Mind seeing mind : mahāmudrā and the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism / Roger R. Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Roger R. (Roger Reid), 1950- author.

Series:

Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mahāmudrā (Tantric rite).

Dge-lugs-pa (Sect).

Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--History.

Buddhism.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 717 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, Inc., [2019]

Summary:

"Roger Jackson's Mind Seeing Mind is the first attempt to provide both a scholarly study of the history, texts, and doctrines of Geluk mahamudra and translations of some of its seminal texts. It begins with a survey of the Indian sources of the teaching and goes on the discuss the place of mahamudra in non-Geluk Tibetan Buddhist schools, especially the Kagyü. The book then turns to a detailed survey of the history and major textual sources of Geluk mahamudra, from Tsongkhapa, through the First Panchen, down to the present. The final section of the study addresses critical questions, including the relation between Geluk and Kagyü mahamudra, the ways Gelukpa authors have interpreted the mahasiddha Saraha, and the broader religious-studies implications raised by Tibetan debates about mahamudra. The translation portion of Mind Seeing Mind includes eleven texts on mahamudra history, ritual, and practice. Foremost among these is the First Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahamudra, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to the Guru, which is a staple of Geluk practice, and a selection of his songs of spiritual experience. Mind Seeing Mind adds considerably to our understanding of Geluk spirituality and shows how mahamudra came to be woven throughout the fabric of the tradition"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Mahāmudrā in India: Hindus and Buddhists, sutras and tantras

Mahāmudrā in India: the mahāsiddhas

Mahāmudrā in some Tibetan renaissance schools

Mahāmudrā in early Marpa Kagyü

Mahāmudrā in later Marpa Kagyü

Tsongkhapa, the Geluk, and mahāmudrā

From Tsongkhapa to Panchen Chogyen: Khedrup Je and the main line of the hearing transmission

From Tsongkhapa to Panchen Chögyen: masters outside the main line of the hearing transmission

Panchen Chögyen in focus

Panchen Chögyen's successors

Yeshe Gyaltsen

Four later commentators

Later lamas from Amdo and Kham

The twentieth century and beyond

Three issues in Geluk mahāmudrā

Archer among the yellow hats: Geluk uses of Saraha

The big picture: sixteen questions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Jackson, Roger R. (Roger Reid), 1950- Mind seeing mind.

ISBN:

9781614295778

1614295778

OCLC:

1085203776