The Life Of Shabkar: Autobiography Of A Tibetan Yogin / Edition 1
by Matthieu RicardRegarded by many as the greatest yogi after Milarepa to gain enlightenment in one lifetime...a source of inspiration to Buddhist practitioners and general readers alike.—The Dalai LamaSee more details below
Overview
Regarded by many as the greatest yogi after Milarepa to gain enlightenment in one lifetime...a source of inspiration to Buddhist practitioners and general readers alike.—The Dalai Lama
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9781559391542
- Publisher:
- Shambhala Publications, Inc.
- Publication date:
- 02/28/2001
- Edition description:
- New Edition
- Pages:
- 712
- Sales rank:
- 773,097
- Product dimensions:
- 7.02(w) x 9.83(h) x 1.81(d)
- Lexile:
- 1170L (what's this?)
Table of Contents
| Foreword | vii | |
| Preface | ix | |
| Acknowledgments | xi | |
| Translator's Introduction | xiii | |
| A Celebration of Shabkar | xxxi | |
| The Life Story | ||
| Introduction | 3 | |
| 1 | Early Years | 15 |
| 2 | Renouncing the World | 27 |
| 3 | Meeting My Teacher | 39 |
| 4 | Retreat at the Hermit's Cave | 49 |
| 5 | Meditation at Tigress Fort | 65 |
| 6 | At The Heart of the Lake | 95 |
| 7 | Meditation at Mount Machen | 155 |
| 8 | At White Rock Monkey Fortress | 179 |
| 9 | Pilgrimage to Central Tibet | 205 |
| 10 | The Ravines of Tsari | 243 |
| 11 | At Mount Kailash | 275 |
| 12 | Pilgrimage to Nepal | 349 |
| 13 | Meditation at Lapchi | 395 |
| 14 | Return to Central Tibet | 447 |
| 15 | Return to Domey | 485 |
| Conclusion | 541 | |
| Appendices | ||
| 1 | Introduction to the teachings dealt with in the biography | 547 |
| 2 | Shabkar's spiritual teachers | 557 |
| 3 | Chogyal Ngakyi Wangpo's ancestry | 565 |
| 4 | Kunzang Dechen Gyalpo and the Wish-fulfilling Gem, Hayagriva and Varahi | 569 |
| 5 | Shabkar's writings | 577 |
| 6 | Shabkar's disciples | 589 |
| List of Abreviations | 593 | |
| Glossary of Enumerations | 595 | |
| Bibliograpy | 607 | |
| Maps | 617 | |
| Table of Songs, Letters, Teachings, and Major Events | 625 | |
| Indexes | ||
| 1 | General index | 633 |
| 2 | Index of persons, deities, and sacred images | 655 |
| 3 | Index of places | 679 |
| 4 | Index of Tibetan works | 693 |
Customer Reviews
Average Review: