A Gathering of Brilliant Moons: Practice Advice from the Rime Masters of Tibet

by Holly Gayley (Editor), Joshua Schapiro (Editor), Ringu Tulku (Foreword by)

Overview

Deepen your meditation with advice on Buddhist practice from celebrated masters of Tibet’s nonsectarian rimé tradition.

For generations, Buddhist masters in Tibet have composed sheldam, poignant instructions tailored to the needs of their disciples in the form of short works of advice. Often difficult to find in publication, these works cover topics ranging from practicing while ill to sitting in solitary retreat to recognizing the nature of mind. This collection focuses on an influential and inspiring generation of Buddhist teachers: the nineteenth-century ecumenical, or rimé, tradition of eastern Tibet. A Gathering of Brilliant Moons provides lively translations of nineteen pithy and profound works by these great masters, along with essays by their translators which explore the aesthetic qualities of their chosen works, highlight their ecumenical features, and comment on the journey of translation.

Includes works from Jamgon Kongtrul, Dza Patrul Rinpoché, Ju Mipham Rinpoché, Dudjom Lingpa, The Third Dodrupchen, Do Khyentsé, Tokden Sakya Sri, Jikmé Lingpa, Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen, Getsé Mahapandita, Shangton Tenpa Gyatso, and Bamda Thupten Gelek Gyatso.

This book arose from a unique conference on Tibetan translation, where the fourteen translators shared their process with each other and received feedback from their peers with a special focus on the literary aspects of the source texts. As a reflection of this genesis, the accompanying essays in this volume by the translators explore the aesthetic qualities of their chosen works, highlight ecumenical features in them, and comment on the journey of translation. This unique book will be welcomed by religious scholars, Buddhist practitioners, and meditators.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614292005
Publisher:	Wisdom Publications MA
Publication date:	10/31/2017
Pages:	344
Sales rank:	942,214
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Holly Gayley is a scholar and translator of contemporary Buddhist literature in Tibet and an associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Table of Contents

Foreword Ringu Tulku ix

Preface xi

Introduction Holly Gayley Joshua Schapiro 1

Part I Worldly Counsel 21

1 Facing Your Mind Jamgön Kongtrul Dudjom Lingpa 23

Translated John Canti

2 Playful Primers on the Path Dza Patrul Rinpoché 47

Translated Joshua Schapiro

3 Dictums for Developing Virtue Shangtön Tenpa Gyatso 83

Translated Gedun Rabsal Nicole Willock

4 Bold Judgments on Eating Meat Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen 97

Translated Geoffrey Barstow

5 A Letter to the Queen Jikmé Lingpa Getsé Mahapandita 109

Translated Jann Ronis

Part II Meditation Advice 123

6 Advice for Solitary Retreat Do Khyentsé Dza Patrul Rinpoché, and the Third Dodrupchen

Translated Holly Gayley

7 Traversing the Path of Meditation Bamda Thupten Gelek Gyatso 171

Translated Michael Sheehy

8 How to Practice When Ill Jikmé Lingpa 191

Translated Wulstan Fletcher

9 An Intimate Exhortation Tokden Śakya Śri 201

Translated Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa

10 A Meditation Instructor's Manual Dza Patrul Rinpoché 211

Translated Sarah Harding

Part III Esoteric Instructions 239

11 Pointing to the Nature of Awareness Ju Mipham Rinpoché 241

Translated Douglas Duckworth

12 Putting Buddha Nature into Practice Jamgön Kongtrul 251

Translated Tina Draszczyk

13 Instructions on the Great Perfection Jamgön Kongtrul

Translated Marc-Henri Deroche

Glossary 303

Tibetan Proper Names 317

Contributors 327