- Paperback: 120 pages
- Publisher: Ganesha Press Ltd (1 Dec 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0950911933
- ISBN-13: 978-0950911939
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.6 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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A history of the early masters of the great Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, charting the flow of esoteric teaching from India to Tibet and allowing the reader to enter the sacred realm of spiritual transmission. Also included are original translations of five songs of mahamudra composed by early lineage holders.
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excellent history of a major school of Tibetan Buddhism,
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This review is from: Garland of Gold (Paperback)
A really useful book by an acknowledged scholar and practitioner, and of great interest to anyone who has more than a passing acquaintance with Tibetan Buddhism. It details the earlier history of one of the four major schools of this form of Buddhism - the Kagyus and its many schools. It includes short biographies of the most significant figures and a translation of some of their songs. In addition there is a glossary, notes, bibliography, excellent line drawings and a colour picture. Written with the blessing of some of the major teachers of the Kagyus, the reader can get a unique perspective on how this school developed.
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A Garland of Gold - Jampa Thaye,
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This is a remarkable book of pure spiritual wisdom. Whilst walking through Totnes, Devon, I happened to come across the Tibetan Kagyu monk - Lama Pawo - who, through his presence, generated the essence of the wisdom preserved in these poems of enlightenment. These poems are translations into English - composed by the early Kagyu masters of India and Tibet. The book also contains biographies of notables such as:
Tilopa, Naropa, Saraha, Nagarjuna, Sabara, Maitripa, Marpa and Milerepa amongst many others. These beings are also known as mahasiddhis. Jampa Thaye has accessed three extant Tibetan works for this rendition: 1) Pawo Tsuklak Trengwa (1504-1566). 2) Go Lotsawa (1392-1481). 3) Pema Karpo (1527-1592). This book is blessed by the Tibetan Lama, the 4th Karma Thinley. The various lineages of Kagyu are examined, and the enlightenment poems presented. This book is a blessing and very valuable to any one on a spiritual path. One poem says: To explain mahamudra: All phenomena are one's own mind. To see an external world is a nental error. Its essence is empty like a dream. Mind itself is only the movement of thought. Natureless. Its energy like a dream.' The explanation of how each siddhi gained enlightenment is clear and concise. The exact and simple translation is inspiring. An excellent spiritual book.
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