Apart from the prayers stemming from the well-known Tibetan Book of the Dead, there is a remarkable lack of ritual material available in the Western world for those who wish to perform a Buddhist funeral. This gap has now been filled. As it has been wisely said, one never knows which will come first: tomorrow morning or the next life. These prayers, therefore, should be kept close at hand at all times as a powerful blessing for the living and the dead.
edition khordong at Wandel Verlag, Berlin, 16.09.2012, 17 illustrations, 362 sewn pages, hard cover, 15x22cm, 630g, 44€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-13-3
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James Low is know as author, translator and teacher mainly for Dzogchen meditation. Beside of translation of classical texts it is his open and practical way who makes his books so accessible for daily usage and his humor who teaches us also to smile above our self and common circumstances. Continue reading
In addition to the well known Seven Prayers, such as the Sampa Lhundrub Ma, the book contains other essential prayers, such as the Barched Lamsel, the prayer that removes all obstacles instantly, and the prayer of immaculate biography. It belongs to the treasure (terma tradition) of the Nyingmapa school and contains the authentic teachings of Padmasambhava concerning practice in difficult times. With Tibetan, phonetic transcription, word-to-word, line and verse translation.
edition khordong at Wandel Verlag, berlin 2010, Hardback, 316 sewn pages, 2 ribbons, 15x22cm, 600g, 35€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-02-7
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Establishing the mandala through guhyamantra. Vajrakila texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition, Volume Two. This important collection of teachings incl. liturgical practice texts (sadhana) from the original treasure revelations, together with explanatory notes and commentaries by the 17th c. master Padma ’phrin-las on how to take these practices into a closed retreat and employ them for the highest benefit of oneself and all living beings.
edition khordong, Berlin 2010, 432 sewn pages, 3 illustrations, english with tibetan, hard cover, 15x22cm, 740g, 59€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-05-8
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The vast commentary on Vajrakila that hits the essential point including Phur ‘grel ‘bum nag as transmitted to Ye shes mtso rgyal.
The “Phur ‘grel ‘bum nag” is a series of explanations from Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra and Shilamanju. This remarkable encyclopaedic text marks the beginning of the tantric Buddhist practice of the wrathful deity Vajrakila and is its most important commentary.
edition khordong, Berlin 2010, English, partly Sanskrit and Tibetan, 412 sewn pages, 15x22cm, 830g, hard cover, 59€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-00-3
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