- Paperback: 191 pages
- Publisher: Cool Grove Publishing, Inc. (April 28 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 188727605X
- ISBN-13: 978-1887276054
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,108,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Many of the teachings from Guru Padmasambhava's time in Tibet, concealed for centuries for the sake of future disciples, are now translated and collected in this practice manual and reference guide for followers of the Nyingma tradition. When Guru Padmasambhava came to Tibet from India in the eighth century, he became known as Guru Rinpoche, the Precious Teacher. One of the greatest enlightened masters and most miraculous adepts of the Buddhist world, Guru Rinpoche is the founder of Tibetan Buddhism and is referred to as the Second Buddha by his followers. Various types of sacred texts are included in this volume including prayers of supplication to the Guru Rinpoche himself and his guidance for achieving profound wisdom through devotion and meditation.
About the Author
Mike Dickman is a long-time practitioner of Buddhism and has translated many texts of the Nyingma and 'Drigung Ka'gyü schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
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An extremely valuable prayer book, July 5 2005
By Lee Sutherland - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Treasure Trove of Blessing and Protection: The Seven Chapter Prayer of the Great Teacher Padmasambhava (Paperback)
This volume includes many highly stimulating prayers, rich in visual imagery and meaning. They serve as magnificent gateways for generating devotion (indispensible for use with guru yoga), maintaining pure perception, generating merit, and creating conducive circumstances for practice. There is a huge variety in the styles of the prayers, as they reflect the four Buddha activities of peace-giving, enriching, magnetizing and destroying.Many of the prayers weave together or deepen already familiar concepts. For example, the prayer given to King Trisong Deutsen integrates descriptions of various sambhogakaya purelands, Yeshe Tsogyal's prayer includes an immaculately detailed description of the Copper Colored Mountain, and the remover of obstacles prayer integrates 13 different demon-subduing activities of Padmasambhava from his life story.
It is really a remarkable book... If one recites one of these prayers with full concentration, the effect is quite amazing. This book is a very special means for nurturing the mind with massive amounts of positive impressions.
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Buy and practice with confidance, May 15 2005
By D. Spitzer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Treasure Trove of Blessing and Protection: The Seven Chapter Prayer of the Great Teacher Padmasambhava (Paperback)
Some of the root Tibetan Mahayana Nyingmapa prayers from Guru Rinpoche / Padmasambhava and other Buddhist's teachers have finally been beautifully translated into English. This work of devotion took over 12 years of the author's time and serious Tibetan practice to manifest. Emaho! Buy with confidence.The translator's poetic and musical background capture the song-like nature of these liberating verses to now bring these rare treasures to a serious Tibetan student/practice. These verses will be highly valued by those still suffering committed brothers and sisters in need of pith instructions in English from the "second Buddha."
Now no longer completely concealed and secret, may all beings find peace, enlightenment and happiness in this lifetime with this highly recommended work of faith and prayers.
Future editions may be enhanced by provision of the Tibetan texts and a glossary of some of the more technical Tibetan terms?
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