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EL LIBRO TIBETANO DE LOS MUERTOS: Como es popularmente conocido en Occidente y conocido en el Tíbet como El gran libro de la liberación natural mediante ... intermedio (Clásicos)
El llamado "Libro Tibetano de los Muertos" ha sido reconocido durante siglos como un clásico de la sabiduría budista y del pensamiento religioso. Más recientemente, ha alcanzado gran influencia en el mundo occidental por sus penetraciones psicológicas sobre el proceso de la muerte y del morir, y por lo que puede enseñarnos acerca de nuestras vidas. También ha resultado de ayuda en los procesos de duelo de personas que recientemente han perdido a algún ser querido. Compuesto en el siglo VIII d. de C., su intención es la de preparar al alma para las adversidades y transformaciones del más allá. Su profundo mensaje es que el arte de morir es tan importante como el de vivir. Extraído de las tradiciones espirituales tibetanas, nos muestra los funcionamientos de la mente en sus diversas manifestaciones -aterradoras y tranquilizadoras, iracundas y hermosas-, que aparecen más claramente en la conciencia del difunto. Reconociendo dichas manifestaciones podremos alcanzar el estado de iluminación, tanto en esta existencia como en la venidera. La presente traducción conserva la forma y el espíritu del original, y ha sido especialmente preparada para los lectores occidentales por Robert A. Thurman, uno de los más importantes eruditos sobre el Tíbet, además de estrecho colaborador del Dalai Lama. Su introducción a las creencias budistas, instrucción sobre meditación, comentarios iluminadores y guía para el uso práctico de las plegarias tibetanas, la convierte en la más accesible e informativa de las versiones disponibles en castellano.
420 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 8, 2020
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Padmasambhava
73 books197 followersAccording to tradition, Padmasambhava was incarnated as an eight-year-old child appearing in a lotus blossom floating in Lake Dhanakosha, in the kingdom of Uddiyana, traditionally identified with the Swat Valley in present-day Pakistan. His special nature was recognized by the local king who married him to one of his daughters, Mandarava. She and Padmasambhava's other main consort, Yeshe Tsogyal, developed into realised practitioners. Many thangkas and paintings show Padmasambhava in between them.
Padmasambhava's ability to memorize and comprehend esoteric texts in a single hearing established his reputation as a master above all others. Knowing that the life force of the wife and son of evil minister was about to end, he constructed an accident which resulted in their death. As a result, Padmasambhava was banished from the court and exiled in a charnel ground. Transiting various heavens and hells, he developed the power to transcend the cycle of birth and death, accomplishing the so-called great transference.
His fame became known to Trisong Detsen, the 38th king of Tibet (742–797), whose kingdom was beset by evil mountain deities. The king invited Padmasambhava to Tibet where he used his tantric powers to subdue the evil deities he encountered along the way, eventually receiving the Emperor's wife, identified with the dakini Yeshe Tsogyal, as a consort. This was in accordance with the tantric principle of not eliminating negative forces but redirecting them to fuel the journey toward spiritual awakening. In Tibet he founded the first monastery in the country, Samye Gompa, initiated the first monks, and introduced the people to the practice of Tantric Buddhism.
In Bhutan he is associated with the famous Taktshang or "Tiger's Nest" monastery built on a sheer cliff wall about 500m above the floor of Paro valley. He flew there from Tibet on the back of Yeshe Tsogyal, whom he transformed into a flying tigress for the purpose of the trip. Later he travelled to Bumthang district to subdue a powerful deity offended by a local king. Padmasambhava's body imprint can be found in the wall of a cave at nearby Kurje Lhakhang temple.
According to Tibetan tradition, the Bardo Thodol (commonly referred to as the Tibetan Book of the Dead) was among many treasures hidden by Padmasambhava, subsequently discovered by a Tibetan terton, Karma Lingpa.
Padmasambhava's ability to memorize and comprehend esoteric texts in a single hearing established his reputation as a master above all others. Knowing that the life force of the wife and son of evil minister was about to end, he constructed an accident which resulted in their death. As a result, Padmasambhava was banished from the court and exiled in a charnel ground. Transiting various heavens and hells, he developed the power to transcend the cycle of birth and death, accomplishing the so-called great transference.
His fame became known to Trisong Detsen, the 38th king of Tibet (742–797), whose kingdom was beset by evil mountain deities. The king invited Padmasambhava to Tibet where he used his tantric powers to subdue the evil deities he encountered along the way, eventually receiving the Emperor's wife, identified with the dakini Yeshe Tsogyal, as a consort. This was in accordance with the tantric principle of not eliminating negative forces but redirecting them to fuel the journey toward spiritual awakening. In Tibet he founded the first monastery in the country, Samye Gompa, initiated the first monks, and introduced the people to the practice of Tantric Buddhism.
In Bhutan he is associated with the famous Taktshang or "Tiger's Nest" monastery built on a sheer cliff wall about 500m above the floor of Paro valley. He flew there from Tibet on the back of Yeshe Tsogyal, whom he transformed into a flying tigress for the purpose of the trip. Later he travelled to Bumthang district to subdue a powerful deity offended by a local king. Padmasambhava's body imprint can be found in the wall of a cave at nearby Kurje Lhakhang temple.
According to Tibetan tradition, the Bardo Thodol (commonly referred to as the Tibetan Book of the Dead) was among many treasures hidden by Padmasambhava, subsequently discovered by a Tibetan terton, Karma Lingpa.
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July 1, 2024
Lo empecé por pura curiosidad, por aumentar mi cultura y entender a la gente que se considera budista. Entiendo el libro como un ensayo científico que intenta recoger la traducción del libro que escribió uno de los Dalai Lamas junto a diferentes explicaciones que da el autor para no perder el hilo de lo que cuentan. Me terminó pareciendo tedioso y aburrido. El hilo es soporífero.
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