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AS LONG AS SPACE ENDURES: Essays on the Kalacakra Tantra in Honor of H.H. the Dalai Lama ed. by Edward A. Arnold on behalf of Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies, fore. by Robert A. F. Thurman Cloth. 496 pages, 8-page color insert. #ASLOAS - list price $ 39.95 Our Price $27.97 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The Kalacakra Tantra—Kalacakra means "wheel of time"—is a tradition of Buddhist theory and practice whose root text treats a fantastic expanse of knowledge ranging from observations of the cosmos to investigations of meditative states and vital bodily energies. In the Tibetan-speaking world, a public Kalacakra initiation remains the most sought-after event in the life of a devout Buddhist. The Fourteenth Dalai Lama has long had a strong connection with the Kalacakra Tantra; he brought the initiation to the West in 1981, performing it in the U.S., Switzerland, Spain, and Australia. This volume has been created to celebrate his long involvement with the Kalacakra teachings. More ... | |
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THE DALAI LAMAS ON TANTRA trans. & intro. by Glenn H. Mullin Cloth, 352 pp. #DALATA - list price $ 24.95 Our Price $17.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Interest in Tantric Buddhism has grown tremendously in recent years, but authentic translations from classical sources remain difficult to find. The great popularity achieved by the early Dalai Lamas was due in part to the clarity and power of their tantric writings. Glenn Mullin's translations present this rich resource to a wider audience, offering a wealth of tantric materials, the most extensive such collection available in print. More ... | |
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HIGHEST YOGA TANTRA by Daniel Cozort 200 pp. #HIYO2E - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion This extraordinary book clearly outlines and discusses the methods for transforming both body and mind through the highest forms of tantric practice. Highest Yoga Tantra is the pinnacle of tantric systems found in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. More ... | |
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INTRODUCTION TO THE KALACHAKRA INITIATION by Alexander Berzin, foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama 200 pp., paper. #INKAIN - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Kalachakra is a system of highest tantra practice for overcoming the limitations imposed byhistorical, astrological, and biological cycles so as to become a Buddha for the benefit of all. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other great Tibetan teachers have been conferring the Kalachakra initiation in the West, empowering prepared practitioners to engage in its meditations. Large numbers of people also attend this initiation as interested observers and gain inspiration for their spiritual growth. More ... | |
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KALACHAKRA AND OTHER SIX-SESSION YOGA TEXTS by Alexander Berzin. 52 pp. #KASISE - list price $ 8.95 Our Price $6.26 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion "Six-session yoga practices are a common commitment of highest yoga tantra initiations. The Dalai Lama endorsed these four six-session yoga practices given with the Kalachakra initiation. They are: An Extremely Abbreviated Six-Session Yoga, An Abbreviated Six-Session Yoga, An Extensive Six-Session Yoga, and the Kalachakra Guru Yoga in Conjunction with Six-Session Practice."—-Mandala: A Tibetan Buddhist Journal More ... | |
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THE PRACTICE OF KALACHAKRA by Glenn Mullin, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama 350 pp., illus. #PRKA - list price $ 29.95 Our Price $20.96 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion "This detailed study of the Kalachakra Tantra discusses the tantric path to enlightenment. Mullin outlines the four classes of tantra, compares the Kalachakra generation and completion stage yogas to mainstream tantras, and details the unique Kalachakra methods for enlightenment in this lifetime. Translations of seven essential texts on the practice of Kalachakra, including a sadhana selected by the Dalai Lama round out this excellent book."--Mandala: A Tibetan Buddhist Journal More ... | |
