A Garland of Jewels by Jamgon Mipham
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A Garland of Jewels by Jamgon Mipham
In 2008 this book of 333 pages was translated by Yeshe Gyamtso and published by KTD Pubs. The subtitle The Eight Great Bodhisattvas tells all. Mipham spends almost half the book quoting from sutras inspiring passages about the vows & teachings of Manjushri. The other seven members of the Arya Sangha are given around 20 to 40 pages of sutra quotes each.
Can you name them all; without looking them up? Avalokita is one... who else?
Can you name them all; without looking them up? Avalokita is one... who else?
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drib sel, nam nying, kuntuzang, chag na dorje,
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Will wrote:In 2008 this book of 333 pages was translated by Yeshe Gyamtso and published by KTD Pubs. The subtitle The Eight Great Bodhisattvas tells all. Mipham spends almost half the book quoting from sutras inspiring passages about the vows & teachings of Manjushri. The other seven members of the Arya Sangha are given around 20 to 40 pages of sutra quotes each.
Can you name them all; without looking them up? Avalokita is one... who else?
Manjushri, Avalokiteshavara, Vajrapani, Samantabhadra, Ksitigarbha, Akashagarbha, Nirvanavishakhambin, Mahasthamprapta.
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A mouthful of virtue right thereNamdrol wrote:Will wrote:In 2008 this book of 333 pages was translated by Yeshe Gyamtso and published by KTD Pubs. The subtitle The Eight Great Bodhisattvas tells all. Mipham spends almost half the book quoting from sutras inspiring passages about the vows & teachings of Manjushri. The other seven members of the Arya Sangha are given around 20 to 40 pages of sutra quotes each.
Can you name them all; without looking them up? Avalokita is one... who else?
Manjushri, Avalokiteshavara, Vajrapani, Samantabhadra, Ksitigarbha, Akashagarbha, Nirvanavishakhambin, Mahasthamprapta.
Abandoning Dharma is, in the final analysis, disparaging the Hinayana because of the Mahayana; favoring the Hinayana on account of the Mahayana; playing off sutra against tantra; playing off the four classes of the tantras against each other; favoring one of the Tibetan schools—the Sakya, Gelug, Kagyu, or Nyingma—and disparaging the rest; and so on. In other words, we abandon Dharma any time we favor our own tenets and disparage the rest.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
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You are right, Maitreya -- damn I get a D. Not because I got seven right, but because I got one wrong. (you are slipping, Namdrol).
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Interestingly, Samantabhadra is definitely considered to be a peaceful form of Vajrapani.
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Nirvanavishakhambin says Namdrol - close, a tad off. The book says Sarvanivaranavishkambhin meaning "complete remover of all obstacles." This is the one I have the most trouble remembering.
In the selection about this bodhisattva, another very impressive and powerful one is mentioned, the sister of a tathagata, Dispeller of Obstacles. Her Sanskrit original is not given.
In the selection about this bodhisattva, another very impressive and powerful one is mentioned, the sister of a tathagata, Dispeller of Obstacles. Her Sanskrit original is not given.
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Will wrote:Nirvanavishakhambin says Namdrol - close, a tad off. The book says Sarvanivaranavishkambhin meaning "complete remover of all obstacles." This is the one I have the most trouble remembering.
In the selection about this bodhisattva, another very impressive and powerful one is mentioned, the sister of a tathagata, Dispeller of Obstacles. Her Sanskrit original is not given.
Type -- often his name is given sans sarva.
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Anyone else read this gem of a book? It is uplifting for sure.
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We read that bodhisattvas can appear to be any being in order to tame others. Manjushri, for example, took the pratyekabuddha path 360 sextillion times. The Dharma of a sambuddha called Victor died out and the beings were interested only in pratyekabuddhas - but there were none. So Manjushri took the appearance of one and was able, over aeons of time, to tame 36 million beings.
It is good to be reminded that even when the Buddhadharma dies out, some of the dharma will exist and people will respond well to it.
It is good to be reminded that even when the Buddhadharma dies out, some of the dharma will exist and people will respond well to it.
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Doc, Bashful, Grumpy....uuhhhhh...Donner and Blitzen? Am I even close??
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A little survey of the Arya Sangha: http://www.lionsroar.name/the_8_bodhisattvas.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Wow! This looks like a very interesting book!
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Something Jeff Watt wrote when the book came out:
If anyone knows of a free pdf of this Garland of Jewels anywhere, tell us all.What is not stated in this current translation is that this text attributed to and written by Mipham Rinpoche is based on the work of Zhuchen Tsultrim Rinchen (1697-1774) of Dege Gonchen Monastery. Zhuchen was the chief editor of the Dege Tangyur and one of the most important Sakya Lamas of Eastern Tibet in the 18th century.
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You can buy it here:Nicholas Weeks wrote: ↑Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:55 pm Something Jeff Watt wrote when the book came out:
If anyone knows of a free pdf of this Garland of Jewels anywhere, tell us all.What is not stated in this current translation is that this text attributed to and written by Mipham Rinpoche is based on the work of Zhuchen Tsultrim Rinchen (1697-1774) of Dege Gonchen Monastery. Zhuchen was the chief editor of the Dege Tangyur and one of the most important Sakya Lamas of Eastern Tibet in the 18th century.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1934608033/
or here:
https://www.namsebangdzo.com/Garland_of ... /15256.htm
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You can buy it here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1934608033/
or here:
https://www.namsebangdzo.com/Garland_of ... /15256.htm
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I own the book, but would like a free pdf. But since you seem hung up on 'free' - know of any cheap pdfs available?
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It's also worth noting that it's hard to distinguish the quotes of the Sutras/Tantras themselves from Mipham Rinpoche's commentary (both in the translation and in the original Tibetan, from what I understand). This, I think, is quite telling...Nicholas Weeks wrote: ↑Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:55 pm Something Jeff Watt wrote when the book came out:
If anyone knows of a free pdf of this Garland of Jewels anywhere, tell us all.What is not stated in this current translation is that this text attributed to and written by Mipham Rinpoche is based on the work of Zhuchen Tsultrim Rinchen (1697-1774) of Dege Gonchen Monastery. Zhuchen was the chief editor of the Dege Tangyur and one of the most important Sakya Lamas of Eastern Tibet in the 18th century.
"The Sutras, Tantras, and Philosophical Scriptures are great in number. However life is short, and intelligence is limited, so it's hard to cover them completely. You may know a lot, but if you don't put it into practice, it's like dying of thirst on the shore of a great lake. Likewise, a common corpse is found in the bed of a great scholar." ~ Karma Chagme
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