{"product_id":"marpa-kagyu-part-one-isbn-9781611808889","title":"Marpa Kagyu, Part One","description":"\u003cb\u003eA translation from Tibetan of an eighteenth-century compilation by one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters of practice texts of the Marpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Treasury of Precious Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e 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. In its eighteen volumes, Kongtrul brings together some of the most important texts on key topics of Buddhist thought and practice as well as authoring significant new sections of his own.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe seventh volume of the series, \u003ci\u003eMarpa Kagyu\u003c\/i\u003e, is the first of four volumes that present a selection of core instructions from the Marpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. This lineage is named for the eleventh-century Tibetan Marpa Chökyi Lodrö of Lhodrak who traveled to India to study the sūtras and tantras with many scholar-siddhas, the foremost being Nāropa and Maitrīpa. The first part of this volume contains source texts on mahāmudrā and the six dharmas by such famous masters as Saraha and Tilopa. The second part begins with a collection of sādhanas and abhisekas related to the Root Cakrasamvara Aural Transmissions, which are the means for maturing, or empowering, students. It is followed by the liberating instructions, first from the Rechung Aural Transmission. This section on instructions continues in the following three Marpa Kagyu volumes. Also included are lineage charts and detailed notes by translator Elizabeth M. Callahan.“In his vast work \u003ci\u003eThe Treasury of Precious Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e, Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, that most eminent of Tibetan Buddhist masters, collected together all the empowerments, instructions, and practices of the eight great chariots of the practice lineages. Not only that, but he himself received the complete transmissions for all the practices, accomplished them including the retreats, and preserved them in his own mindstream. He then passed on the transmissions to his own students and all who requested them. \u003ci\u003eThe Treasury of Precious Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e exemplifies how Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye’s whole life was dedicated to teaching and spreading the Dharma, whether it be sutra or mantra, \u003ci\u003ekama\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eterma\u003c\/i\u003e, old or new translation school, free of sectarian bias. Without his supreme efforts, many traditions of Tibetan Buddhism would have been lost.”\u003cbr\u003e—from the foreword by \u003cb\u003eHis Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A work that readers can rely on and use in many contexts. . . . Each text is a world of its own, part of a complex and multifaceted Kagyü tradition. To have them together is an important addition to our knowledge of the Kagyü lineage. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Treasury of Precious Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e will certainly change the way we understand the Tibetan tradition as a whole.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eH-Net Reviews \u003c\/b\u003eJAMGÖN 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eELIZABETH M. CALLAHAN is a Tibetan translator of the Kagyu tradition. She completed two three-year retreats in the Karma Kagyu tradition under the guidance of Kalu Rinpoche, is a student of Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, and has been a Tsadra Foundation Fellow since 2002. Her previous translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Treasury of Knowledge: Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e by Jamgön Kongtrul, \u003ci\u003eThe Profound Inner Principles\u003c\/i\u003e by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, and \u003ci\u003eMoonbeams of Mahamudra \u003c\/i\u003eby Dakpo Tashi Namgyal.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Snow Lion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300866085093,"sku":"NP9781611808889","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611808889.jpg?v=1767732282","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/marpa-kagyu-part-one-isbn-9781611808889","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}