava: Essential Instructions on the Path to Awakening

A Practice of Padmasambhava: Essential Instructions on the Path to Awakening

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Overview

The Indian master Padmasambhava occupies a special place in the hearts of practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. By bringing tantric Buddhism to Tibet from India, he inspired a movement of awakening that for centuries has brought countless practitioners to spiritual fulfillment.

A Practice of Padmasambhava presents two practical and compelling works related to a visualization and mantra practice of Padmasambhava. This practice is based on the most important revelation of the renowned nineteenth-century treasure revealer Chokgyur Lingpa, Accomplishing the Guru's Mind: Dispeller of All Obstacles. These two works give an introduction to the preliminary trainings, outline the primary elements of visualization practice and mantra recitation, and supply a detailed explanation of the practice of Padmasambhava's wisdom aspect, Guru Vadisimha. Through practical step-by-step instructions on this deity, the reader is guided into the general world of tantric practice common to all of Tibetan Buddhism.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781559393621
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication date: 03/16/2011
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Rinchen Dargye was a direct disciple of the great treasure revealer Chokgyur Lingpa and was a prolific writer on all aspects of tantric thought and practice.

Table of Contents

Foreword Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche vii

Translators's Introduction 1

Acknowledgments 13

Divine Flower: A Guide to the First Level of Practice of "Accomplishing the Guru's Mind: Dispeller of All Obstacles," Shechen Gyaltsap Pema Namgyal 15

Brilliant Light: A Commentary on the Activity of Guru Vadisimha That Bestows the Glory of Intelligence Karma Rinchen Dargye 99

Blooming Intelligence: The Practice Manual of Guru Vadisimha 165

Bibliography 177

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