Liberation Through Hearing: The Art of Dying

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-941610-08-4
Verlag: Fons Vitae

Buch, Englisch, 112 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Liberation through Hearing, or more fully, The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Intermediate States (bar-do thos-grol chen-mo), has become widely known by its descriptive nickname used in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead. These secret teachings are attributed to the 8th century Indian Buddhist Master Padma Sambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, and are thought to have then been hidden in Tibet. Such a text is regarded as a “treasure” or terma (gter ma) text to be rediscovered later, as this one was by Karma Lingpa in the 14th century.

A number of legends have grown around Padma Sambhava's life and deeds, and he is widely venerated as a 'second Buddha' across Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Himalayan states of India. The Nyingma School considers Padma Sambhava to be a founder of their tradition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Demi

Huang, Tze-Si

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Buddhismus: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- THE INVOCATION PRAYER FOR ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION
- INTRODUCTION
- I - Life and Death
- II - Bardo
- III - The Process of Deat
- PREPARATION FOR THE CEREMONY
- APPLICATION: THE FIRST STAGE – PRELIMINARY
- Ritual (Ceremony)
- THE SECOND STAGE – REALITY
- PHASE I
- The First Day
- The Second Day
- The Third Day
- The Fourth Day
- The Fifth Day
- The Sixth Day
- The Seventh Day
- PHASE II
- The Eighth Day
- The Ninth Day
- The Tenth Day
- The Eleventh Day
- The Twelfth Day
- The Thirteenth Day
- The Fourteenth Day
- THE THIRD STAGE – BECOMING
- The Natural State of Mind
- The State of Non-Attachment
- Staying Calm in the Face of Terrors
- Judgment
- Abide in the Natural Primordial State
- Closing the Womb Doors
- Abandon Negative Passions
- Beseech Blessings and Guidance from Your Guru and Lord of Compassion
- Abandon Attachments, Hatreds, and Revulsions
- Meditate on the Illusion of All Images
- Meditate on The Clear Light
- Choosing a Womb
- Images of the Four Continents and Five Realms
- Amitabha Buddha's Pure Land or Auspicious Human Birth
- CONCLUSION
- BIBLIOGRAPHY

Über Autor(innen)

Tze-si Huang is a professional writer and translator. He was born in Chungking, the youngest of 10 children. After facing and overcoming trials of both survival and becoming educated, he eventually immigrated to the USA. He attended New York University and Columbia University for post graduate studies.

Demi is an award-winning illustrator of numerous books for children. Her books include The Empty Pot, Nightingale, The Emperor's New Clothes, and Gandhi, which was named the New York Times Best Illustrated Book and received the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award.