{"product_id":"shangpa-kagyu-the-tradition-of-khyungpo-naljor-part-one-isbn-9781611809640","title":"Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor, Part One","description":"\u003cb\u003eA compilation of teachings and practices of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism by one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters.\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. Volumes in this series may be engaged as practice manuals while also preserving ancient teachings significant to the literature and history of world religions. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eVolume 11 of the series, \u003ci\u003eShangpa Kagyu\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eAmulet Box Mahamudra\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe tantric basis of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition is the five principal deities of the new translation (\u003ci\u003esarma\u003c\/i\u003e) 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.\u003cbr\u003e “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, kama or terma, old or new translation school, free of sectarian bias. Without his supreme efforts, many traditions of Tibetan Buddhism would have been lost.”—from the foreword by His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley DorjeJAMGÖN 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\u003eSARAH 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.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Snow Lion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304693944549,"sku":"NP9781611809640","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611809640.jpg?v=1767736459","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/shangpa-kagyu-the-tradition-of-khyungpo-naljor-part-one-isbn-9781611809640","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}