Teachings of Padmasambhava /

Teachings of Padmasambhava / / Herbert V. Guenther.

This pioneering study sheds new light on the development of Buddhist ideas as introduced by the visionary Padmasambhava. It is based on primary source material and highlights the experiential aspects of process-oriented thinking.

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Superior document:Brill's Indological Library ; v.12
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Guenther, Herbert V.,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : BRILL,, 1996.
Year of Publication:1996
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill's Indological Library
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 231 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: A tripartite cosmos
  • Chapter 2: Into the world-Transcending the world Introductory remarks
  • A. The Locale
  • B. The Mission
  • C. The Experiencing
  • Chapter 3: Symbols (brda'): the luminous language of Being- Similes (dpe): interpretive pointers to Being
  • Introductory remarks
  • A. The moral imperative: wholeness personified (bla-ma)
  • B. The mystery spell (gsang-sngags) and its articulation, the symbol (brda')
  • C. Encountering (ngo-sprod) our existential reality or the mystery-that-we-are
  • D. Similes/illustrative instances (dpe)
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Subject Index
  • Index of Technical Terms and Phrases Specific to the rNyingma Tradition.

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