Jamgön Mipam

Duckworth, Douglas:
Jamgön Mipam : his life and teachings / Douglas Duckworth. - Boston ; London : Shambhala Publications, 2011. - ca. 256 S.
ISBN 978-1-59030-669-7
US$ 24,95
DDC: 294.3923092
-- Angekündigt für Dezember 2011 --

Beschreibung
Jamgön Mipam ['Jam-mgon Mi-pham] (1846–1912) is one of the most extraordinary figures in the history of Tibet. Monk, mystic, and brilliant philosopher, he shaped the trajectory of Tibetan Buddhism’s Nyingma school. This introduction provides a most concise entrée to this great luminary’s life and work. The first section gives a general context for understanding this remarkable individual who, though he spent the greater part of his life in solitary retreat, became one of the greatest scholars of his age. Part Two gives an overview of Mipam’s interpretation of Buddhism, examining his major themes, and devoting particular attention to his articulation of the Buddhist conception of emptiness. Part Three presents a representative sampling of Mipam’s writings. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Introduction. vii
PART 1: LIFE AND CONTEXT
   1. Mipam's Life. 3
   2. Background of Buddhism in India. 17
   3. Buddhist Identity in Tibet. 39
   4. Survey of Mipam's Works. 55
PART 2: OVERVIEW OF MIPAM'S BUDDHIST WORKS
   5. Unity. 67
   6. Mind-Only and the Middle Way. 81
   7. Emptiness and the Nonconceptual. 99
   8. Immanent Wisdom. 119
   Conclusion. 135
PART 3: SELECT TRANSLATIONS
   1. Emptiness and Analysis. 141
   2. Conceiving the Inconceivable. 142
   3. Unitiy and Buddha-Nature. 143
   4. Steps to the Middle Way. 145
   5. No-Self. 146
   6. Unmistaken Emptiness. 147
   7. Meditation on Emptiness. 149
   8. Mind-Only and the Middle Way. 150
   9. Mind-Only and the Middle Way II. 151
   10. Reflexive Awareness. 155
   11. Consequence and Autonomy. 157
   12. Consequence and Autonomy II. 158
   13. Two Truths. 160
   14. Unconditioned Buddha-Nature. 163
   15. Appearance and Reality. 167
   16. From the Two Wheels of Sutra to Tantra. 169
   17.Establishing Appearances as Divine. 170
   18. Fourfold Valid Cognition. 173
   19. Practical Advice for Beginners. 175
   20. Practical Advice for Monastics. 176
   21. Practical Advice on the Path of Illusion. 179
   22. Stages to Calm Abiding. 182
   23. Stillness, Movement, and Awareness in the Great Seal. 187
   24. Method for Sustaining the Nature of Awareness. 189
   25. A Quintessential Instruction on the Vital Point in Three Statements. 191
   26. Ground, Path, and Fruition of the Great Perfection. 192
   27. Bringing Afflictions onto the Path. 194
   28. Mind and Wisdom. 196
   29. Sutra and Tantra. 198
   30. Sword of Intelligence: Method for Meditating on Bodhicitta. 201
   31. Lily of Wisdom's Presence. 204
   32. Verse of Auspiciousness. 208
Acknowledgments. 209
Notes. 211
Glossary. 225
Bibliography. 229
Index. 239

Autor

DOUGLAS SAMUEL DUCKWORTH is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at East Tennessee State University. He is the author of Mipam on Buddha-Nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition, also published by SUNY Press. Faculty page.

Quellen: Shambhala Publications; WorldCat; Amazon; Google Books; Mitteilung des Autors in der Mailing-Liste "H-Buddhism", 28. Nov. 2011.