Machig Labdron and the Foundations of Chod

Machig Labdron and the Foundations of Chod

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 ChÃ¶d of Mahamudra. This translation of the most famous biography of Machig Labdron, founder of the unique Mahamudra ChÃ¶d tradition, is presented together with a comprehensive overview of ChÃ¶d's historical and doctrinal origins in Indian Buddhism and its subsequent transmission to Tibet.

ChÃ¶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, ChÃ¶d aims to free the mind from all fear and to arouse realization of its true nature, primordially clear bliss and emptiness.
Country USA
Brand Snow Lion Publications
Manufacturer Snow Lion
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781559390392
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1995-01-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781559390392

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