Deity & Other Practices
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A BOOK OF COMMON TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRAYERS from the Shambhala Prayer Service for Universal Peace 324 pp. spiral-bound. #BOCOTI - $ 17.95 This non-sectarian collection covers a wide range of prayers that one might encounter when attending a Monlam or Prayer Festival of any of the Tibetan traditions. The useful layout includes English translation, with Tibetan transliteration on the facing page. The 36 different prayers include several key sutras, dedications of burnt offerings, aspiration prayers and more. | |
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THE CAKRASAMVARA TANTRA (The Discourse of Sri Heruka): A Study and Annotated Translation by David B. Gray Cloth, 466 pp. #CATADI - $ 49.00 This is the first complete, critical English translation of the Chakrasamvara Tantra, also known as the Sriherukabhidhana and Laghusamvara. Composed in India during the late eighth or early ninth century, this text is a foundational scripture of one of the most important Indian Buddhist tantric traditions, as evidenced by the vast number of commentaries and ritual literature associated with it. Along with the Hevajra Tantra, it is one of the earliest and most influential of the Yogini Tantras, a genre of tantric Buddhist scripture that emphasizes female deities, particularly the often fiercely depicted Yoginis and Dakinis. More ... | |
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CHITTAMANI TARA RETREAT SADHANA trans. by Lama Thubten Yeshe, with Ven. George Chrinoff and Martin Willson 80 pp. #CHTARE - $ 12.00 Spiral-bound to lie flat for ease of use, this book includes the sadhana, a commentary by Lama Zopa and Praises to the 21 Taras in Tibetan and English. More ... | |
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CHOD: Cutting Off the Truly Existent "I" trans. By Lama Zopa Rinpoche 40 pp. #CHOD - $ 6.00 This quick method to realize emptiness is best practiced under the guidance of a teacher. Phoneticized Tibetan adjacent to English version. More ... | |
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CONFESSION OF DOWNFALLS: The Confession Sutra and Vajrasattva Practice trans. & ed. by Brian Beresford 92 pp., 3 line drawings. #CODO - $ 14.00 Contains two fundamental purification methods in Tibetan Buddhism: the Sutra of the Three Heaps and the visualizations and mantra recitation of Vajrasattva. Nagarjuna gives a commentary to the Sutra, and both practices are supplemented by commentaries from Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, Geshe Rabten, Tubten Zopa Rinpoche, and Gegen Kyentse. | |
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THE CULT OF TARA: Magic and Ritual in Tibet by Stephan Beyer 542 pp., 16 photos, 45 illus. #CUTA - $ 29.95 Features the practices and philosophic basis of tantra, especially the Tara Tantra: initiation and ritual service, offerings, praises and prayer. Also described is the tradition of Tara and its ramifications in monastic ceremony, folklore, literature, magic, art, medicine and divination. | |
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A DAILY MEDITATION ON SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA: How to Meditate on the Graded Path to Enlightenment by Lama Zopa Rinpoche 20 pp. #DAMESH - $ 5.00 An easy-to-use practice complete with guided meditations for developing motivation, refuge and bodhichitta, plus visualization based on Shakyamuni Buddha and a lam-rim prayer. More ... | |
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DAILY RECITATIONS prepared by Trans. Bureau of LTWA 38 pp. #DARE - $ 7.95 Tibetan, phonetic and English translations of common practices: Seven-branch Prayer, Mandala Offering, Dedication of Merit, praises and supplications. Text prepared by Tibetan Works and Archives. | |
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THE ESSENCE OF BENEFIT AND JOY by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso 48 pp., Tibetan text with phonetic rendering, plus Chinese translation. #ESBEJO - $ 14.40 This is a method and practice for the saving of lives of animals--it is the most beneficial of all composite roots of virtue. Through the blessing of their being offered to the three jewels, and of their hearing names and dharanis, they will be ultimately freed from inferior births. The practitioners themselves will receive benefits, such as an increased lifespan. | |
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ESSENTIAL BUDDHIST PRAYERS VOL. III Includes vinyl binder. #ESBUP3 - $ 38.50 A very practical manual for deity practices, with the practices tabbed for easy access. They can be arranged as you wish. More ... | |
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ESSENTIAL BUDDHIST PRAYERS: Basic Prayers and Practices advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche Audio CD of "Essential Buddhist Prayers," an optional companion to the Volume 1 chant and prayer handbook. #ESBUCD - $ 20.00 A tremendously useful handbook of many prayers—preliminary, long life, dedication, refuge, teaching prayers and praises to Tara and more—in Tibetan transliteration and English, spiralbound to lie flat during practice. More ... | |
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advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Buddhist Prayers Volume 1 chant and prayer handbook, 292 pp. (See description above.) #ESBUPR - $ 35.00 | |
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FEMALE DEITIES IN BUDDHISM: A Concise Guide by Vessantara 132 pp. #FEDEBU - $ 12.95 Queens and old crones, Buddhas and goddesses, mothers and wild women. Female deities in Buddhism take many forms to inspire, beguile, rouse and protect us. Respected Western Buddhist teacher Vessantara invites us to learn more about ourselves as women and men by reflecting on these figures, for within us lie the seeds of love, wisdom and freedom that these figures symbolise in their fullness, qualities we can nurture through contemplating the beauty of these enlightened beings. More ... | |
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A GUIDE TO THE BODHISATTVAS by Vessantara 120 pp. 8 color plates, b&w images. #GUTHBO - $ 18.95 What do the great figures of Tibetan Buddhism--Tara, Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Vajrapani, and so on--represent, and how are we affected by them? This beautiful, clear exposition of the panoply of bodhisattvas and the ways in which the bodhisattva path unfolds makes this a useful book for practitioners. More ... | |
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THE GURU PUJA 67 pp. #GUPU - $ 5.95 This presentation of the offering to the spiritual masters includes the tsog offering and Song to Move the Dakinis' Hearts and is accompanied by The Hundred Deities of the Land of Joy, a lam-rim dedication prayer, etc. In Tibetan phonetics and in English. | |
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HEALING POWER OF MANTRA: The Wisdom of Tibetan Healing Science by Dr. Tsering Thakchoe Druntsoe 223 pp. #HEPOMA - $ 15.00 This compendium of information on using mantras (and breathing exercises) for healing includes extensive information on various Medicine Buddha practices as well as other practices for healing, including working with the "winds". Written by a doctor of Tibetan medicine. | |
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HEART ADVICE FOR RETREAT by Pabongkha Dechen Nyingpo and Lama Zopa 120 pp. Spiral bound. #HEADRE - $ 18.00 Advice on the essential aspects of going on retreat. Lama Zopa provides useful commentary on the great Pabongkha's text Like a Cannibal Cheating, and on the rituals and motivations for entering into retreats of any kind. A must-read for serious practitioners. More ... | |
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HEART SUTRA Practices and Instruction for Retreat as advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche 60 pp. spiral-bound. #HESUPR - $ 18.00 Practical instructions on how to meditate on emptiness: how the experience of meditating on emptiness should feel, how to avoid mistakes in your meditation, and keys for laying a successful foundation for your practice. More ... | |
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IN PRAISE OF TARA: Songs to the Saviouress by Martin Willson 496 pp., 8 color plates. #INPR - $ 24.95 The most dearly loved of all the Buddhist deities is the blissful goddess Tara. She acts with lightning speed to aid those in distress and fulfill their wishes. This collection includes a history of the Tara Tantra, canonical and practice texts, and lyrical praises. More ... | |