Translated by Oriol Aguilar
ISBN : 8878341282
EAN : 9788878341289
Cover : Paperback
Pages : 286
Size : 230 x 152mm
Publisher : Shang Shung
Published : 2013
Category : Biography
Category 2 : Tibetan Buddhism: Dzogchen
Synopsis:
An annotated translation of the biography of Nyagla Pema Dudul, a 19th century Tibetan Dzogchen master and terton.
Born in the rugged eastern Tibetan region of Kham, despite an auspicious birth accomapnied by miraculous signs and prognostications, as a fatherless youth he suffered great personal loss, severe deprivation, and repeated violence. A social outcast, his early attempts to obtain spiritual instruction were cruelly thwarted. Time and again, after a vicious beating as he struggled to avoid starvation that claimed his brother's life, propelled by empathy even toward his attackers, he would renew his quest for bodily and spiritual sustenance.
Increasingly recognized for his spiritual attainments, he sought and exchanged teachings with some of the regions' leading figures of Buddhist and Bon learning and practice. Generously sharing his spiritual treasure, he gathered a large number of followers and founded Kalzang monastery, which survives to this day.
But despite his fame and spiritual influence, Pema Dudul never held a position in any religious hierarchy, choosing instead the austere yet joyous lifestyle of a wandering yogi and remaining in solitary meditation retreat for extended periods until, upon his passing, he attained the Rainbow Body.
