The Madman S Middle Way

Author : Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226493220

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The Madman's Middle Way by Donald S. Lopez Jr. Pdf

Gendun Chopel is considered the most important Tibetan intellectual of the twentieth century. His life spanned the two defining moments in modern Tibetan history: the entry into Lhasa by British troops in 1904 and by Chinese troops in 1951. Recognized as an incarnate lama while he was a child, Gendun Chopel excelled in the traditional monastic curriculum and went on to become expert in fields as diverse as philosophy, history, linguistics, geography, and tantric Buddhism. Near the end of his life, before he was persecuted and imprisoned by the government of the young Dalai Lama, he would dictate the Adornment for Nagarjuna’s Thought, a work on Madhyamaka, or “Middle Way,” philosophy. It sparked controversy immediately upon its publication and continues to do so today. The Madman’s Middle Way presents the first English translation of this major Tibetan Buddhist work, accompanied by an essay on Gendun Chopel’s life liberally interspersed with passages from his writings. Donald S. Lopez Jr. also provides a commentary that sheds light on the doctrinal context of the Adornment and summarizes its key arguments. Ultimately, Lopez examines the long-standing debate over whether Gendun Chopel in fact is the author of the Adornment; the heated critical response to the work by Tibetan monks of the Dalai Lama’s sect; and what the Adornment tells us about Tibetan Buddhism’s encounter with modernity. The result is an insightful glimpse into a provocative and enigmatic workthatwill be of great interest to anyone seriously interested in Buddhism or Asian religions.

Author : The Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje
Publisher : Shambhala
Page : 1119 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781559398732

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The Karmapa's Middle Way by The Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje Pdf

Marked by eloquent poetry, vigorous and extensive analysis, and heart instructions on breaking through the veils of confusion to independently experience the true nature of things, The Karmapa’s Middle Way contains the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje’s comprehensive commentary on the Indian master Chandrakīrti’s seminal text, the Madhyamakāvatāra, or Entrance to the Middle Way. This commentary, Feast for the Fortunate, is the Ninth Karmapa’s abridgement of the Eighth Karmapa Mikyö Dorje’s masterpiece, the Chariot of the Takpo Kagyü Siddhas. In it, readers will find previously unavailable material on the Karmapas’ Middle Way view and a rare window into a philosophically charged era of Middle Way exposition in Tibetan Buddhism. It includes Chandrakīrti’s root text to the Entrance to the Middle Way and its commentary by the Ninth Karmapa; an introduction detailing the history of the Middle Way, key Middle Way philosophical principles, and the main points of each chapter of the text; an annotated translation of a famous excerpt of Chandrakīrti’s Lucid Words; and other useful appendices and reference materials.

Author : Gendun Chopel
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780226104546

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In the Forest of Faded Wisdom by Gendun Chopel Pdf

In a culture where poetry is considered the highest form of human language, Gendun Chopel is revered as Tibet’s greatest modern poet. Born in 1903 as British troops were preparing to invade his homeland, Gendun Chopel was identified at any early age as the incarnation of a famous lama and became a Buddhist monk, excelling in the debating courtyards of the great monasteries of Tibet. At the age of thirty-one, he gave up his monk’s vows and set off for India, where he would wander, often alone and impoverished, for over a decade. Returning to Tibet, he was arrested by the government of the young Dalai Lama on trumped-up charges of treason, emerging from prison three years later a broken man. He died in 1951 as troops of the People’s Liberation Army marched into Lhasa. Throughout his life, from his childhood to his time in prison, Gendun Chopel wrote poetry that conveyed the events of his remarkable life. In the Forest of Faded Wisdom is the first comprehensive collection of his oeuvre in any language, assembling poems in both the original Tibetan and in English translation. A master of many forms of Tibetan verse, Gendun Chopel composed heartfelt hymns to the Buddha, pithy instructions for the practice of the dharma, stirring tributes to the Tibetan warrior-kings, cynical reflections on the ways of the world, and laments of a wanderer, forgotten in a foreign land. These poems exhibit the technical skill—wordplay, puns, the ability to evoke moods of pathos and irony—for which Gendun Chopel was known and reveal the poet to be a consummate craftsman, skilled in both Tibetan and Indian poetics. With a directness and force often at odds with the conventions of belles lettres, this is a poetry that is at once elegant and earthy. In the Forest of Faded Wisdom is a remarkable introduction to Tibet’s sophisticated poetic tradition and its most intriguing twentieth-century writer.

