Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava

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Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava, Part I and II
By: Yeshe Tsogyal

Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava, Part I and II <br> By: Yeshe Tsogyal

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Padmasambhava founded Tibetan Buddhism, inspiring the most spiritually advanced culture the world has ever known. In The Life Liberation of Padmasambhava, a translation from Tibetan in two volumes and with fifty-eight color plates, we are given the complete biography of this renowned master as recorded by his consort, Yeshe Tsogyal. The poetic text of this powerful epic with its depictions of Padmasambhava, his various manifestations, and his twenty-five disciples, transports the reader into lands and times of majesty and wonder. We meet the siddhas and saints, the philosophers and kings who illuminated and set the spiritual, and cultural tone for the entire continent of Asia.

The biography's 108 cantos sweep us along with the excitement afforded only by tales of the truly great giants of history. In the first part we see and experience the teeming lands of India in all their pageantry, we travel with the Great Guru throughout this magnificent land, witnessing the deeds and meeting the religious figures who inspired the spread of Buddhism throughout Asia. The second part follows Padmasambhava from the holy land of India to the snowy peaks of Tibet where he establishes the Dharma in the face of enormous obstacles. We experience the unfolding of Tantric Buddhism in all its glory. Throughout this vast panorama of the lands, the peoples, and the spirituality of a magical, mysterious age radiates the beauty, the power, and the blessing of the precious master from Uddiyana, the second Buddha, Padmasambhava.
Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava, Part I and II, Recorded by Yeshe Tsogyal, Rediscovered by Terchen Urgyan Lingpa, Translated into French by Gustave-Charles Toussaint, Translated into English by Kenneth Douglas and Gwendolyn Bays, Corrected with the Original Tibetan Manuscript by Tarthang Tulku, Dharma Publishing, Paperback, Two Volumes, 769 pages, $60.00

