A lullaby to awaken the heart : the aspiration prayer of Samantabhadra and its Tibetan commentaries / translated and introduced by Karl Brunnholzl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brunnhölzl, Karl, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rdzogs-chen.

Samantabhadra (Buddhist deity).

Prayer--Buddism.

Prayer.

Physical Description:

pages cm

Place of Publication:

Somerville, MA, USA : Wisdom Publications, 2018.

Contents:

Part I Samantabhadra and His Legacy p. 1

1 Who or What Is Samantabhadra? p. 3

2 The Shortest Biography of Any Buddha Ever: Samantabhadra's Instantaneous Freedom p. 7

3 The Five Aspects of Samantabhadra p. 17

4 Samantabhadra's Appearance p. 21

Part II The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra p. 23

5 The Northern Treasures p. 25

6 The Source of The Aspiration Prayer: Samantabhadra's Unobstructed Awakened Mind p. 29

7 The Nature of The Aspiration Prayer p. 37

What Is a Buddhist Aspiration Prayer? p. 37

The Uniqueness of The Aspiration Prayer p. 48

8 A Language of Self-Recognition without a Self, an Agent, or Duality p. 59

9 The Structure of The Aspiration Prayer and Its Different Versions p. 79

10 The Aspiration Prayer as a Practice p. 85

11 The Three Tibetan Commentaries p. 91

Jigmé Lingpa's Lancet p. 91

The Fifteenth Karmapa's Ketaka p. 93

Tsültrim Sangpo's Lamp p. 95

The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra as the Nineteenth Chapter of the Tantra of Samantabhadra's Unobstructed Awakened Mind p. 101

The Common Version of The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra p. 107

The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra for Recitation p. 113

Clearing the Guide to The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra with the Lancet of a Tika p. 119 / Jigmé Lingpa

A Commentary on the Meaning of The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra Found in the Great Tantra of the Unobstructed Awakened Mind from the Northern Treasures, an Explanation Called Ketaka Lucidly Arranged in the Form of a Few Glosses by the Fifteenth Karmapa p. 125

An Exposition of The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra Found in the Great Tantra of the Unobstructed Awakened Mind of the Northern Treasures, Called The Lamp That Clearly Illuminates the Short Path of Samantabhadra p. 153 / Tsültrim Sangpo.

Notes:

Includes a translation of the Tibetan prayer "Kun bzang smon lam" and related commentaries.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Kun bzang smon lam. English

Other Format:

Online version: Lullaby to awaken the heart.

ISBN:

9781614294979

1614294976

OCLC:

1043056196