Sacred Ground Jamgon Kongtrul On Pilgrimage And Sacred Geography

by Zangpo, Ngawang

• ISBN13: 9781559391641
• ISBN10: 1559391642
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-06
• Publisher: Snow Lion

Summary

Describes two journeys: a journey outward to specific pilgrimage places in Eastern Tibet and a journey inward, to the sacred world of tantra, accessible through contemplation and meditation.

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 under the direction of Chadral Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche. He has also contributed to Kalu Rinpoche's translation group's books Myriad Worlds and Buddhist Ethics.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(6)
Acknowledgments	13	(4)
Introduction	17	(4)
The Inner Journey	21	(54)
Uncommon Travel to Inaccessible Places	22	(10)
The Ground of the Sacred	32	(18)
First Steps on the Sacred Path	50	(9)
Sacred Regions for Tantric Conduct	59	(16)
The Outer Journey	75	(52)
To the Heart of Kham	76	(19)
Tsadra and the Twenty-five Areas of Sacred Ground	95	(12)
Tsari, Mother of Tsadra	107	(9)
An Invitation and a Supplication	116	(11)
Life on Sacred Ground	127	(98)
Jamgon Kongtrul at Home	129	(12)
Sacred Supports and Consecration	141	(7)
The Best of Times and the Worst of Times	148	(9)
Life in the Land Beyond Sacred Ground	157	(68)
Jamgon Kongtrul's Pilgrimage Guide to Tsadra Rinchen Drak	165	(60)
Appendix	225	(24)
Persons Mentioned	249	(8)
Jamgon Kongtrul
Bibliography	257