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Authors: Cyrus Stearns, Cyrus Steams
ISBN-13: 9780861713073, ISBN-10: 0861713079
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wisdom Publications MA
Date Published: November 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Cyrus Stearns

Book Synopsis

In this seminal work of Tibetan Buddhist studies, Cyrus Stearns has translated a text recounting the masters in the transmission line of the Lam 'bras or "Path with the Result" teachings in Tibet. Luminous Lives contains a detailed description of the Lam 'bras teachings and the text of the masters' biographies in English and Tibetan. This book is an essential reference work for those interested in the Sakyapa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

	Illustrations	ix
	Preface	xi
Part 1	The Early History of the Lam 'bras	1
	Introduction	3
Chapter 1	The Literary Tradition	9
	Sa chen's Eleven Commentaries on the Rdo rje tshig rkang	16
	Different Opinions about Sa chen's Eleven Commentaries	24
	Commentaries on the Rdo rje tshig rkang by Sa chen's Disciples	25
	The Works of Phag mo gru pa	26
	The Pod ser	32
	The Writings of Sa skya Pandita and His Disciples	35
	The Pod nag	36
	The Pusti dmar chung	38
	The Glegs bam phra mo	39
	Unveiling the Slob bshad	39
Chapter 2	The Early Masters in Tibet	47
1.	The Mystery of Lord Gayadhara	47
2.	The Tibetan Masters	55
Chapter 3	Dmar ston and the Zhib mo rdo rje	69
1.	The Author	69
2.	The Work	72
Part 2	Translation The Tibetan Story of the Excellent Masters	79
	Prologue	81
1	The Life of 'Brog mi Lo tsa ba	83
	Travels in Nepal and India	83
	Return to Tibet	89
	Lord Gayadhara's First Trip to Tibet	91
	Lord Gayadhara's Return to Tibet with 'Gos Lo tsa ba	93
	Lord Gayadhara's Third Trip to Tibet, and His Death	97
	'Brog mi Lo tsa ba's Special Qualities, and His Death	99
2	The Disciples of 'Brog mi Lo tsa ba	103
	The Three Male Disciples Who Reached Attainment	103
	The Four Female Disciples Who Reached Attainment	105
1.	Rtod mo Rdo rje mtsho'	105
2.	Dbrad sgom Dkon ne	105
3.	Shab pa mo Lcam gcig	107
4.	'Phyad mo Nam mkha'	107
	The Disciples Who Fully Received the Scriptures	109
1.	'Khon Dkon mchog rgyal po	109
2.	Gsal ba'i snying po	111
	The Disciples Who Fully Received the Oral Instructions	113
1.	Lha btsun Ka li	113
2.	'Brom De pa ston chung	113
3.	Se ston Kun rig	117
3	The Disciples of Se ston Kun rig	125
1.	The Zhang ston Brothers	125
2.	Lady Zha ma and Her Brother	125
3.	Ze sgom Byang seng	131
4	The Life of Sa chen Kun dga' snying po	133
	Early Studies	135
	Meeting Se ston Kun rig	137
	Zhang ston Chos 'bar and the Lam 'bras	143
	Sa chen's Three Disciples Who Reached Attainment Without Discarding the Body	149
1.	The Ceylonese Mendicant	149
2.	Sgom pa Kyi 'bar	149
3.	Byang chub sems dpa' Stag	151
	The Seven Who Reached the Stage of Forbearance	151
	Sa chen's Bestowal of the Lam 'bras	153
	Sa chen's Special Qualities, and His Death	155
	Rje btsun Grags pa rgyal mtshan	157
5	The Life of Sa skya Pandita	159
	Early Studies	161
	Meeting Mahapandita Sakyasri	163
	Taking Ordination	165
	Sa skya Pandita's Special Qualities	167
	Colophon	169
	Notes to Part One	171
	Notes to Part Two	203
	Bibliography	263
	Index	283

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