Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism,9782908228861

Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism

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ISBN13: 9782908228861
ISBN10: 2908228866
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1997-04-01
Publisher(s): Terrail
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Table of Contents

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1. THE WHEEL OF TIME Temporal cycles cadencing the timeless gestures of everday life
2. THE WHEEL OF LIFE Each individual is attuned to his own spiritual awareness
3. THE WHEEL OF THE LAW Help others, do not harm them
4. RED HATS AND YELLOW HATS Under the protective wing of the Three Jewels
5. THE STUPA A materialization of the interior quest
6. THE PRAYER WHEEL Prayer for the benefit of all beings
7. SACRED MANTRA om mani peme hung
8. THE ROSARY The mala
9. THE ALTAR Nothing is too beautiful for the Enlightened One
10. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS At the service of the gods for the benefit of beings
11. THE SACRED SCARF The khata
12. THUNDERBOLT SCEPTER AND BELL Dorje and drilbu Means and Wisdom
13. RITUAL BOWL AND DAGGER Triumph over interior enemies
14. THE AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS Eight emblems to bring good luck and secure protection
15. OFFERINGS Sacred and profane, a homage to the Deity
16. THE SCRIPTURE AND THE TEXTS Treasures to preserve the memory
17. MUDRAS Signs for the expression of indescribable forces
18. THE GEAT PRAYER Monlam Chenmo The annual invocation for the well-being of beings
19. THE MASTERS OF KNOWLEDGE From magic to philosophy, the middle way from science to knowledge
20. MASTER AND DISCIPLE An unshakable trust
21. THE PROTECTOR OF TIBET Chenresig-Avalokiteshvara
22. TARA DROLMA Guardian, Protectress and Savior
23. THE GREAT PROTECTORS Masters of time, death and negative forces
24. THE FIRE RITUAL The great purification
25. MONKS AND LAITY A densely woven social fabric
26. THE MEDITATOR Memory of the centuries
27. PILGRIMAGE Signposts in the territory of the sacred
28. THE PASSAGE OF DEATH There is neither beginning nor end
29. THE DALAI LAMA Incarnation of the Divine
30. THE LOTUS Darkness and light

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