Religions of Tibet in Practice (Princeton Readings in Religions)

Religions Of Tibet In Practice Is A Landmark Work, The First Major Anthology On The Topic Ever Produced. It Presents A Stunning Array Of Works (hagiographies, Pilgrimage Guides, Prayers, Accounts Of Visits To Hell, Epics, Consecration Manuals, Sermons, And Exorcism Texts) That Together Offer An Unparalleled View Of The Realities Of Those Who Have Inhabited The Tibetan Cultural Domain Over The Centuries. The Volume Provides A Wealth Of Voices That Together Lead To A New And More Nuanced Understanding Of The Religions Of Tibet. The Thirty-six Chapters Are Testimony To The Vast Scope Of Religious Practice In The Tibetan World, Past And Present, Offering Works Heretofore Unknown. The Chapters Are Organized Thematically Under Five Headings: Accounts Of Time And Place, Remarkable Lives, Rites And Techniques, Prayers And Sermons, And Dealing With Death And Other Demons. They Juxtapose Materials From Different Sects, Historical Periods, And Geographical Regions In An Attempt To Broaden The Range Of What We Understand The Religious Practices Of Tibet To Encompass. Each Chapter Contains A Translation And A Substantial Yet Accessible Introduction By A Leading Scholar Of Tibetan Religions. Religions Of Tibet In Practice Represents The Largest Sourcebook On Tibetan Religions Ever Assembled, A Work Of Great Value To Scholars, Students, And General Readers.--publisher Description. Part I. Accounts Of Time And Place -- Gesar Of Ling / Robin Kornman -- The Royal Way Of Supreme Compassion / Matthew Kapstein -- The Tribal History / Robin Kornman -- Bon Rescues Dharma -- The Guide To The Crystal Peak / Matthew Kapstein -- Guidebook To Lapchi / Toni Huber -- Part Ii. Remarkable Lives -- The Life Of Tilopa / Nalanda Translation Committee -- Atisa's Journey To Tibet / Hubert Decleer -- The Journey To The Golden Mountain / Matthew Kapstein -- A Quest For The Path And Result / Cyrus Stearns -- The Yogin Lorepa's Retreat At Lake Namtso / Nalanda Translation Committee -- Memories Of A Past Life / David Templeman -- Part Iii. Rites And Techniques -- A Rite Of Empowerment / Richard J. Kohn -- The Horseback Consecration Ritual / Yael Bentor -- An Offering Of Torma / Richard J. Kohn -- An Avalokitesvara Sadhana / Janet Gyatso -- A Fasting Ritual / Roger Jackson -- Food, Clothes, Dreams, And Karmic Propensities / David Germano -- The Elements, Insanity, And Lettered Subjectivity / David Germano -- The Regulations Of A Monastery / Jose Ignacio Cabezon -- Part Iv. Prayers And Sermons -- The Sermon Of An Itinerant Saint / Matthew Kapstein -- From The Autobiography Of A Visionary / Janet Gyatso -- A Prayer To The Lama / Donald S. Lopez -- A Prayer To The God Of The Plain / Richard J. Kohn -- Invocations To Two Bon Deities / Per Kvaerne -- A Smoke Purification Song / Nalanda Translation Committee -- Daily Prayers / Nalanda Translation Committee -- Part V. Dealing With Death And Other Demons -- Mindfulness Of Death / Donald S. Lopez -- A Prayer For Deliverance From Rebirth / Donald S. Lopez -- Dying, Death, And Other Opportunities / David Germano -- Cards For The Dead / Per Kvaerne -- Returning From Hell / Francoise Pommaret -- Exorcising Demons With A Buddhist Sutra / Donald S. Lopez -- Turning Back Gossip / Matthew Kapstein -- Hail Protection / Anne C. Klein And Khetsun Sangpo -- A Prayer Flag For Tara / Donald S. Lopez. Donald S. Lopez, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. cover......Page 1 Princeton Readings in Religions Series......Page 3 Religions of Tibet in Practice......Page 5 Copyright......Page 7 Princeton Readings in Religions......Page 8 Note on Transliteration......Page 10 CONTENTS......Page 12 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 14 Introduction • Donald S. Lopez, Jr.......Page 17 Accounts of Time and Place......Page 51 1. Gesar of Ling • Robin Kornman......Page 53 2. The Royal Way of Supreme Compassion • Matthew Kapstein......Page 83 3. A Tribal History • Robin Kornman......Page 91 4. Bon Rescues Dharma • Per Kvaerne......Page 112 5. The Guide to the Crystal Peak • Matthew Kapstein......Page 117 6. Guidebook to Lapchi • Toni Huber......Page 134 Remarkable Lives......Page 149 7. The Life of Tilopa • Nalanda Translation Committee......Page 151 8. Atisa's Journey to Tibet • Hubert Decker......Page 171 9. The Journey to the Golden Mountain • Matthew Kapstein......Page 192 10. A Quest for "The Path and Result" • Cyrus Stearns......Page 202 11. The Yogin Lorepa's Retreat at Lake Namtso • Nalanda Translation Committee......Page 214 12. Memories of a Past Life • David Templeman......Page 226 Rites and Techniques......Page 237 13. A Rite of Empowerment • Richard J. Kohn......Page 239 14. The Horseback Consecration Ritual • Yael Bentor......Page 248 15. An Offering of Torma • Richard J. Kohn......Page 269 16. A n Avalokitesvara Sadhana • Janet Gyatso......Page 280 17. A Fasting Ritual • Roger Jackson......Page 285 18. Food, Clothes, Dreams, and Karmic Propensities • David Germano......Page 307 19. The Elements, Insanity, and Lettered Subjectivity • David Germano......Page 327 20. The Regulations of a Monastery • Jose lgnacio Cabezon......Page 349 Prayers and Sermons......Page 364 21. The Sermon of an Itinerant Saint • Matthew Kapstein......Page 366 22. From the Autobiography of a Visionary • Janet Gyatso......Page 380 23. A Prayer to the Lama • Donald S. Lopez, Jr.......Page 387 24. A Prayer to the God of the Plain • Richard J. Kohn......Page 398 25. Invocations to Two Bon Deities • Per Kvaerne......Page 406 26. A Smoke Purification Song • Nalanda Translation Committee......Page 412 27. Daily Prayers • Nalanda Translation Committee......Page 417 Dealing with Death and Other Demons......Page 430 28. Mindfulness of Death • Donald S. Lopez, Jr.......Page 432 29. A Prayer for Deliverance from Rebirth • Donald S. Lopez, Jr.......Page 453 30. Dying, Death, and Other Opportunities • David Germano......Page 469 31. Cards for the Dead • Per Kvaerne......Page 505 32. Returning from Hell • Trancoise Pommaret......Page 510 33. Exorcising Demons with a Buddhist Sutra • Donald S. Lopez, Jr.......Page 522 34. Turning Back Gossip • Matthew Kapstein......Page 538 35. Hail Protection • Anne C. Klein and Khetsun Sangpo......Page 549 36. A Prayer Flag for Tara • Donald S. Lopez, Jr.......Page 559 INDEX......Page 564 Back......Page 573