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Masters of Meditation and Miracles: Lives of the Great Buddhist Masters of India and Tibet

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Masters of Meditation and Miracles presents colorful biographies of thirty-five realized teachers whose lives were full of peace, enlightenment, and amazing miracles. They flourished in Tibet, the Roof of the World, in its golden days. These teachers belong to the Longchen Nyingthig lineage of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, a cycle of mystical teachings revealed by the great scholar and adept Jigme Lingpa.

From the first master, Garap Dorje, to the present, each spiritual personality has his or her own distinctive role to play in this great lineage. In retelling their stories in his own words, the author has sought to bring out their inner feelings as well as their external activities: how they faced and healed physical pain, how they dealt with emotional turmoil, how they overcame spiritual or meditative illusions, and most important, what experiences they had when they awakened their own inner Buddha Mind and Buddha qualities. These biographies not only provide great sources of teachings on meditation, but will also kindle a spiritual flame in the hearts of readers. (Source: Shambhala Publications)

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Thondup, Tulku. Masters of Meditation and Miracles: Lives of the Great Buddhist Masters of India and Tibet. Buddhayana Series VI. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1996.

Table of contents

• Acknowledgmentsix
• Author's Notexi
• Prefacexiii

Part One: Introduction

• Śākyamuni Buddha4
  • After the Buddha11
• Buddhism in Tibet13
• Three Modes of Lineal Transmission of the General Nyingma Inner Tantras18
  • Mind Transmission of the Buddhas18
  • Symbolic Transmission of the Knowledge-holders19
  • Oral Transmission of the Ascetics22
• Lineages of Three Major Nyingma Inner Tantras23
  • Mahāyoga23
  • Anuyoga28
  • Atiyoga (Dzogpa Chenpo)29
    • Semde30
    • Longde31
    • Me-ngagde32

Part Two: The Lineage of Longchen Nyingthig

• Longchen Nyingthig Teachings43
• The Lineage Masters of Longchen Nyingthig46
  • 1. Dharmakāya48
  • 2. Sambhogakāya51
  • 3. Nirmāṇakāya53
  • 4. Prahevajra (Garab Dorje)55
  • 5. Mañjushrīmitra59
  • 6. Shrīsiṃha62
  • 7. Jñānasūtra65
  • 8. Vimalamitra68
  • 9. Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava74
    • Guru Rinpoche's Visit to Tibet83
    • The Five Principal Consorts of Guru Rinpoche92
    • The Chief Disciples of Guru Rinpoche in Tibet96
  • 10. Künkhyen Longchen Rabjam (1308–1363)109
  • 11. Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa (1730–1798)118
  • 12. First Dodrupchen Jigme Thrinle Özer (1745–1821)136
  • 13. Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku (1765–1843)163
  • 14. Dola Jigme Kalzang (nineteenth century)173
  • 15. Fourth Dzogchen Mingyur Namkhe Dorje (1793–?)175
  • 16. Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje (1800–1866)179
  • 17. Gyalse Zhenphen Thaye (1800–?)198
  • 18. Dzogchen Khenpo Pema Dorje (nineteenth century)200
  • 19. Paltrül Jigme Chökyi Wangpo (1808–1887)201
  • 20. Second Dodrupchen Jigme Phüntsok Jungne (1824–1863)211
  • 21. Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820–1892)215
  • 22. Nyoshül Lungtok Tenpe Nyima (1829–1901/2)222
  • 23. Önpo Tendzin Norbu (nineteenth century)226
  • 24. Adzom Drukpa Drodül Pawo Dorje (1842–1924)228
  • 25. Lushül Khenpo Könchok Drönme (1859–1936)230
  • 26. Third Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima (1865–1926)237
  • 27. Shuksep Lochen Chönyi Zangmo (1865–1953)251
  • 28. Fifth Dzogchen Thupten Chökyi Dorje (1872–1935)256
  • 29. Gekong Khenpo Künzang Palden (1872–1943)258
  • 30. Yukhok Chatralwa Chöying Rangtröl (1872–1952)260
  • 31. Kathok Khenpo Ngawang Palzang (1879–1941)266
  • 32. Alak Zenkar Pema Ngödrup Rölwe Dorje (1881–1943)275
  • 33. Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959)278
  • 34. Kyala Khenpo Chechok Thöndrup (1893–1957)283
  • 35. Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Paljor (1910–1991)292
  • 36. Chatral Sangye Dorje (b. 1913)296
  • 37. Fourth Dodrupchen Rigdzin Tenpe Gyaltsen (1927–1961)298
  • 38. Fourth Dodrupchen Thupten Thrinle Palzang (b. 1927)314

• Lineage Tree333
• Works Cited351
• Notes359
• Index379
• Credits384

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