Guru Rinpoche His Life and Times

by Zangpo, Ngawang

• ISBN13: 9781559391740
• ISBN10: 155939174X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780834845794
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-16
• Publisher: Snow Lion

Summary

This book recounts Guru Rinpoche's historical visit to Tibet and explains his continuing significance to Buddhists. Three different accounts are presented: one Buddhist; one according to the pre-Buddhist Tibetan religion, Bon; and one based on Indian and early Tibetan historical documents.

Author Biography

Ngawang Zangpo (Hugh Leslie Thompson) completed two three-year retreats under the direction of the late Kalu Rinpoche. He is presently working on a number of translation projects

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Acknowledgments	p. 11
A Note on Phonetic Renderings	p. 15
Introduction	p. 19
Buddhism, History, and the Truth	p. 27
Buddhist History after the Buddha	p. 49
Tibet and Asia on the Eve of Guru Rinpoche's Arrival	p. 57
India in Guru Rinpoche's Era	p. 73
Guru Rinpoche Now--in Print	p. 89
Timeless Guru Rinpoche and Wisdom Bridges to the Present	p. 99
Translations of Texts on Guru Rinpoche	p. 107
A Biography of Guru Rinpoche	p. 113
The Immaculate White Lotus	p. 129
The Indian Version of the Life of Guru Rinpoche	p. 151
The Bon Version of the Life of Guru Rinpoche	p. 183
Supplications to Guru Rinpoche in Seven Chapters	p. 207
Visualizations to Accompany the Supplications	p. 269
Notes to the Supplications	p. 295
Buddhism and Poetry	p. 315
A Lotus-Born Master before Guru Rinpoche	p. 329
Notes	p. 349
Bibliography	p. 357
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