Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor, Part One: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet, Volume 11 (The Treasury of Precious Instructions)
A compilation of teachings and practices of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism by one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters.

The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. Volumes in this series may be engaged as practice manuals while also preserving ancient teachings significant to the literature and history of world religions.

Volume 11 of the series, Shangpa Kagyu, is the first of two volumes that present teachings and practices from the Shangpa Kagyu practice lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. This tradition derives from the female celestial beings, or ḍākinīs, Niguma and Sukhasiddhi and their disciple, the eleventh-century Tibetan yogi Khyungpo Naljor Tsultrim Gönpo of the Shang region of Tibet. The scriptural source material for this practice tradition is twofold: the yogic teachings of the Six Dharmas of Niguma and the nature of mind instructions from the cycle of teachings Amulet Box Mahamudra.

The tantric basis of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition is the five principal deities of the new translation (sarma) traditions and in particular the Five-Deity Cakrasamvara practice. The six parts of this sizable volume include source scriptures, liturgies, supplications, empowerment texts, instructions, and practice manuals composed by Niguma, Virūpa, Tāranātha, the compiler Jamgön Kongtrul, and others.
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Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor, Part One: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet, Volume 11 (The Treasury of Precious Instructions)
A compilation of teachings and practices of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism by one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters.

The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. Volumes in this series may be engaged as practice manuals while also preserving ancient teachings significant to the literature and history of world religions.

Volume 11 of the series, Shangpa Kagyu, is the first of two volumes that present teachings and practices from the Shangpa Kagyu practice lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. This tradition derives from the female celestial beings, or ḍākinīs, Niguma and Sukhasiddhi and their disciple, the eleventh-century Tibetan yogi Khyungpo Naljor Tsultrim Gönpo of the Shang region of Tibet. The scriptural source material for this practice tradition is twofold: the yogic teachings of the Six Dharmas of Niguma and the nature of mind instructions from the cycle of teachings Amulet Box Mahamudra.

The tantric basis of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition is the five principal deities of the new translation (sarma) traditions and in particular the Five-Deity Cakrasamvara practice. The six parts of this sizable volume include source scriptures, liturgies, supplications, empowerment texts, instructions, and practice manuals composed by Niguma, Virūpa, Tāranātha, the compiler Jamgön Kongtrul, and others.
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Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor, Part One: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet, Volume 11 (The Treasury of Precious Instructions)

Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor, Part One: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet, Volume 11 (The Treasury of Precious Instructions)

Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor, Part One: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet, Volume 11 (The Treasury of Precious Instructions)

Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor, Part One: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet, Volume 11 (The Treasury of Precious Instructions)

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A compilation of teachings and practices of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism by one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters.

The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. Volumes in this series may be engaged as practice manuals while also preserving ancient teachings significant to the literature and history of world religions.

Volume 11 of the series, Shangpa Kagyu, is the first of two volumes that present teachings and practices from the Shangpa Kagyu practice lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. This tradition derives from the female celestial beings, or ḍākinīs, Niguma and Sukhasiddhi and their disciple, the eleventh-century Tibetan yogi Khyungpo Naljor Tsultrim Gönpo of the Shang region of Tibet. The scriptural source material for this practice tradition is twofold: the yogic teachings of the Six Dharmas of Niguma and the nature of mind instructions from the cycle of teachings Amulet Box Mahamudra.

The tantric basis of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition is the five principal deities of the new translation (sarma) traditions and in particular the Five-Deity Cakrasamvara practice. The six parts of this sizable volume include source scriptures, liturgies, supplications, empowerment texts, instructions, and practice manuals composed by Niguma, Virūpa, Tāranātha, the compiler Jamgön Kongtrul, and others.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781611809640
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication date: 06/14/2022
Series: The Treasury of Precious Instructions
Pages: 736
Product dimensions: 6.35(w) x 9.31(h) x 1.77(d)

About the Author

JAMGÖN KONGTRUL LODRÖ TAYE (1813-1900) was a versatile and prolific scholar and one of the most outstanding writers and teachers of his time in Tibet. He was a pivotal figure in eastern Tibet's nonsectarian movement and made major contributions to education, politics, and medicine.

SARAH HARDING has been a Buddhist practitioner since 1974 and has been teaching and translating since completing a three-year retreat in 1980 under the guidance of Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche. She was an associate professor at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado for twenty-five years and has been a fellow of the Tsadra Foundation since 2000.

