Parution de : The Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi: Tibetan Mahasiddha

La maison d’édition Shambhala annonce la parution de l’ouvrage :

The Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi: Tibetan Mahasiddha

par Charles Manson (Bodleian Library at Oxford University et British Library in London)

Résumé de l’ouvrage :

Born in East Tibet in the thirteenth century, Karma Pakshi, a key figure in the development of the reincarnate lama tradition, himself was the first master to be named Karmapa, a lineage that continues to modern times and has millions of admirers worldwide. During his lifetime, Karma Pakshi was widely acknowledged as a mahāsiddha and was therefore invited to the Mongol court at the apogee of its influence in Asia. He gave spiritual advice and meditation instructions to the emperor Mongke Khan, whom he advised to engage in social policies, to release prisoners, and to adopt a vegetarian diet. After Mongke’s death, Karma Pakshi was imprisoned by the successive emperor Kubilai Khan, and much of Karma Pakshi’s writing was done while he was captive in northeast China. He was eventually released and returned to Tibet, where he commissioned one of the medieval world’s largest metal statues.

This first-ever comprehensive biography of Karma Pakshi in English reveals new information about a pivotal historical figure in the development of Tibetan Buddhism and his interactions with two Mongol emperors. Also included are translations of several newly available songs attributed to Karma Pakshi and translations of ten excerpts of his writings on reincarnation, meditation, dreams, visionary experiences, tantra, and consecration.  Each of the chapters in Part Two come with substantial introductions by the author.

Pour de plus amples informations, voir le site de la maison d’édition : https://www.shambhala.com/the-second-karmapa-karma-pakshi.html

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