The Buddha From Dolpo by Cyrus Stearns

The Buddha From Dolpo by Cyrus Stearns

The Buddha from D lpo is a revised and enlarged edition of the only book about the most controversial Buddhist master in the history of Tibet, D lpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (1292-1361), who became perhaps the greatest Tibetan expert of the Kalacakra or Wheel of Time, a vast system of tantric teachings. Based largely on esoteric Buddhist knowledge from the legendary land of Shambhala, D lpopa's insights have profoundly influenced the development of Tibetan Buddhism for more than 650 years. D lpopa emphasized two contrasting definitions of the Buddhist theory of emptiness. He described relative phenomena as empty of self-nature, but absolute reality as only empty of other (i.e. relative) phenomena. He further identified absolute reality as the buddha nature or eternal essence present in all living beings. This view of an "emptiness of other," known in Tibetan as shentong, is D lpopa's enduring legacy. The Buddha from D lpo contains the only English translations of three of D lpopa's crucial works. A General Commentary on the Doctrine is one of the earliest texts in which he systematically presented his view of the entire Buddhist path to enlightenment. The Fourth Council and its Autocommentary (which was not in the first edition of this book) were written at the end of his life and represent a final summation of his teachings. These translations are preceded by a detailed discussion of D lpopa's life, his revolutionary ideas, earlier precedents for the shentong view, his unique use of language, and the influence of his theories. The fate of his Jonang tradition, which was censored by the central Tibetan government in the seventeenth century but still survives, is also examined.

Cyrus Stearns has been a student of Tibetan Buddhism for over thirty-five years. His main Tibetan teachers were Dezhung Rinpoche Chogye Trichen Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He received a PhD in Buddhist Studies from the University of Washington and is the author of several books including Taking the Result As the Path and King of the Empty Plain. He is currently a and independent scholar and translator and lives in the woods on Whidbey Island north of Seattle Washington.

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ISBN 13	9781559393430
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Titel	The Buddha From Dolpo
Autor	Cyrus Stearns
Serie	Tsadra
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Snow Lion
Erscheinungsjahr	2010-09-16
Seitenanzahl	496
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