FREE MASTERS OF MAHAMUDRA: SONGS AND HISTORIES OF THE EIGHTY-FOUR BUDDHIST SIDDHAS PDF Keith Dowman | 454 pages | 01 Oct 1986 | State University of New York Press | 9780887061608 | English | Albany, NY, United States Ratnākaraśānti - Wikipedia Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Masters of Mahamudra by Keith Dowman. In Tibetan Buddhism, Mahamudra represents a perfected level of meditative realization: it is the inseparable union of wisdom and compassion, of emptiness and skillful means. These eighty-four masters, some historical, some archetypal, accomplished this practice in India where they lived between the eighth and twelfth centuries. Leading unconventional lives, the siddhas inc In Tibetan Buddhism, Mahamudra represents a perfected level of meditative realization: it is the inseparable union of wisdom and compassion, of emptiness and skillful means. Leading unconventional lives, the siddhas include some of the greatest Buddhist teachers; Tilopa, Naropa, and Masters of Mahamudra: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas among them. Through many years of study, Keith Dowman has collected and translated their songs of realization and the legends about them. In consultation with contemporary teachers, he gives a commentary on each of the Great Adepts and culls from available resources what we can know of their history. Dowman's extensive Introduction traces the development of tantra and discusses the key concepts of the Mahamudra. In a lively and illuminating style, he unfolds the deeper understandings of Masters of Mahamudra: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas that the texts encode. His treatment of the many parallels to contemporary psychology and experience makes a valualbe contribution to our understanding of human nature. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Original Title. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Masters of Mahamudraplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jul 30, Jkl rated it liked it. I enjoyed this book for what it is. A description of the siddhas and some of their known possible factual information behind the stories told about them. Interesting read. A good introduction to the Mahamudra masters without specifically focusing on practice today. Jan 29, Scott Rennie rated it liked it. I was really looking forward to this book, hoping to pick out some insights into the ways in which the Mahasiddhas practised. Of course I learned a lot, but it really felt like a haphazard jumble of tales, some with pretty much no point to them. I would have thought that some sort of chronological order might be sensible, and appreciate that ins't entirely possible due to doubts over some of their dates, but still it seemed funny to first read about one Mahasiddha being the teacher in someone el I was really looking forward to this book, hoping to pick out some insights into the ways in which the Mahasiddhas practised. I would have thought that some sort of chronological order might be sensible, and appreciate that ins't entirely possible due to doubts over some of their dates, but still it seemed funny to first read about one Mahasiddha being the teacher in someone else's story and later read their full story. The biggest thing I took from this Masters of Mahamudra: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas was the variety of different ways of practising and the degree of adaptation of practice to the individual student. Aug 07, Brian Gilman rated it it was amazing. Best overview the 84 Mahasiddhas available. Splitting each Mahasiddha into a story, practice commentary, and historiography makes each section easy to read and parse. A good introduction to the Buddhist Tantric literature. Jan 19, Marsha Altman rated it liked it Shelves: history. Thorough but repetitive, though I suppose the stories are supposed to be that way, because they're all more or less the same story. The historical bits are laughable, but I suppose there's nothing you can really do about that. If any of these Masters of Mahamudra: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas were true then India should be nothing but Dakini paradises right now. 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These eighty-four masters, some historical, some archetypal, accomplished this practice in India where Masters of Mahamudra: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas lived between the eighth and twelfth centuries. Leading unconventional lives, the siddhas inc In Tibetan Buddhism, Mahamudra represents a perfected level of meditative realization: it is the inseparable union of wisdom and compassion, of emptiness and skillful means. Leading unconventional lives, the siddhas include some of the greatest Buddhist teachers; Tilopa, Naropa, and Marpa among them. Through many years of study, Keith Dowman has collected and translated their songs of realization and the legends about them. In consultation with contemporary teachers, he gives a commentary on each of the Great Adepts and culls from Masters of Mahamudra: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas resources what we can know of their history. Dowman's extensive Introduction traces the development of tantra and discusses the key concepts of the Mahamudra. In a lively and illuminating Masters of Mahamudra: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas, he unfolds the deeper understandings of mind that the texts encode. His treatment of the many parallels to contemporary psychology and experience makes a valualbe contribution to our understanding of human nature. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Original Title. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Masters of Mahamudraplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 0. Rating details. All Languages. More filters. Sort order. Mathias marked it as to-read Nov 12, Jay marked it as to-read Sep 14, Ann Pickering marked it as to- read Oct 05, James Q. 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