Mind seeing mind : mahāmudrā and the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism / Roger R. Jackson

• VerfasserIn: Jackson, Roger R. 1950-
• Place / Publishing House: Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, Inc., [2019]
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English; Tibetan; Sanskrit
• Series: Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
• Classification: 11.93 - Buddhismus; 15.79 - China
• Physical Description: xxvi, 717 Seiten; Diagramme
• Notes: Literaturverzeichnis Seiten 651-687

"Roger Jackson's Mind Seeing Mind is the first attempt to provide both a scholarly study of the history, texts, and doctrines of Geluk mahāmudrā and translations of some of its seminal texts. It begins with a survey of the Indian sources of the teaching and goes on the discuss the place of mahāmudrā in non-Geluk Tibetan Buddhist schools, especially the Kagyü. The book then turns to a detailed survey of the history and major textual sources of Geluk mahāmudrā, from Tsongkhapa, through the First Paṇchen, down to the present. The final section of the study addresses critical questions, including the relation between Geluk and Kagyü mahāmudrā, the ways Gelukpa authors have interpreted the mahāsiddha Saraha, and the broader religious-studies implications raised by Tibetan debates about mahāmudrā. The translation portion of Mind Seeing Mind includes eleven texts on mahāmudrā history, ritual, and practice. Foremost among these is the First Paṇchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to the Guru, which is a staple of Geluk practice, and a selection of his songs of spiritual experience. Mind Seeing Mind adds considerably to our understanding of Geluk spirituality and shows how mahāmudrā came to be woven throughout the fabric of the tradition"