Machig Labdron and the Foundations of Chod
$54.86
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2013
Summary
Machig Labdron is popularly considered to be both a dakini and a deity, an emanation of Yum Chenmo, or Prajnaparamita, the embodiment of the wisdom of the buddhas. Historically, this Tibetan woman, a contemporary of Milarepa, was an adept and outstanding teacher, a mother, and a founder of a unique transmission lineage known as the Chöd of Mahamudra. This translation of the most famous biography of Machig Labdron, founder of the unique Mahamudra Chöd tradition, is presented together with a co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781559390392 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1559390395 |
| Author: | Jerome Edou |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm x 17mm |
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“Provides some wonderful material on the Chöd lineage, Machig Labdron’s biography, and the origins of Mahamudra Chöd … .With its publication we come a little bit closer to feeling the spirit and incisive wisdom of this great yogini.“—Tsultrim Allione, author of Women of Wisdom
“Consider reading this book as a spiritual investment.“—Dr. Elizabeth Benard, author of Chinnamasta: The Aweful Buddhist and Hindu Tantric Goddess
About The Author
Jerome Edou
Jerome Edou has been studying with Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche since 1976. He has been an interpreter for various lamas for more than ten years and is an author and translator of works on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism. He currently lives in Kathmandu.
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