The treasury of knowledge
Subtitle: book eight, part three : the elements of Tantric practice : a general exposition of the process of meditation in the indestructible way of secret mantra
By: Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye ; Kalu Rinpoche Translation Group under the direction of Khenpo Lodro Donyo Rinpoche ; this volume translated and introduced by Elio Guarisco and Ingrid Mcleod ; annotated by Elio Guarisco ; and edited by Ingrid McLeod.
Contributors: McLeod, Ingrid, 1946-
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9781559393058
Subjects: Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas, -- 1813-1899; Meditation -- Tantric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism -- Rituals; Tantric Buddhism -- China -- Tibet
Work titles: Śes bya mthaʼ yas paʼi rgya mtsho.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to Tantric meditation; title: The phase of creation; title: Entering pristine awareness; title: Visualization sequences; title: Bases of purification, purificatory means, and results of purification; title: The phase of completion; title: Father Tantra systems (Guhyasamaja, Black Yamari, Red Yamari); title: Mother Tantra systems (Kalachakra and Hevajra); title: Mother Tantra systems (Chakrasamvara); title: Mother Tantra systems (Chatuhpitha, Mahamaya, Buddhakapala, and Tarabhava); title: The key elements; title: Luminous clarity and the completion phase of union.