The Life and Times of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö: The Great Biography by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Other Stories
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The Life and Times of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö: The Great Biography by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Other Stories
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Overview
The foremost torchbearer of the ecumenical Rime movement, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959) dedicated his life to the study, practice, and propagation of all the schools and lineages that are collectively known as Tibetan Buddhism. The staggeringly long list of teachings he received and transmitted in turn testifies to the depth of his appreciation of all aspects of the Dharma, and the roster of his eminent students reveals how his extraordinary influence transcended sectarian boundaries.
The first half of this volume presents informal stories by many of Chökyi Lodrö’s teachers, students, friends, and relatives, collected by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and translated here into English for the first time. Intimate, funny, and utterly down-to-earth, these stories—supplemented by sixty-one photographs—paint a tender picture of the man behind the great master, introducing readers to the characters and events in his life, and especially the challenges he faced living under the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
The second half comprises an English translation of the spiritual biography, or namtar, by Dilgo Khyentse, one of Chökyi Lodrö’s closest and most brilliant students. In the process of recounting the life and liberation of his belovèd guru, Dilgo Khyentse reveals how he saw Chökyi Lodrö as the Buddha in the flesh and provides, essentially, a blueprint of the entire path to enlightenment.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781611803778 |
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| Publisher: | Shambhala |
| Publication date: | 07/25/2017 |
| Pages: | 632 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.90(d) |
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Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Translators' Introduction xvii
Introduction Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche xxiii
Remembering Rinpoche Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche 1
Introduction 3
1 Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö's Early Life 19
2 Katok Monastery 23
3 Dzongsar Monastery 29
4 Regent of Katok Monastery 39
5 The Founding of Khamje Shedra 49
6 The Early Years at Khyentse Labrang 55
7 Summer Camp 75
8 Commanding Spirits 83
9 Masters and Khenpos 91
10 Stories from Dzongsar 135
11 Stories from Khyentse Labrang 145
12 Consorts 157
13 Sacred Hidden Lands 171
14 The King of Yönru 177
15 Pilgrimage from Derge to Sikkim 181
16 Dzongsar after Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Left for India 223
17 Sikkim 227
18 Pilgrimage to the Holy Places of India 237
19 The Last Months in Sikkim 247
20 Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche 251
A Wondrous Grove of Wish-Fulfilling Trees: The Biography of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche 261
A Brief Account of the Wondrous Garland of Rebirths 271
The Great Biography of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö 289
Part 1 The Ordinary Biography 291
1 How Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö manifested as a result of the aspirations and magical displays of his past incarnations and came to be enthroned as a supreme tulku. 292
2 How Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö embraced the three trainings (precepts) that are the entrance to the Dharma. 306
3 How Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö studied (hearing and contemplation) with supremely learned and accomplished teachers, and perfected his education 313
4 How Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö attained the signs of having accomplished the practice of the path by training his mind in the yoga of the two profound stages of meditation (kyetim and dzogrim), 358
5 How Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö performed excellent activities for the benefit of the teachings and beings. 387
6 How Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö spontaneously accomplished the accumulation of vast merit during the course of his main activities. 414
7 How Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö dissolved his body into the dharmadhatu after successfully completing his last activity, plus supplementary explanations. 429
Part 2 The Special Explanation of the Extraordinary Biography 459
'The Inner Biography: An Account of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö's Inner Life 461
(a) How Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö became a true holder of the teachings of the Nyingma school. 462
(b) Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö's visions and experiences related to the Kadam lineage. 470
(c) Concerning the Lamdre, the precious words that have the four valid factors 473
(d) Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö's visions and experiences relared to Marpa Kagyii. 478
(e) Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö's visions and experiences related to the Shangpa Kagyü lineage, the Golden Dharma of the schoiar-siddha Khyungpo Naljor. 483
(f) Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö's visions and experiences related to Shije and Chö. 484
(g) Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö's experiences and visions related to the teachings on the six-branch practice of vajrayoga, the profound meaning of Kalachakra, the King of Nondual Tantras. 486
(h) Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö's visions and experiences related to Orgyen Nyendrup. 488
A Brief Explanation of How Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Received Authorizations for the Profound Terma Teachings-An Addition to the Main Biography 509
The Secret Biography 523
Dispeller of the Darkness of Ignorance: A Letter to My Students 529
Notes 541
Bibliography 557
Index 591