As Long as Space Endures

Arnold, Edward A. (Hrsg.):
As long as space endures : essays on the Kālacakra Tantra in Honor of H.H. the Dalai Lama / Edward A. Arnold, editor. On behalf of Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies. - Ithaca, NY : Snow Lion Publications, 2009. - 480 S. : Ill.
ISBN 978-1-55939-303-4 / 1-55939-303-3
US$ 29,95

Beschreibung
The Kalacakra Tantra - Kalacakra means "wheel of time" - is a tradition of Buddhist theory and practice whose root text treats a fantastic expanse of knowledge ranging from observations of the cosmos to investigations of meditative states and vital bodily energies. In the Tibetan-speaking world, a public Kalacakra initiation remains the most sought-after event in the life of a devout Buddhist. The Fourteenth Dalai Lama has long had a strong connection with the Kalacakra Tantra; he brought the initiation to the West in 1981, performing it in the U.S., Switzerland, Spain, and Australia. This volume has been created to celebrate his long involvement with the Kalacakra teachings.
   The twenty-five contributors, scholars who have made tantric studies their specialty, have contributed translations of works by great Indian and Tibetan Kalacakra masters, analyses of historical figures, methods of practice, essays on medicine, ritual expertise, and ethical discipline. The collection also includes practical advice for Western students and practitioners from contemporary Tibetan Kalacakra masters. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Long Life Prayer & Dedication. v
Robert A.F. Thurman: Foreword. ix
Introduction. xiii
Acknowledgments. xv
I. TRANSLATION AND REVELATION
1. Alexander Berzin: A Concert of Names of Mañjuśrī: Mañjuśrī-nāmasaṃgīti. 3
2. Giacomella Orofino: The Mental Afflictions and the Nature of the Supreme Immutable Wisdom in the Sekoddeśa and its Commentary by Nāropa. 27
3. Phillip Lecso: The Sekoddeśaṭippaṇī: a brief commentary on the Summary of the Initiation. 51
4. Francesco Sferra: The Elucidation of True Reality: the Kālacakra commentary by Vajragarbha on the Tattvapaṭala of the Hevajratantra. 93
5. Laura Harrington: "Like a Buddha Jewel-Casket Thrown Open": Gendun Gyatso's Nāmasaṃgīti commentary. 127
6. Gavin Kilty: Brief Presentation of Channels, Winds, and Drops according to Kālacakra Tradition by Changkya Rölpa Dorjé. 145
II. ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT
7. Miranda Shaw: Palden Lhamo: Supreme Guardian Goddess of the Dalai Lamas. 153
8. Glenn Wallis: Oṃ Vākyeda Namaḥ: Mañjuśrī's Mantra and its uses. 169
9. Vesna.A. Wallace: The Body as a Text and the Text as the Body: a view from the Kālacakratantra's perspective. 179
10. David B. Gray: The Influence of the Kālacakra: Vajrapāṇi on consort meditation. 193
11. Urban Hammar: The Concept of Ādibuddha in the Kālacakratantra. 203
12. Michael R. Sheehy: A lineage history of Vajrayoga and Tantric Zhentong from the Jonang Kālacakra practice tradition. 219
13. Edward Henning: The Six Vajra-Yogas of Kālacakra. 237
14. Georgios T. Halkias: Compassionate aspirations and their fulfillment: Dol-po-pa's A Prayer for Birth in Sukhāvatī. 259
15. Vesna A. Wallace: Medicine and astrology in the healing arts of the Kālacakratantra. 277
16. David Reigle: Sanskrit mantras in the Kālachakra Sādhana. 301
17. Thupten Jinpa: Rendawa and the question of Kālacakra's uniqueness. 317
III. TRANSMISSION AND TRANSITION
18. Joseph Loizzo: Kālacakra and the Nālandā tradition: science, religion, and objectivity in Buddhism and the West. 333
19. Ivette Vargas: Demon diseases and Tibetan medicine: the interface between religion and science. 367
20. William C. Bushell: Integrating modern neuroscience and physiology with Indo-Tibetan Yogic science. 385
21. Sofia Stril-Rever: Vibrating in splendor, the source experience of Kālacakra's Maṇḍala. 399
22. Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim: The Kālacakra empowerment as conducted by Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche. 415
23. Geshe Drakpa Gelek: Dissolution and emptiness meditation in the Kālacakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Sādhana. 449
24. Jhado Rinpoche: Essence of the Kālacakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Practice. 457
25. Purifying the Inner and Outer Wheels: remarks from Venerable Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche on the significance of the Kālacakra for times of conflict. 465
Resources. 473
Contributors. 475

Herausgeber
EDWARD A. ARNOLD is an independent scholar of Tibetan Buddhism who served for several years as President of the Board of Directors of Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies in Ithaca, New York, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's seat in America. During his tenure, work was begun on the Dalai Lama's new temple, Du Khor Choe Ling, which inspired Arnold to compile the volume As Long As Space Endures. He was instrumental in organizing the Dalai Lama's 2007 teachings in Ithaca, and has facilitated events fostering dialogue on interfaith discussion and the convergence of Buddhism and Science.

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