The treasury of knowledge : book eight, part three : the elements of Tantric practice : a general exposition of the process of meditation in the indestructible way of secret mantra / Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé ; Kalu Rinpoché Translation Group under the direction of Khenpo Lodrö Dönyö Rinpoché ; this volume translated and introduced by Elio Guarisco and Ingrid McLeod ; annotated by Elio Guarisco ; and edited by Ingrid McLeod.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kong-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas, 1813-1899.

Contributor:

Guarisco, Elio, 1954-

McLeod, Ingrid, 1946-

Standardized Title:

Śes bya mthaʾ yas paʾi rgya mtsho. English. Selections

Language:

English

Tibetan

Subjects (All):

Kong-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas, 1813-1899. Śes bya kun khyab.

Kong-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas.

Meditation--Buddhism.

Meditation.

Tantric Buddhism--Rituals.

Tantric Buddhism.

Tantric Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Physical Description:

viii, 470 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, [2008]

Contents:

An introduction to Tantric meditation

The phase of creation

Entering pristine awareness

Visualization sequences

Bases of purification, purificatory means, and results of purification

The phase of completion

Father Tantra systems : Guhyasamaja, Black Yamari, Red Yamari

Mother Tantra systems : Kalachakra and Hevajra

Mother Tantra systems : Chakrasamvara

Mother Tantra systems : Chatuhpitha, Mahamaya, Buddhakapala, and Tara Yogini

The key elements

Luminous clarity and the completion phase of union.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-447) and index.

ISBN:

9781559393058

155939305X

OCLC:

209652385