Brilliant Moon The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse

by Khyentse, Dilgo; Rinpoche, Sogyal; Khyentse, Dzongsar Jamyang; Palmo, Ani Jinba; Mipham, Jamgon

• ISBN13: 9781590307632
• ISBN10: 1590307631
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-12
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

Through lively anecdotes and stories this highly revered Buddhist meditation master and scholar tells about his life of study, retreat, and teaching. The formative events of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's life, and those insights and experiences that caused him to mature into the warm, brilliant, and highly realized meditation master and teacher he was, are deeply inspiring. The second half of the book comprises recollections by his wife; his grandson, Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche; Tenga Rinpoche; the Queen Mother of Bhutan; and many prominent teachers.

Author Biography

His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991) was a revered meditation master and scholar of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Respected and beloved by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism—and by practitioners of other Buddhist traditions—he is recognized as one of the greatest masters of meditation and compassionate action.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Foreword	p. xxviii
Foreword	p. xliii
Translator's Preface	p. xlvii
The Autobiography
My Early Years	p. 3
My Studies	p. 24
Meeting My Root Teacher	p. 42
My Enthronement	p. 58
Yearning for Retreat	p. 71
The Reincarnation of My Guru	p. 90
Teachings with Khyentse Chökyi Lodro	p. 102
Visions and Rediscovered Treasures	p. 141
Visiting Lhasa and Life in Exile	p. 150
Recollections
My Life with Khyentse Rinpoche	p. 159
My Grandfather, My Guru	p. 173
Visions in Exile	p. 193
Rainbow Body and the Pure Lands	p. 198
The Life of a Carefree Yogi	p. 202
Fleeing over the Mountains	p. 231
Blessing Bhutan	p. 239
Building Shechen Monastery in Nepal	p. 263
Return to Kham	p. 277
Death and Rebirth	p. 285
Oral Instruction	p. 293
Notes	p. 296
Glossary	p. 313
Selected Bibliography	p. 343
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