Luminous lives : the story of the early masters of the Lamʼbras tradition in Tibet /
Stearns, Cyrus, 1949-
Luminous lives : the story of the early masters of the Lamʼbras tradition in Tibet / by Cyrus Stearns. - xiv, 305 pages : ill. ; 23 cm. - Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Illustrations -- Preface -- Part One: -- THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE LAM 'BRAS -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Literary Tradition -- Sa chen's Eleven Commentaries -- on the Rdo rje tshig rkang -- Different Opinions about Sa chen's -- Eleven Commentaries -- Commentaries on the Rdo rje tshig rkang -- by Sa chen's Disciples -- The Works of Phag mo gru pa -- The Pod ser -- The Writings of Sa skya Pandita and His Disciples -- The Pod nag -- The Pusti dmar chung -- The Glegs bamrn phra mo -- Unveiling the Slob bshad -- Chapter Two: The Early Masters in Tibet -- I. The Mystery of Lord Gayadhara -- 2. The Tibetan Masters -- Chapter Three: Dmar ston and the Zhib mo rdo rje -- I. The Author -- 2. The Work -- Part Two: Translation -- THE TIBETAN STORY OF THE EXCELLENT MASTERS -- Prologue -- One: The Life of'Brog mi Lo tsa ba -- Travels in Nepal and India -- Return to Tibet -- Lord Gayadhara's First Trip to Tibet -- Lord Gayadhara's Return to Tibet with 'Gos Lo tsa ba -- Lord Gayadhara's Third Trip to Tibet, and His Death -- 'Brog mi Lo tsa ba's Special Qualities, and His Death -- Two: The Disciples of'Brog mi Lo tsa ba -- The Three Male Disciples Who Reached Attainment -- The Four Female Disciples Who Reached Attainment -- I. Rtod mo Rdo rje mtsho' -- 2. Dbrad sgom Dkon ne -- 3. Shab pa mo Lcam gcig -- 4. 'Phyad mo Nam mkha' -- The Disciples Who Fully Received the Scriptures -- I. 'Khon Dkon mchog rgyal po -- 2. Gsal ba'i snying po -- The Disciples Who Fully Received the Oral Instructions -- I. Lha btsun Ka li -- z. 'Brom De pa ston chung -- 3. Se ston Kun rig -- Three: The Disciples of Se ston Kun rig -- I. The Zhang ston Brothers -- z. Lady Zha ma and Her Brother -- 3. Ze sgom Byang seng -- Four: The Life of Sa chen Kun dga' snying po -- Early Studies -- Meeting Se ston Kun rig -- Zhang ston Chos 'bar and the Lam 'bras -- Sa chen's Three Disciples Who Reached -- Attainment Without Discarding the Body -- I. The Ceylonese Mendicant -- z. Sgom pa Kyi 'bar -- 3. Byang chub sems dpa' Stag -- The Seven Who Reached the Stage of Forbearance -- Sa chen's Bestowal of the Lam 'bras -- Sa chen's Special Qualities, and His Death -- Rje btsun Grags pa rgyal mtshan -- Five: The Life of Sa skya Pandita -- Early Studies -- Meeting Mahapandita Sakyasri -- Taking Ordination -- Sa skya Pandita's Special Qualities -- Colophon -- Notes to Part One -- Notes to Part Two -- Bibliography -- Index.
0861713079 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2001045572
Sa-skya-pa lamas--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Biography.
Lam-'bras (Sa-skya-pa)--History.
BQ7672.9.A2 / S74 2001
Luminous lives : the story of the early masters of the Lamʼbras tradition in Tibet / by Cyrus Stearns. - xiv, 305 pages : ill. ; 23 cm. - Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Illustrations -- Preface -- Part One: -- THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE LAM 'BRAS -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Literary Tradition -- Sa chen's Eleven Commentaries -- on the Rdo rje tshig rkang -- Different Opinions about Sa chen's -- Eleven Commentaries -- Commentaries on the Rdo rje tshig rkang -- by Sa chen's Disciples -- The Works of Phag mo gru pa -- The Pod ser -- The Writings of Sa skya Pandita and His Disciples -- The Pod nag -- The Pusti dmar chung -- The Glegs bamrn phra mo -- Unveiling the Slob bshad -- Chapter Two: The Early Masters in Tibet -- I. The Mystery of Lord Gayadhara -- 2. The Tibetan Masters -- Chapter Three: Dmar ston and the Zhib mo rdo rje -- I. The Author -- 2. The Work -- Part Two: Translation -- THE TIBETAN STORY OF THE EXCELLENT MASTERS -- Prologue -- One: The Life of'Brog mi Lo tsa ba -- Travels in Nepal and India -- Return to Tibet -- Lord Gayadhara's First Trip to Tibet -- Lord Gayadhara's Return to Tibet with 'Gos Lo tsa ba -- Lord Gayadhara's Third Trip to Tibet, and His Death -- 'Brog mi Lo tsa ba's Special Qualities, and His Death -- Two: The Disciples of'Brog mi Lo tsa ba -- The Three Male Disciples Who Reached Attainment -- The Four Female Disciples Who Reached Attainment -- I. Rtod mo Rdo rje mtsho' -- 2. Dbrad sgom Dkon ne -- 3. Shab pa mo Lcam gcig -- 4. 'Phyad mo Nam mkha' -- The Disciples Who Fully Received the Scriptures -- I. 'Khon Dkon mchog rgyal po -- 2. Gsal ba'i snying po -- The Disciples Who Fully Received the Oral Instructions -- I. Lha btsun Ka li -- z. 'Brom De pa ston chung -- 3. Se ston Kun rig -- Three: The Disciples of Se ston Kun rig -- I. The Zhang ston Brothers -- z. Lady Zha ma and Her Brother -- 3. Ze sgom Byang seng -- Four: The Life of Sa chen Kun dga' snying po -- Early Studies -- Meeting Se ston Kun rig -- Zhang ston Chos 'bar and the Lam 'bras -- Sa chen's Three Disciples Who Reached -- Attainment Without Discarding the Body -- I. The Ceylonese Mendicant -- z. Sgom pa Kyi 'bar -- 3. Byang chub sems dpa' Stag -- The Seven Who Reached the Stage of Forbearance -- Sa chen's Bestowal of the Lam 'bras -- Sa chen's Special Qualities, and His Death -- Rje btsun Grags pa rgyal mtshan -- Five: The Life of Sa skya Pandita -- Early Studies -- Meeting Mahapandita Sakyasri -- Taking Ordination -- Sa skya Pandita's Special Qualities -- Colophon -- Notes to Part One -- Notes to Part Two -- Bibliography -- Index.
0861713079 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2001045572
Sa-skya-pa lamas--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Biography.
Lam-'bras (Sa-skya-pa)--History.
BQ7672.9.A2 / S74 2001