Machig Labdron and the Foundations of Chod

Jerome Edou

ISBN 10: 1559390395 / ISBN 13: 9781559390392

Published by Shambhala Publications Inc, 1995

About this Item

Machig Labdron is popularly considered to be both a dakini and a deity, an emanation of Yum Chenmo, or Prajnaparamita, the embodiment of the wisdom of the buddhas. Historically, this Tibetan woman, a contemporary of Milarepa, was an adept and outstanding teacher, a mother, and a founder of a unique transmission lineage known as the Ch d of Mahamudra. This translation of the most famous biography of Machig Labdron, founder of the unique Mahamudra Ch d tradition, is presented together with a comprehensive overview of Ch d's historical and doctrinal origins in Indian Buddhism and its subsequent transmission to Tibet. Ch d refers to cutting through the grasping at a self and its attendant emotional afflictions. Most famous for its teaching on transforming the aggregates into an offering of food for demons as a compassionate act of self-sacrifice, Ch d aims to free the mind from all fear and to arouse realization of its true nature, primordially clear bliss and emptiness.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Machig Labdron and the Foundations of Chod
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559390395
• ISBN 13: 9781559390392
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Machig Labdron is popularly considered to be both a dakini and a deity, an emanation of Yum Chenmo, or Prajnaparamita, the embodiment of the wisdom of the buddhas. Historically, this Tibetan woman, a contemporary of Milarepa, was an adept and outstanding teacher, a mother, and a founder of a unique transmission lineage known as the Chöd of Mahamudra. This translation of the most famous biography of Machig Labdron, founder of the unique Mahamudra Chöd tradition, is presented together with a comprehensive overview of Chöd's historical and doctrinal origins in Indian Buddhism and its subsequent transmission to Tibet.

Chöd refers to cutting through the grasping at a self and its attendant emotional afflictions. Most famous for its teaching on transforming the aggregates into an offering of food for demons as a compassionate act of self-sacrifice, Chöd aims to free the mind from all fear and to arouse realization of its true nature, primordially clear bliss and emptiness.

About the Author

Jerome Edou has been studying with Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche since 1976. He has been an interpreter for various lamas for more than ten years and is an author and translator of works on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism. He currently lives in Kathmandu.