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Lady of the Lotus-Born: the Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal Pdf FREE LADY OF THE LOTUS-BORN: THE LIFE AND ENLIGHTENMENT OF YESHE TSOGYAL PDF Gyalwa Changchub,Namkhai Nyingpo,Padmakara Translation Group | 296 pages | 12 Feb 2002 | Shambhala Publications Inc | 9781570625442 | English | Boston, United States Yeshe Tsogyal – Awaken We are shipping to all international locations. Learn more here about our many free Lady of the Lotus-born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal and special digital offers. Amazon eBook. Apple eBook. Nook eBook. Menu Search. Cart You have no items in your shopping cart. Search: Search. My Account Login. Shambhala logo. Home Lady of the Lotus-Born. Browse Inside. Lady of the Lotus-Born. Add to Cart. Apple eBook Download X. Nook eBook Download X. Details The first Tibetan to attain complete enlightenment was in all probability the woman Yeshe Tsogyal, the closest disciple of Padmasambhava, the master who brought Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century. This classical text is not only a biography but also an inspiring example of how the Buddha's teaching can be put into practice. Lady of the Lotus-Born interweaves profound Buddhist teachings with a colorful narrative that includes episodes of adventure, court intrigue, and personal searching. The book will appeal to students of Tibetan Buddhism and readers interested in the role of women in Buddhism and world religions. Reader Reviews. Lady of the Lotus-Born Reviews. Reviews from Goodreads. Yeshe Tsogyal | Religion-wiki | Fandom Where upon I, Tsogyal, made my way to the great cavern of Lhodrak Kharchu, where I caused Namkhai Nyingpo to progress in the meditation on the subtle channels and energies. I granted the attainment of immortality, so that the bhikshu gained accomplishment, both supreme and ordinary p. They are plotting boundless, nameless evils against our Lord, the second Buddha. Our great religious king, sky-jewel though he be, is held in no regard. The Dharma will not spread; the Doctrine will not take root; and now they will perpetrate the five sins of immediate perdition. Could death itself be more fearful than this? Even if Tibet were to become a desert, it would be as nothing. Come what may, we must protect our Guru and his Consort. This was done by Namkhai Nyingpowho was adept in the art of writing with miraculous speed; by Atsara Pelyang, most exact and careful; by Denma Tsemang, excellent in orthography, speed and accuracy; by Kawa Peltsek, adept in orthography; by Chokro Gyaltsen, a master penman; by Yudra Nyingpo, skilled in grammar and logic; by Vairotsana, accomplished in all these arts; and by myself, Yeshe Tsogyal, who had attained unfailing memory. And there were others too—the twenty-five disciples and many heart sons. Some wrote in Sanskrit, some in the scripts of the dakinis, some in Newari, some in fire script, some in water script, some in air script, some in blood script. Some used Tibetan letters, both uchen and ume, the chagkyu scripts of both long, short and thick black letters. Some wrote with the scripts of dm and drutsa, khong seng and khyinyal, kangring, and kangthung, with all the signs of punctuation. We compiled a million cycles of practice upon the Mind of the Guru, ten thousand cycles of Nyingtik: tantras, agamas, and upadeshas and so on, all extremely profound. Those that were extensive were nevertheless of crucial importance; those that were short were nonetheless complete; however easy to practice, they were filled with great blessings; Lady of the Lotus-born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal and swift, they were replete with all that was needful. In order to inspire confidence, lists Lady of the Lotus-born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal location, inner and inner-most prophetic guides, and predictions concerning their discovery were added. All was arranged and set in order. The pious king beheld a vision of Manjushri and understood within his heart what was true Dharma and what was falsehood. Most of the people were saying that the Buddhists had the victory, with a doctrine that was great and wondrous. And with that, they began to disperse, giving their word that they would all practice it. The religious king, however, decreed that the Tibetan translators and the Bonpos should prepare themselves for debate. The great translator Vairotsana measured himself against Thangnak, while Namkhai Nyingpo contended with Tongyu. And likewise each of the translators debated with one of the Bon, even though not a single one of their opponents could rival them. The king had decided that established truths should be recorded by white pebbles, while falsity should be marked by black. Vairotsana took nine hundred white pebbles for the truth, while