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Ornament of Stainless Light
An Exposition of the Kalacakra Tantra
by Gavin Kilty ; Thupten Jinpa ; Khedrup Norsang Gyatso ; Nor-Bzan-Rgya-Mtsho
ISBN: 0861714520
ISBN-13: 9780861714520
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Wisdom Pubns
Published date: 2004
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 2.45 pounds
Pages: 709
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Ornament of Stainless Light: An Exposition of the Kalacakra Tantra, Library of Tibetan Classics, Volume 14
Gyatso, Khedrup NorsangKilty, Gavin; Jinpa, Geshe Thupten
Somerville, MA, USA: Wisdom Pubns, 2004. 709 pages, Index, Glossary, Bibliography, ribbon marker. Small faint spot on front board, text free of marks. The "Kalacakra" literally "wheel of time," likely evolved into a full-fledged system of theory and praxis within Indian Mahayana Buddhism around the tenth century. One of the central themes of the Kalacakra literature is a detailed understanding of a correlation between the human body and the external universe. Contents also include: External World; Inner World of Sentient Beings; Initiations; Sadhana, Methods of Accomplishment; Gnosis, The Complete Stage; Table of Tibetan Transliteration; Enumerations Mentioned in the Text; Time & Linear Measurement; Six Elements and the Inner World; Kalacakra-Related Chronology; etc. ISBN: 0-86171-452-0. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used. Buddhism, Hinduism, Sufism. ( more information) Offered by Timeless Books (United States)
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ORNAMENT OF STAINLESS LIGHT: An Exposition Of The Kalachakra Tantra (H)
Gyatso, Khedrup Norsang
New. ISBN: 0861714520. Hardcover. . Free giftwrap upon request. Brand new, not a used item. Ships in sturdy box with delivery confirmation (in US). This is the first volume in a new series edited by Thupten Jinpa - The Library of Tibetan Classics. Timed for release with the Dalai Lama's 2004 conferral of the Kalachakra initiation in Toronto, this Kalachakra text develops the highly theory of correlation between the internal elements within a living human body and the elements of the external world, and gives a detailed account of Tibetan astrology. Selected by the Dalai Lama for inclusion in this series, it ranks among the most authoritative works on the theory and practice of this important tantric practice. ( more information) Offered by Konstantin Krylov (United States)
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Ornament of Stainless Light: An Exposition of the Kalacakra Tantra
Khedrup Norsang Gyatso; Translated By Gavin Kilty
Boston, USA: Wisdom Publications, 2004. The premiere volume o f Thupten Jinpa''s thirty-volume LIBRARY OF TIBETAN CLASSICS , to be inaugurated to coincide with the Dalai Lama''s conferral of the initiation rite of Kalachakra in Toronto in April 2004. The Kalachakra (literally, "Wheel of Time") tantra, a core practice of Tibetan Buddhism , is a method for transforming the universe by working with the body and mind. This first volume of the LIBRA RY OF TIBETAN CLASSICS Series was hand-picked by the Dalai Lama - who recognized it as the finest possible explication of this practice - and overseen by Thupten Jinpa, whose work has been indispensable to Tibetan Buddhism, both in the West and on the whole. Printed Pages: 725.. ISBN: 0-86171-452-0. First Edition. Hard Cover. Brand New/Brand New. 16 Cms x 24 Cms. Indian Buddhism Mahamudra Buddha Buddhist. ( more information) Offered by Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd (India)
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