Author : David M. DiValerio
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199391202

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The Holy Madmen of Tibet by David M. DiValerio Pdf

Machine generated contents note:Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Lives and Lives of the Madmen of U and Tsang -- Hagiography and History -- The Life of the Madman of U (1458-1532) -- The Life of the Madman of Tsang (1452-1507) -- Chapter 2: Of Scripture and Bone: The Tantric Discipline of the Madmen of U and Tsang -- The Practice of the Observance -- The Secret Practice, the Insane Observance -- "You, the Hero, Glorious Heruka Himself ..."--Tantric Literalism -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Sainthood in the Making: The Madmen of U and Tsang in Public -- The Drum Sound of Their Fame -- The Repertoire of Siddha Behavior -- Performing Enlightenment -- "To Spread and Increase the Teachings of the Kagyu" -- Tantric Literalism in Context: Competing Models of Buddhist Holiness -- Conclusion -- Intermezzo: The Relationship between the Madmen of U and Tsang -- Chapter 4: Civil War, Strategic Alliances: The Madmen of U and Tsang in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Tibet -- The Pakmodru-Geluk Partnership -- The Rinpungpa Revolt -- Priestly Alliances and Sectarian Aggression under the Rinpungpas -- Sakya, Kagyu and Rinpungpa Affairs -- "A Mutual Understanding": The Patrons of the Madmen of U and Tsang -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Making History: The Later Projects of the Madmen of U and Tsang -- The Projects of the Madman of U and His Disciples -- The Literary School of the Madman of Tsang -- Writing and Printing the Life of Milarepa -- Milarepa the Madman, the Madman as Milarepa -- Putting the Aural Transmission to Paper -- Renovating the Swayambhunath Stupa -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Who Was Drukpa Kunle? -- Popular Depictions of Drukpa Kunle -- Drukpa Kunle's Miscellaneous Writings -- The Trajectory of Drukpa Kunle's Life -- Drukpa Kunle's Position in Politics -- Drukpa Kunle the Critic -- Drukpa Kunle and the Holy Madmen -- The Transformation of Drukpa Kunle -- Chapter 7: The Enduring Trope of Holy Madness -- Other Madmen and Ma.

Author : Marcus Boon,Timothy Morton,Eric Cazdyn
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780226233437

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Nothing by Marcus Boon,Timothy Morton,Eric Cazdyn Pdf

Though contemporary European philosophy and critical theory have long had a robust engagement with Christianity, there has been no similar engagement with Buddhism—a surprising lack, given Buddhism’s global reach and obvious affinities with much of Continental philosophy. This volume fills that gap, focusing on “nothing”—essential to Buddhism, of course, but also a key concept in critical theory from Hegel and Marx through deconstruction, queer theory, and contemporary speculative philosophy. Through an elaboration of emptiness in both critical and Buddhist traditions; an examination of the problem of praxis in Buddhism, Marxism, and psychoanalysis; and an explication of a “Buddhaphobia” that is rooted in modern anxieties about nothingness, Nothing opens up new spaces in which the radical cores of Buddhism and critical theory are renewed and revealed.

Author : Andrew J. Hund,James A. Wren
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9798216096146

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The Himalayas by Andrew J. Hund,James A. Wren Pdf

A thorough and detailed resource that describes the history, culture, and geography of the Himalayan region, providing an indispensable reference work to both general readers and seasoned scholars in the field. The Himalayas: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture serves as a convenient and authoritative reference for anyone exploring the region and seeking to better understand the history, events, peoples, and geopolitical details of this unique area of the world. It explores the geography and details of the demographics, discusses relevant historical events, and addresses socioeconomic movements, political intrigues and controversies, and cultural details as to give an overarching impression of the region as a coherent and cohesive whole. Readers will come away with a vastly heightened understanding of the geographical region we recognize as the Himalayas, and grasp the issues of geography, history, and culture that are central to contemporary understandings of the human culture in the region. The alphabetically arranged and succinct entries provide easy access to detailed, authoritative information. Additionally, sidebars throughout the book relate compelling facts that point readers to new and interesting avenues of exploration. The volume also includes a chronological overview of the region, ten primary source documents, and a comprehensive bibliography of supporting works.

