Matrix of Mystery Scientific and Human Aspects of RDzogs-Chen Thought

Name: Matrix of Mystery Scientific and Human Aspects of RDzogs-Chen Thought
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ISBN: 9781570626494

ISBN-10: 1570626499

ISBN-13: 9781570626494

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Authors: Herbert V. Guenther

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World-renowned Buddhist scholar Herbert V. Guenther here offers the first comprehensive study of the rDzogs-chen or Ati tradition of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.Matrix of Mysteryexplores man's ability to preserve as well as transmit essential insights into the structure of reality. Utilizing a key root Buddhist scripture, theGuhyagarbha("Matrix of Mystery"), along with dozens of commentarial Tibetan textual sources, Guenther presents the most profound teachings of the Buddhist tradition, which represent the culmination of religious thought and practice in Tibet. In relating these teachings in modern scientific and humanistic perspectives, he demonstrates how, in many cases, the…

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List price: $34.95
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to the Scope of Being



The Problem Situation



The Recognition of the Problem Situation as the Evolutionary Zero Point



Interlude



In-Depth Appraisals and Configurational Processes



The Aesthetics of the Virtual Patterns



Fury of Being



Optimum Attainment Standards as Preprograms



In Praise of Wholeness


Notes


Bibliography


Indexes



Tibetan Technical Terms



Subject Index



Names: Sanskrit and Tibetan