	Contents: The Life & Liberation of Padmasambhava: Part I
	Publisher's Preface	xiv
	English Translator's Preface	xix
	French Translator's Preface	xxii
	Introduction	xxviii
Canto 1	The Revelation of the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha	3
Canto 2	The Emanations Emitted by Buddha Amitabha for the Sake of the World	8
Canto 3	Action for the Sake of Beings in the Inconceivable Worlds	12
Canto 4	The Five Castes and the Consecration of the Five Radiant Sons, the Lama Dorje Chang Having Arisen	23
Canto 5	The Series of the Births of Rudra and the Beginning of His Subjugation	26
Canto 6	The Subjugation of Rudra by the Horse and the Swine	41
Canto 7	The Prophecy by the Yogi Nuden Dorje of the Investiture of the One Thousand and Two Buddhas	47
Canto 8	The Explanation of the Way of the Coming Forth of the Two Doctrines	53
Canto 9	The Birth of Santaraksita, Son of King Tsugpu Risang	60
Canto 10	The Conversion of the Kingdom of Meghavat by the Possessor of the Two Doctrines	67
Canto 11	The Doctrine in Accordance with the Law of India	71
Canto 12	The Description of the Regions in the Country of Uddiyana	78
Canto 13	King Chenmay Jorden's Distribution of His Treasure as Gifts	82
Canto 14	The Qualities of the Lake of Dhanakosa, the Lake of Parturition	85
Canto 15	The Background of King Indrabhuti's Failure to Have a Son	88
Canto 16	King Indrabhuti Obtains the Wish-Fulfilling Gem	90
Canto 17	The Meeting with King Indrabhuti and the Signs of Cause and Effect	94
Canto 18	The Prayer of King Indrabhuti to to the Wish-Fulfilling Gem	98
Canto 19	The Corolla of the Udumbara Flower and the Eight Manifestations	101
*	Portfolio One: Padmasambhava's Lineage	107
Canto 20	The Prince Is Invested with the Kingdom of Uddiyana	119
Canto 21	The Renunciation of the Kingdom of Uddiyana	128
Canto 22	The Sojourn in the Cemetery of Chilly Grove	141
Canto 23	Assiduity in Astrology Taught by Arjuna the Seer	135
Canto 24	Assiduity in Medicine Taught by the Son of Jivakakumara	147
Canto 25	Skillful Assiduity in the Five Arts as Taught by Various Masters	150
Canto 26	The Entry into Religion under Ananda, Disciple of the Bhagavat	152
Canto 27	The Exercise with Ananda in the Interior and Exterior Vehicles	155
Canto 28	The Request Made to Ananda Concerning the Sutras to be Used in Instruction	163
Canto 29	The Sojourn in the Cemetery of Bodies End Where He Received the Name of Nyima Odzer	167
Canto 30	The Sojourn in the Cemetery Radiant Beatitude Where He Received the Name Lodan Chogsed	169
Canto 31	The Sojourn in the Cemetery Mounds Formed by Themselves Where He Received the Name Senge Dradog	177
Canto 32	The Sojourn in the Lankakuta Cemetery Where He Received the Name Padmasambhava	180
Canto 33	The Sojourn in the Cemetery Pile of the Worlds Where He Received the Name Dorje Dradog	187
*	Portfolio Two: The Eight Manifestations and Biography of Padmasambhava	191
Canto 34	The Sojourn in the Cemetery of the Mysterious Apparitions Where He Received the Name Todtreng Tsal	219
Canto 35	The Sojourn in the Land of China as Predicted by Avalokitesvara	224
Canto 36	The Means for Gurarding the Doctrine of the Buddha	231
Canto 37	The Glance at the Region to be Converted	234
Canto 38	Princes Mandarava's Discovery of the Flesh of a Brahman's Body	239
Canto 39	Princess Mandarava Abandons the World to Follow the Dharma	245
Canto 40	The Meeting with Princess Mandarava and the Ire of the King of Zahor	249
Canto 41	The Bonfire Built by the King of Zahor Who Later Repents	257
Canto 42	Mandarava Gives Praise and the Invading Army is Driven from Zahor	264
Canto 43	The kingdom of Zahor is Established in the Dharma and the Future Lives of King Arsadhara	270
Canto 44	The Attainment As a Knowledge of Life Receptacle	275
Canto 45	Mandhebhadra Gives Up Her Life and King Asoka Is Led to the Dharma	278
Canto 46	The Countries of Baiddha and Simhala Are Established in the Dharma	283
Canto 47	The Usurpation of the Throne of Bengal with the Aid of Mandarava	288
Canto 48	In the Plan to Convert the Region of Uddiyana Padma Appears As Dombhi Heruka	191
Canto 49	The Kingdom of Uddiyana Is Brought to the Dharma	296
Canto 50	Those of Kashmir and the Good Drummers of India Are Led to the Dharma	300
Canto 51	The Conversion of the Tirthikas of the Land of Copper and the Land of Gold	304
Canto 52	The King Nagavisnu Overcome by Samvarakalagarbha and Kasa the Fish	308
Canto 53	The Discourse of the Council of the Treasure, of the Law of the Treasure, of the Revealer of the Treasure	314
*	Portfolio Three: Padmasambhava the Terma Master	317
	Part II: Tibet