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STAGES OF MEDITATION by the H.H. the Dalai Lama, trans. by Ven. Geshe Lobsang Jordhen, Losang Choephel Ganchenpa, and Jeremy Russell 216 pp. paper. Root text by Kamalashila in Tibetan and English, with Dalai Lama's commentary. #STMEPP - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $11.86 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The Dalai Lama explains the principles of meditation in a practice-oriented format especially suited to Westerners. Based upon the middle section of the Bhavanakrama by Kamalasila, a translation of which is included, this is the most extensive commentary given by the Dalai Lama on this concise but important meditation handbook. It is a favorite text of the Dalai Lama and he often takes the opportunity to give teachings on it to audiences throughout the world. In his words, "This text can be like a key that opens the door to all other major Buddhist scriptures." More ... | |
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THE THIRTY-SEVEN PRACTICES OF BODHISATTVAS by Geshe Sonam Rinchen, trans. & ed. by Ruth Sonam 112 pp., paper. #THSEPR - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $11.86 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Recognizing their true potential and letting go of everything which could hinder them on their spiritual journey, Bodhisattvas entrust themselves to the path taught by the Buddha. Resisting disturbing emotions, they learn to respond to difficult situations in a constructive way. Fully understanding the nature of reality and the illusion-like nature of pleasure and pain, they overcome clinging attachment and aversion. In these ways Bodhisattvas come to cherish living beings as the source of all happiness and are ultimately able to work solely for the good of all. More ... | |
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THE TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE- Book One: Myriad Worlds by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé, trans. by the Kalu Rinpoche Translation Group, under the direction of Ven. Bokar Rinpoche 302 pp., cloth edition. #TRKN1 - list price $ 29.95 Our Price $20.96 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgön Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge in ten books stands out as a unique encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as they were preserved in Tibet. More ... | |
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THE WHEEL OF TIME SAND MANDALA: Visual Scripture of Tibetan Buddhism by Barry Bryant, in cooperation with Namgyal Monastery 268 pp., 8 x 8, 36 color, 199 b&w photos, 30 line drawings. #WHTISA - list price $ 44.95 Our Price $31.47 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Here is a stunning visual introduction to the artistic and spiritual heart of Tibetan Buddhism. According to the monks who create it, the Kalachakra Sand Mandala, also known as the Wheel of Time, imparts peace and healing to all beings and to the planet. Remarkable not only for its profound beauty but also for the intricate process of its construction--a delicate sifting of colored sands into elaborate patterns and symbols rich in meaning--the mandala serves as a visual scripture and vital key to understanding the essential teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. This lavishly illustrated volume captures each stage of the mandala's construction, the serene joy and painstaking discipline of the monks, and the fascinating history behind its symbolism. More ... | |
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THE WHEEL OF TIME: The Kalachakra in Context by Geshe Lhundub Sopa, Roger Jackson, John Newman, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama, edited by Beth Simon 180 pp. #WHTI - list price $ 12.95 Our Price $9.06 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The Kalachakra, or "Wheel of Time," is one of the most profound and sublime of the Buddhist tantric systems. It is an intricate interweaving of astrology, eschatology, physiology, and yoga into a meditational path system that embraces the entire material universe and leads to complete, perfect enlightenment. More ... | |
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BUDDHIST BASICS & KALACHAKRA ANIMATED: An Interactive Multimedia CD Rom by She Drup Ling 2 multimedia CDs. #BUBAKA - $ 34.95 Features a detailed 3-dimensional model of the Kalachakra mandala palace and its main deities. The CD offers a practical guide for the Kalachakra initiation by providing the user with a visual aid to the complex initiation process as well as an explanation of the Inner, Outer and Alternative Kalachakra, and for those who have had the initiation, an animated sadhana. More ... | |
