Rainbow Body and Resurrection
Rainbow Body and Resurrection

Author: Francis V. Tiso

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1583947965

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A leading authority on the rainbow body traces its history in the encounter of religions in medieval Central Asia, exploring a previously unimagined connection between early Dzogchen and the resurrection of Jesus Francis V. Tiso, a noted authority on the rainbow body, explores this manifestation of spiritual realization in a wide-ranging and deeply informed study of the transformation of the material body into a body of light. Seeking evidence on the boundary between physical science and deep spirituality that might elucidate the resurrection of Jesus, he investigates the case of Khenpo A Chö, a Buddhist monk who died in eastern Tibet in 1999. Rainbow Body and Resurrection chronicles the dissolution of Khenpo's material body within a week of his death, including eye-witness interviews. Tiso describes the spiritual practices that give rise to the rainbow body and traces their history deep into the encounter of religions in medieval Central Asia. His erudite exploration of the Tibetan phenomenon raises the fascinating question of whether there is a connection between the rainbow body and the dying and rising of Jesus. Drawing on a wealth of recent research, Tiso expands his discussion to include the contemplative geography out of which Dzogchen arose some time in the eighth century along the great Silk Road across Central Asia. The result is an illuminating consideration of previously unimagined relationships between spiritual practices and beliefs in Central Asia.

The Life of Longchenpa
The Life of Longchenpa

Author: Jampa Mackenzie Stewart

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 0834829118

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Renowned as a peerless teacher, practitioner, and scholar, Longchenpa thoroughly studied and mastered every one of the many Buddhist vehicles and lineages of teachings existing in Tibet at his time. Through his radiant intellect and meditative accomplishment, in both his teachings and written works, he was able to reconcile the seeming discrepancies and contradictions between the various presentations of the view and the path within the many lineages of transmission. His written works are also famous for being able to transfer true blessings just by reading or hearing his enlightened words. Compiled from numerous Tibetan and Bhutanese sources, including Longchenpa’s autobiography, and stories of his previous lives and subsequent rebirths, The Life of Longchenpa weaves an inspiring tale of wonder and magic, of extraordinary visions and spiritual insight, set in the kingdoms of fourteenth-century Tibet and Bhutan. It also reveals for the first time fascinating details of his ten years of self-exile in Bhutan, stories that were unknown to his Tibetan biographers.

The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul
The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul

Author: Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2023-08-29

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1645473155

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Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye (1813–1899) was one of the most influential figures and prolific writers in the Tibetan Buddhist world. He was a founder and the single most important proponent of the nonsectarian movement that flourished in eastern Tibet and remains popular today. Two additional texts discuss his previous lives and recount Kongtrul's final days. The Autobiography of Jamgön Kongtrul is part of The Tsadra Foundation Series published by Snow Lion Publications.

Yoga in Transformation
Yoga in Transformation

Author: Karl Baier

Publisher: V&R unipress GmbH

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 631

ISBN-13: 3737008620

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This volume explores aspects of yoga over a period of about 2500 years. In its first part, it investigates facets of the South Asian and Tibetan traditions of yoga, such as the evolution of posture practice, the relationship between yoga and sex, yoga in the theistic context, the influence of Buddhism on early yoga, and the encounter of Islam with classical yoga. The second part addresses aspects of modern globalised yoga and its historical formation, as for example the emergence of yoga in Viennese occultism, the integration of yoga and nature cure in modern India, the eventisation of yoga in a global setting, and the development of Patañjali’s iconography. In keeping with the current trend in yoga studies, the emphasis of the volume is on the practice of yoga and its theoretical underpinnings.

Contributions to Tibetan Buddhist Literature
Contributions to Tibetan Buddhist Literature

Author: International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13:

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PIATS 2006: Tibetan studies : proceedings of the Eleventh Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Konigswinter 2006. Includes bibliographical references.

The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul
The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul

Author: Kong-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas

Publisher: Snow Lion

Published: 2003-02-10

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13:

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In additon to its inspirational value, Kongtrul's story is a rich source of information on the religion, culture, and political climate of Tibet during his times.