Table of Contents

Foreword by the Seventeenth Karmapa xi

Foreword Kyapje Kalu Rinpoche xiii

Series Introduction xv

Translator's Introduction xix

Technical Note xxxi

Source Scriptures of the Five Golden Dharmas

Introduction 3

1 The Roots: Six Dharmas Niguma Khyungpo Naljor 7

(1) Vajra Lines of the Six Dharmas

(2) Clarification of the Root Verses of the Six Dharmas

(3) The Inventory Clarifying the Six Dharmas

(4) The Layout of the Ground, Path, and Result

(5) Fifteen Especially Exalted Instructions

(6) Six Features of Illusory Body

2 The Trunk: Amulet Mahamudra 27

(7a) Vajra Lines of the Amulet Mahamudra Niguma

(7b) Vajra Lines of the Amulet Mahamudra with Interlinear Notes

3 The Branches: Three Integrations 35

(8) Vajra Lines of the Infallible Three Integrations on the Path Niguma

4 The Flowers: White and Red Khecari 41

(9) White Khecari Sadhana

Atisa Dipamkara Srijnana

(10) Red Khecari Sadhana Lama Rahula

5 The Fruit: Immortal and Infallible 47

(11) Attaining Immortality of the Body Root Text Virupa

(12) Immortal Mind Root Text Niguma

Liturgies for the Five Golden Dharmas

Introduction 67

6 Radiant Blessings of the Vajra Lines

A Liturgy for the Preliminary and Concluding Practices of the Profound Path of Five Golden Dharmas in the Lineage Coming from Niguma, Dakini of Timeless Awareness Jamgön Kongtrul 69

7 The Sealed-Knot Vajra

An Authentic Basic Liturgy for the Five Golden Dharmas of the Glorious Shangpa Jamgön Kongtrul 87

Five Tantras' Deities

Introduction 113

8 Five Tantras' Deities Lineage Supplication in the Shangpa Tradition: Taranatha 117

9 A Garland of Sapphires

Supplemental Lineage Supplication for the Five Tantras in the Shangpa Tradition Jamgön Kongtrul 121

10 Harmonious Sound of the Divine Drum

A Supplication to the Rebirth Succession of the One Named Jamgön Lama Guna Tekchok Dorje 123

11 Five Tantras' Mandala Sadhana: Taranatha 127

11 Elucidating the Meaning of the Glorious Five Tantras' Mandala Ritual Taranatha Jamgön Kongtrul 167

13 Required Purification and Cleansing of the Mandala Visualized in Front 2.69

14 Letting In the Light

A Complementary Text tor the Empowerment into the Great Mandala of the Five Tantras in the Shangpa Tradition Jamgön Kongtrul 273

Five-Deity Cakrasamvara

Introduction 309

15 Cakrasamvara Refuge and Awakening Mind [and Consecration of the Activity Vase] 313

16 Five-Deity Cakrasamvara Sadhana in the Tradition of Niguma Taranatha 315

17 Five-Deity Cakrasamvara Mandala Ritual in the Tradition of Niguma Taranatha 327

18 Increasing Awakened. Activity

Five-Deity Cakrasamvara Ritual for Communal Feast in the Tradition of Niguma Jamgön Kongtrul (et al.) 369

19 Clarifying the Profound. Meaning

A Complete Explanation of the Five-Deity Cakrasamvara Sadhana in the Shangpa Tradition Taranatha 379

Principal Deities of the Five Tantras

Introduction 413

20 The Practice of Past Gurus

Esoteric Instructions on the Principal Five Deities of the Five Tantras Taranatha 415

21 Essence of Maturing and Liberating

An Offering Ritual and Self-induction into the Mandala Based on the Principal Deities of the Five Tantras Jamgön Kongtrul 423

22 The Heart of Profound Meaning

A Practice Manual for the Principal Deities of the Five Tantras Jamgön Kongtrul 441

Permission Empowerments

Introduction 455

23 A Garland of Grain Ears of Great Bliss

A Liturgical Ritual for the Practice of the Ten Permissions in the Profound Path of Niguma's Six Dharmas Losal Tenkyong 459

24 A Sheaf of Grain Ears of Great Bliss

Collected. Ritual Practices of the Latter Source Permissions of the Glorious Shangpa Kagyu Losal Tenkyong 547

Abbreviations 619

Notes 631

Bibliography 667

Index 681

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