Author : Jason M. VonWachenfeldt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567698643

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Religious Epistemology through Schillebeeckx and Tibetan Buddhism by Jason M. VonWachenfeldt Pdf

This study investigates how a comparison between the Catholic theologian Edward Schillebeeckx's controversial reading of Thomist philosophy and the Tibetan Buddhist Gendun Chopel's challenge to the standard Geluk teaching of Tsongkhapa's Madhyamaka philosophy might assist in rethinking conceptions of religious knowledge. Utilizing a wide variety of methodical approaches to establish an imaginary dialogue between these two thinkers, this comparison remains embodied in the thought and praxis of actual individuals, and yet still firmly embedded within the conversations and trajectories of their broader religious traditions.

Author : Jamgon Kongtru Lodro Taye
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781559393997

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The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Seven and Book Eight, Parts One and Two by Jamgon Kongtru Lodro Taye Pdf

Jamgön Kongtrul’s ten-volume Treasury of Knowledge is a unique encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as they were preserved in Tibet. Tibetan Buddhist teachers expected their students to study Buddhist philosophical texts as well as practice reflection and meditation; present-day students have also realized that awakening has its source in study as well as in reflection and practice. Foundations of Buddhist Study and Practice comprises Book Seven and Book Eight, Parts One and Two of the Treasury of Knowledge. Book Seven elucidates the various keys needed to correctly interpret, understand, and contemplate Buddhist teachings, including the secret teachings of the Vajrayana. Parts One and Two of Book Eight explain how the teachings are to be integrated into one’s life through the practice of meditation, which unites a state of one-pointed attention with profound insight into emptiness. Jamgön Kongtrul’s evenhanded, elegant, and authoritative statement of such controversial doctrines as unqualified emptiness (“self-empty”) and qualified emptiness (“other-empty”), provisional and definitive meaning, and conventional and ultimate truth as presented in the various schools of Tibetan Buddhism will appeal to both serious Dharma practitioners and advanced students and scholars.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123023470

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Tricycle by Anonim Pdf

Author : Iain Sinclair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : England
ISBN : UCSC:32106018079886

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Dining on Stones, Or, The Middle Ground by Iain Sinclair Pdf

Andrew Norton, poet, visionary and hack, is handed a mysterious package that sees him quit London and head out along the A13 on an as yet undefined quest. Holing up in a roadside hotel, unable to make sense of his search, he is haunted by ghosts: of the dead and the not-so dead; demanding wives and ex-wives; East End gangsters; even competing versions of himself. Shifting from Hackney to Hastings and all places in-between, while dissecting a man's fractured psyche piece by piece, Dining on Stones is a puzzle and a quest for both writer and reader.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : China
ISBN : UIUC:30112125557626

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Journal of Chinese Religions by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mervyn Sprung
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135029258

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Lucid Exposition of the Middle Way by Mervyn Sprung Pdf

Originally published in 1979. The Prasannapada is the explanation of the versed aphorisms of Nagarjuna which are the first and basic statement of the Buddhist philosophy of the middle way. When first published, this volume was the first attempt, in any European language, to present all the essentials of this most radical of Buddhist philosophical works. Seventeen of its twenty-seven chapters have been chosen to give an integrated statement of every aspect of its arguments and conclusions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Asia
ISBN : UOM:39015079678044

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Journal of Asian History by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Dwight Whitney,Benjamin Eli Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Atlases
ISBN : UVA:X030732063

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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary by William Dwight Whitney,Benjamin Eli Smith Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Philology
ISBN : UCBK:C008547117

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Philological Papers by Anonim Pdf