Foreword by 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje
Nine hundred years ago, the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, inspired his disciples through his teachings and through the example of his life. This first English translation of his teachings and biographies allows contemporary readers to experience this great masters forthright manner, feel his commitment to practice, and receive the teachings he gave in both word and deed.
The First Karmapa: The Life and Teachings of Dusum Khyenpa, Translated by Michele Martin & David Karma Choepel, KTD Publications, Paperback, 312 Pages, 2012
The present seventeenth incarnation, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, was born in eastern Tibet in 1985. Seven years later, he was recognized by a letter of prediction and brought to Tsurphu Monastery, the seat of the Karmapas in Tibet. At the turn of the millennium, he journeyed over the Himalayas to India where he presently resides.
Michele Martin (translator) has been a Buddhist practitioner for over thirty years and has spent the last of those based in Nepal and India studying with Tibetan lamas and working as a translator of oral and written Tibetan. With two graduate degrees from Yale, she has also had a long career in publishing.
David Karma Choephel (translator) studied Buddhist philosophy at the Varja Vidya Institute in Namo Buddha, Nepal, and Sarnath, India. He currently serves as Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoches main English-language translator, and also translates for the Gyalwang Karmapa and the Kagyu Monlam. His published translations include Ngondro for Our Current Day by the Gyalwang Karmapa and Heart of the Dharma by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, both published by KTD Publications. Also, Vivid Awareness: The Mind Instructions of Khenpo Gangshar by Thrangu Rinpoche, published by Shambhala Publications.
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CONTENTS: The First Karmapa: The Life and Teachings of Dusum Khyenpa
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Foreword by His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
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Translators' Introduction
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Acknowledgments
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1
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Supplication
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3
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The Golden Isle: The Precious Lives of the Lord of Dharma in Eighteen Chapters
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55
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A Strand of Pearls
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57
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A Ritual of Going for Refuge and Rousing Bodhichitta
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73
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Dedications for the Living and the Deceased
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77
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A Ritual for the Fasting Vows
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83
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Dusum Khyenpa's Life Story in One Hundred and Eight Vignettes
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133
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Dharma Talks
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135
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Advice for Great Meditators
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141
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Four Things That Are Important for Practice
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151
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Impediments to Secret Mantra Meditation Practice
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155
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The Elements of the Path to Achieve Enlightenment
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161
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Six Things for Quickly Achieving Enlightenment
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171
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A String of Pearls: A Spiritual Biography of Dusum Khyenpa
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197
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A Collection of Songs
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221
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Dusum Khyenpa's Spiritual Biography in Verse
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229
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Dialogues with Gampopa
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257
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The Final Words of Dusum Khyenpa
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267
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Anniversary Poem by His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmap, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
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269
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Notes
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275
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Glossary
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289
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Bibliography
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