development stage meditation in Tibetan Buddhist tantra /
First Statement of Responsibility
by Jigme Lingpa, Patrul Rinpoche, and Getse Mahapandita ; [forewords by Trulshik Rinpoche and Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche] ; translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-243) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The ladder to akaniṣṭha: instructions on the development stage and deity yoga / Jigme Lingpa -- Clarifying the difficult points in the development stage and deity yoga / Patrul Chokyi Wangpo -- The melody of Brahma reveling in the three realms: key points for meditating on the four stakes that bind the life-force / Patrul Chokyi Wangpo -- The husks of unity: a clarification of the development stage rituals / Getse Mahāpaṇḍita Tsewang Chokdrub.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Deity, Mantra, and Wisdom contains four of the most cherished Tibetan Buddhist commentaries on the practices of visualization, mantra recitation, and meditative absorption. These three elements form the core of development stage meditation, one of the most important practices of Buddhist Tantra. The authors of these timeless classics - Jigme Lingpa, Patrul Rinpoche, and Getse Mahapandita - have all profoundly shaped Tibetan Buddhism with their vast scholarship and deep spiritual realization. In these eloquent and inspiring writings, they explain the fundamental philosophy of the development stage, showing not only its profound insights into the nature of reality, but also how to make this view a living experience through the practice of meditation."--Jacket.