Jamgon Mipam His Life and Teachings

Name: Jamgon Mipam His Life and Teachings
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ISBN: 9781590306697

ISBN-10: 1590306694

ISBN-13: 9781590306697

Edition: 2011

Authors: Douglas Duckworth, Jamgon Mipham, Mipam Rinpoche

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Jamgön Mipam (1846 ;1912) was one of the most extraordinary figures in the history of Tibet. He shaped the trajectory of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition that traces its history back to the early transmission of Buddhism from India in the eighth century. Herein we have an introduction to the life and works of this extraordinary teacher. The book is organized into three main sections: The first section provides some general background, and gives the reader context for understanding Mipam's life and works. It touches upon some important features of Buddhist traditions in India and Tibet, providing a background for the tapestry of Mipam's texts and allowing us to better appreciate his…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/20/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.94" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction



Life and Context



Mipam's Life



Background of Buddhism in India



Buddhist Identity in Tibet



Survey of Mipam's Works



Overview of Mipam's Buddhist Works



Unity



Mind- Only and the Middle Way



Emptiness and the Nonconceptual



Immanent Wisdom


Conclusion



Select Translations



Emptiness and Analysis



Conceiving the Inconceivable



Unity and Buddha-Nature



Steps to the Middle Way



No-Self



Unmistaken Emptiness



Meditation on Emptiness



Mind-Only and the Middle Way



Mind-Only and the Middle Way II



Reflexive Awareness



Consequence and Autonomy



Consequence and Autonomy II



Two Truths



Unconditioned Buddha-Nature



Appearance and Reality



From the Two Wheels of Sutra to Tantra



Establishing Appearances as Divine



Fourfold Valid Cognition



Practical Advice for Beginners



Practical Advice for Monastics



Practical Advice on the Path of Illusion



Stages to Calm Abiding



Stillness, Movement, and Awareness in the Great Seal



Method for Sustaining the Nature of Awareness



A Quintessential Instruction on the Vital Point in Three Statements



Ground, Path, and Fruition of the Great Perfection



Bringing Afflictions onto the Path



Mind and Wisdom



Sutra and Tantra



Sword of Intelligence: Method for Meditating on Bodhicitta



Lily of Wisdom's Presence



Verse of Auspiciousness


Acknowledgments


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index