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Tibetan Sky-Gazing Meditation and the Pre-History of Great Perfection Buddhism : The Skullward Leap Technique and the Quest for Vitality /

Through a rigorous analysis of original scriptures and later commentaries, this open access book unearths a cornucopia of idiosyncratic motifs pervading the famous Tibetan sky-gazing meditation known as "Skullward Leap" (thod rgal). Flavio Geisshuesler argues that these motifs suggest that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geisshuesler, Flavio (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Buddhism > History.
Rnying-ma-pa (Sect) > Doctrines.
Bouddhisme > Histoire.
Tibetan Buddhism.
Buddhism.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The Mythical-Historical Conception of Vitality: 1.The Sky as Source of Vitality in Ancient Tibet
  • 2. The Tibetan Empire and the (Incomplete) Buddhicization of Vitality
  • 3. The Rise of the New Schools and the Circularity of Vitality
  • Part II. The Embodied-Technical Circulation of Vitality: 4. The Four Visions and the Meaning of Vitality
  • 5. The Preliminary Practices and the Domestication of Vitality
  • 6. The Dzogchen Body and the Internalization of Vitality
  • Part III. The Institutional-Material Crystallization of Vitality: 7. Vitality and the Buddhist Path
  • 8. The Introductions Between Language and Vitality
  • 9. Dzogchen Yogis and the Forgotten Shamans
  • Conclusion: Meditation and the Adventure of Life
  • References: Works in Tibetan
  • Secondary References.