The Precious Rosary is the epitome of the Chöd practice of Buddhist Vajrayana, as practiced in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, India and the today throughout the Western world. These living rituals were compiled by the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje, directly from MaChik's original meditative and musical practices written over 1000 years ago. This all-English version of the Rinchen Tsokley Trengwa—the Precious Rosary of Chöd Feasts—is an accurate and poetic translation of this extensive text and accompanies my full Tibetan-transliteration-translation volume of 320 pages. Practitioners will find it a handy book for performing the practice wholly in English, for study and reference, or as a kind of daily prayer book. There is every attempt to convey the original power, prose and rhythm of this remarkable text, balanced with an accurate translation and user-friendly layout. The full-color interior provides color-coded pages and navigation for the ten different sections of the book, which encompasses the whole of Chöd practice. Included are all the feasts, prayers, protector and dakini sections, the Chöd feast or ganachakra, mantra and healing sections and so on. Created for the Western practitioner, these can be done individually, in sequence, or in its entirely based on the needs and understanding of the Chödpa.

Precious Rosary of Chöd Feasts-English Edition: MaChik's Tradition of Tibetan Chöd (The Tibetan Chöd Practice Texts)

Religion & Spirituality

Dorjé, Rangjung

Buddhism

HEALING WISDOM BOOKS

Nagarjuna is famous in the West for his works not only on Madhyamaka but his poetic collection of praises, headed by In Praise of Dharmadhatu. This book explores the scope, contents, and significance of Nagarjuna's scriptural legacy in India and Tibet, focusing primarily on the title work. The translation of Nagarjuna's hymn to Buddha nature—here called dharmadhatu—shows how buddha nature is temporarily obscured by adventitious stains in ordinary sentient beings gradually uncovered through the path of bodhisattvas and finally revealed in full bloom as buddhahood. These themes are explored at a deeper level through a Buddhist history of mind's luminous nature and a translation of the text's earliest and most extensive commentary by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje (1284–1339), supplemented by relevant excerpts from all other available commentaries. The book also provides an overview of the Third Karmapa's basic outlook, based on seven of his major texts. He is widely renowned as one of the major proponents of the shentong (other-empty) view. However, as this book demonstrates, this often problematic and misunderstood label needs to be replaced by a more nuanced approach which acknowledges the Karmapa's very finely tuned synthesis of the two great traditions of Indian mahayana Buddhism, Madhyamaka and Yogacara. These two, his distinct positions on Buddha nature, and the transformation of consciousness into enlightened wisdom also serve as the fundamental view for the entire vajrayana as it is understood and practiced in the Kagyu tradition to the present day.

In Praise of Dharmadhatu: Nagarjuna and Rangjung Dorje on Buddha Nature (The Nitartha Institute Series)

Nāgārjuna

Christian Books & Bibles

Snow Lion

Ornament of Dakpo Kagyü Thought presents a sparkling translation of The Mahamudra Aspiration Prayer by Rangjung Dorjé and commentary by Mendong Tsampa. This is one of the most brilliant and popular ritual prayers today, and is also considered the most profound exposition of mahamudra, the pinnacle of practice in the Kagyü school of Tibetan Buddhism. The facing pages of Tibetan script make this a go-to book for daily practice and for Tibetan-language students.\nThe Mahamudra Aspiration Prayer is one of the most brilliant and popular compositions on mahamudra and is the pinnacle of practice in the Kagyü school of Tibetan Buddhism. Written in easygoing nine-meter verse, this heartfelt prayer by the third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorjé, lends itself to chanting and ritualized group prayer and is at the same time intricately organized into the most profound and thorough exposition of mahamudra. The commentary on the prayer by Mendong Tsampa Rinpoché brilliantly illuminates its subtleties, making it even more accessible for the reader, and students and teachers alike will appreciate the inclusion of the Tibetan script on facing pages of the prayer and commentary.\nThis is a text for encouraging study, for inspiring practice, and for the awakening of the world.

Ornament of Dakpo Kagyü Thought: Short Commentary on the Mahamudra Aspiration Prayer

Tsampa Rinpoché, Mendong

Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts

Wisdom Publications

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