to Thangnak fell five thousand pebbles of falsity. With shouts of joy, the translators raised their banner. Namkhai Nyingpo of the clan of Nub gained three thousand white pebbles and Tongyu thirty thousand black, and again the translators held aloft their standard. Tsogyal vied with Yudrung Bonmo Tso of the Chokro clan and worsted her in the Lady of the Lotus-born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal. As will be told, she performed wonders that left Bonmo Lady of the Lotus-born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal speechless. In the same way, the one hundred and twenty translators were Lady of the Lotus-born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal, and all the Bon, the nine great scholars at their head, were defeated and left dumb-founded. Their tongues shrank in their heads, their lips grew stiff and hard, the sweat stood out upon their brows, their knees trembled and shook, and not a word could they say pp. To the king in particular he gave the seven root sadhanas of Dutsi Yonten and twenty pith instructions, telling him to practice them. When the pious king promulgated the second religious law, the Dharmadrum was beaten in Samye, the Dharma-conch was blown, the Dharma- banner was hoisted and the Dharma-thrones were set in place. The twenty-one panditas of India sat on seats of nine brocade cushions, while Padmasambhava, the Mighty One of Orgyen, together with the Bodhisattva Abbot from Zahor, and Vimalamitra, the Sage of Kashmir, sat at the front upon great thrones of gold. Vairotsana and Namkhai Nyingpo the translators took their seats on nine cushions of brocade, while all the other translators sat on brocade cushions also, two or three apiece. Then the king presented them with sumptuous gifts of gold and other things. To each of the Indian panditas he gave nine rolls of brocade, three golden ingots, three measures of gold dust, and so on, piling them up as high as mountains. To the three Masters from Orgyen, Zahor, and Kashmir he offered mandalas of gold and turquoise, heaps of silk and satin and numberless other lovely gifts, requesting them to propagate the twofold tradition of sutra and mantra in the land of Tibet. Then the time arrived for the contest in signs of accomplishment. Vairotsana began by holding the three levels of the world in the palm of his hand. Namkhai Nyingpo rode upon the sunbeams, displaying many marvels. Simply by pointing his phurba, Sangye Yeshe subdued harmful forces and with a stroke could destroy his enemies. Striking rocks with it, he could pierce them through. Dorje Dudjom, fleet-footed as the wind, encircled the four continents in a single instant, offering as proof to the king seven treasures from the farthest reaches of the universe p. You will never be divided from the lord your Guru pp. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy. Lady of the Lotus-Born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal by Gyalwa Changchub Part of a series on Tibetan Buddhism. Practices and Attainment. Major Monasteries. Major Festivals. Yeshe Tsogyelalso known in the Nyingma tradition as the Great Bliss Queenis a semi-mythical female deity or figure of enlightenment dakini in Tibetan Buddhism. She lived from toand is most identified as the mystic spiritual Yab-Yum consort of the great Indian tantric teacher Padmasambhava "the Lotus- Born One"who was invited to Tibet by the Emperor Trisong Detsen. Though a consort of Padmasambhava, Yeshe Tsogyel became a master in her own right. The translators of Lady of the Lotus-Bornthe namthar or spiritual biography that Yeshe Tsogyal left as a terma observe:. As Dodrup Tenpai Nyima makes clear, beings able to reveal Termas must have at least the realization of the Perfection Stage practices. On the other hand, the one who originates the Treasures must have the supreme attainment of Buddhahood. Lady of the Lotus-Born is thus a testimony of Yeshe Tsogyal's enlightenment. Among lay Tibetans she is seen as a Buddha who takes the form of an ordinary woman so as to be accessible to the average person, "who, for the time being, do not see her Vajravarahi form as a fully perfected deity. According to legend she was born in the same manner as the Buddhaa Sanskrit mantra sounding as her mother gave birth painlessly, and she is considered a reincarnation of the Buddha's own mother, Maya Devi. Her name "Primordial ye Wisdom shes Queen rgyal mo of the Lake tso " derives from her birth causing a nearby lake to double in size. As a young girl, she is said to have prayed for the happiness of all sentient beings. At the age of sixteen, she was initiated into Buddhism by Guru Padmasambhava. Although she was originally one of the Queen consorts of Trisong Detsenshe was given to Padmasambhava and became his main spiritual consort.
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