Jigme Lingpa, Getse Mahapandita Tsewang Chokdrub Deity, Mantra, and Wisdom Development Stage Meditation in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra 2007.pdf

Jigme Lingpa, Getse Mahapandita Tsewang Chokdrub Deity, Mantra, and Wisdom Development Stage Meditation in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra 2007.pdf

Hardcover: 264 pages
Publisher: Snow Lion; 1st edition (May 11, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1559393009
ISBN-13: 978-1559393003

Deity, Mantra, and Wisdom contains four of the most cherished Tibetan Buddhist commentaries on the practices of visualization, mantra recitation, and meditative absorption. These three elements form the core of development stage meditation, one of the most important practices of Buddhist Tantra. The authors of these timeless classics—Jigme Lingpa, Patrul Rinpoche, and Getse Mahapandita—have all profoundly shaped Tibetan Buddhism with their vast scholarship and deep spiritual realization. In these eloquent and inspiring writings, they explain the fundamental philosophy of the development stage, showing not only its profound insights into the nature of reality, but also how to make this view a living experience through the practice of meditation.

The four works here translated for the first time are: "Ladder to Akanistha" by Jigme Lingpa, "Clarifying the Difficult Points in the Development Stage" by Patrul Rinpoche, "The Four Stakes That Bind the Life-Force" by Patrul Rinpoche, and "Husks of Unity" by Getse Mahapandita Tsewang Chokdrub.