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The KALACAKRATANTRA: The Chapter on the Individual Together with the Vimalaprabha trans. by Vesna A. Wallace Cloth, 398 pp. #KACHIN - $ 49.00 The first English translation of this esoteric chapter, the second in the Kalacakratantra, complete with its 11th-century commentary. The text elaborates the human "individual" in terms of the cosmic human who embodies the cosmos within, showing the homology of macrocosm and microcosm, the outer and inner aspects of the person. Supplemented with copious references, and the first critical edition of the Mongolian version of this chapter. More ... | |
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THE KALACAKRA TANTRA: The Chapter on Sadhana Together with the Vimalaprabha Commentary translated from Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Mongolian, introduced and annotated by Vesna A. Wallace; Series Editor-in-Chief, Robert A.F. Thurman; editing and design by Thomas F. Yarnall; a Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences series book 400 pp., cloth. #KACHSA - $ 49.00 This is the first complete English translation of the fourth chapter of the esoteric Buddhist Kalacakra Tantra text and its eleventh-century commentary, the Stainless Light (Vimalaprabha). Building upon the Chapter on the Cosmos and particularly the Chapter on the Individual (AIBS, 2004)--which provide the theoretical background to the Chapter on Sadhana, and the reasons for the given structure and contents of the Kalacakra sadhana practice--this fourth chapter illuminates the intricate connection between the practice of the Kalacakra sadhana and the Kalacakra Tantra's worldview. This fourth chapter describes Buddhist Tantric generation stage practices (utpatti-krama), including instructions on protecting the place of practice, the meditative practices of the origination of the body and the deities abiding in the body, and the diverse mundane sadhanas designed to induce the mundane siddhis. It then also describes the more advanced Buddhist Tantric completion stage practices (sampatti-krama), designed to lead directly to the attainment of buddhahood, called here the "Adibuddha" (Primordial Buddha). More ... | |
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KALACHAKRA TANTRA by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey 180 pp. #KATA - $ 16.00 Provides a sound explanation of Kalachakra practice containing tantric information applicable to any highest yoga tantra. Topics include: the initiations, vows and pledges, cultivating the generation and completion stages, energy centers, winds, drops, taking the three bodies as the path, and day and night yogas. More ... | |
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KALACHAKRA TANTRA: RITE OF INITIATION by H.H. the Dalai Lama, translated, edited and introduced by Jeffrey Hopkins 511 pp. #KARIIN - $ 29.95 The Kalachakra ("Wheel of Time") tantra is associated with promoting world peace, and is one of the most detailed and encompassing systems of theory and practice within Tibetan Buddhism. Here is a complete translation of the Kalachakra initiation ritual, conferred by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Toronto in April 2004. It includes his commentary, and a detailed, comprehensive introduction by Professor Jeffrey Hopkins that explores the Kalachakra's rich symbolism, meaning, and history, as well as the Six-Session Yoga. More ... | |
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THE ORNAMENT OF STAINLESS LIGHT: An Exposition of the Kalachakra Tantra by Khedrup Norsang Gyatso, trans.by Gavin Kilty 672 pp., cloth. #ORSTLI - $ 59.95 Kalachakra is a method of transforming the universe by working with the body and mind. This text develops the theory of correlation between the living body and the external world, and gives a detailed account of Tibetan astrology. This volume is the first in a series of editor Thupten Jinpa's Library of Tibetan Classics. More ... | |
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PRINCIPLES OF BUDDHIST TANTRA: A Commentary on Choje Ngawang Palden's "Illumination of the Tantric Tradition: The Principles of the Grounds and Paths of the Four Great Secret Classes of Tantra" by Kirti Tsenshap Rinpoche, translated and edited by Ian Coghlan and Voula Zarpani 496 pp., paper, 3 b&w photos. #PRBUTA - $ 24.95 Kirti Tsenshap Rinpoche was a renowned teacher of Tibetan Buddhism with students worldwide. Revered as a teacher by even the Dalai Lama, he was known especially as a master of Buddhist tantra, the powerful esoteric methods for attaining enlightenment swiftly. The teachings in this book are a singular record of his deep learning in the field. Originally delivered in California to a group of Western students, the teachings comment on a classic introduction to tantra by the nineteenth-century Mongolian lama Choje Ngawang Palden. The work, Illumination of the Tantric Tradition, is a staple even today of the curriculum for training young monastics. More ... | |