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A Clear Mirror: The Visionary Autobiography of a Tibetan Master

Name: A Clear Mirror: The Visionary Autobiography of a Tibetan Master
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ISBN: 9789627341901

Dudjom Lingpa, Lama Tharchin (Contributor), Chonyi Drolma (Translator)

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Personal memoirs are not uncommon in Tibetan Buddhism, but A Clear Mirror offers an unusual variation: three levels of spiritual teachings, conveying outer, inner, and subtle aspects of wisdom, that give readers full access to the rich life of one of Vajrayana Buddhism’s most respected figures. Dudjom Lingpa (1835–1904) was a Tibetan visionary and Great Perfection master, or tertön, a revealer of spiritual treasures called terma hidden in the Earth and in the minds of disciples. Dujdom Lingpa is renowned for his revelations on “refining perception” or Nang Jang, and, through dream yoga, trance, and visions, for transmitting the “mindstream” of a number of enlightened spiritual beings, such as Sri Singha, Saraha, Vajradhara, and Manjushri, whose wisdom he received and shares in this book.

A Clear Mirror reveals what high lamas regard as most sacred and intimate: spiritual evolution via the lens of an innermost visionary life. Lingpa recounts each step of his own enlightenment process—from learning how to meditate to the highest tantric practices—as he experienced them. A Clear Mirror is a spiritual adventure that also incorporates everyday meditation advice, designed for the lay reader as well as the more seasoned practitioner, in this evocative original translation.

GenresBuddhism

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011

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Dudjom Lingpa

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Traktung Dudjom Lingpa Rinpoche was a Tibetan Buddhist Lama and "treasure revealer" (Tib.: gter-ton), and is held to have been the previous incarnation of Kyabjé Jigdral Yeshe Dorje.

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