Canto 54	The Birth of Trisong Detsen and His Accession to the Throne of Tibet	349
Canto 55	The Agreement of the Ministers and Subjects to the King's Proposal to Build a Monastery	352
Canto 56	The Search for the Site for Samye Monastery	355
Canto 57	The King of Tibet Extends an Invitation to the Bodhisattva Abbot	357
Canto 58	The Prediction As Told to the King of Tibet by the Bodhisattva Abbot	360
Canto 59	The Repeated Delegations Sent to India by King Trisong Detsen	364
Canto 60	The Evil Genies of Tibet Are Mastered and Bound by Oath	370
Canto 61	The Refusal to Make Obeisance upon Meeting with the King of Tibet	376
Canto 62	The Completion of Samye Monastery, the Glorious One, Aided by the Nagas	384
Canto 63	The Invocation to Protect the Riches of Samye Monastery	391
Canto 64	The Consecration of Samye Monastery, Accompanied by Mysterious Occurrences	393
Canto 65	The Signs of Respect for Samye Monastery and the Results Which Accrue	396
Canto 66	The Two Gurus are Begged by King Trisong Detsen to Remain in Tibet	399
Canto 67	The Promulgation of the Law of Religion by the King of Tibet	402
Canto 68	The King is Consoled by the Prediction Concerning the Three Lotsawas	407
Canto 69	Vairotsana As a Youth Is Invited by the King to Become a Translator	411
Canto 70	The Dharma Is Translated by the Two Gurus and the Three Lotsawas	414
Canto 71	The Gathering of the One Hundred and Eight Translators	418
*	Portfolio Four: The Manifestations and Disciples of Padmasambhava	421
Canto 72	The Meeting of Vairotsana of Tibet with the Twenty Five Great Pandits of India	443
Canto 73	The Acquisition of the Winged Feet by Vairotsana in the Place of the Grass with Iron Stems	446
Canto 74	Having Attained Winged Feet, Vairotsana Is Impeded in Returning to Tibet	450
Canto 75	Vairotsana's Teaching of the Dharma is Slandered	453
Canto 76	The Song Sung by Vairotsana upon Being Banished from Tibet	459
Canto 77	Vairotsana, Exiled to the Ravines of Gyalmo Tshawa, Propagates the Doctrine in that Country	465
Canto 78	The Acquisition of Attainments by the Five Bhiksus Sent to India	471
Canto 79	The Exile of Namkhay Nyingpo to Lhobrag and the River Khar	475
Canto 80	The Great Pandit Vimalamitra Is Invited to Tibet by the King	480
Canto 81	The Wonders Shown by the Great Pandit Vimalamitra	485
Canto 82	The Abolition of the Bon Rites by the King of Tibet	488
Canto 83	Yudra Nyingpo Is Sent to Join the Dharma and Vairotsana Is Asked to Return	492
Canto 84	The Translations Made in the Hall of Translations	502
Canto 85	The Sacred Scriptures and the Holy Dharma Are Established in Tibet	511
Canto 86	The Description of the Divine Statues and the Inscriptions of Samye	519
Canto 87	The Revised Translation of the Sastras and the Precepts	532
Canto 88	The Assemblage of the Revised Translations of the Secret Formulas, Exoteric as Well as Esoteric	535
*	Portfolio Five: The Twenty Five Disciples of Padmasambhava	539
Canto 89	The Teaching of the Impermanence of All Compounded Things	597
Canto 90	The Prediction about the Future Lives of Princess Pale Lotus	605
Canto 91	The Description of the Places Where the Treaures Will be Hidden in Tibet	610
Canto 92	The Signs of the Earth and the Times When the Treasures Will Appear	619
Canto 93	The Advice and Admonition to the Revealers of Treasures	633
Canto 94	The Description and Qualifications of the Revealers of the Treasures	639
Canto 95	The Setting Forth of the Best Places of Attainment in Future Times	644
Canto 96	How the Teaching of the Buddha Will Grow and Decline	647
Canto 97	The Thought of Going to the Southwest to the Land of the Raksas	654
Canto 98	The Testament Set Forth at the Time of the Request for Delay by Prince Mutig Tsanpo	661
Canto 99	The Praise of the Symbols by the Dakas at the Time of the Great Evocation	666
Canto 100	The Reward of the Prayers Addressed to the Statue	670
Canto 101	The Blissful Contemplation of the Void by Those Who Follow	677
Canto 102	The Prediction Concerning Lhaje, the Blessing That Comes from Flesh with Seven Births	680
Canto 103	The Advice Given the Three Fortuante Women Before the Departure	688
Canto 104	The Questioning about the Offenses of the Master of Life, Those of the Planets and the Nagas	692
Canto 105	The Setting Out on the March to the Guntang Pass of Mang Yul	704
Canto 106	The Teachings Set Forth to the Prince and to the People of Tibet	708
Canto 107	The Departure from Tibet Towards the Southwest to Convert the Rakasas	729
Canto 108	The Expression of Adoration to the Wing of White Purity	741
	Epilogue	746
	Colophon	748
	Appendix	756
	Index	758

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