Lion of Siddhas: The Life and Teachings of Padampa Sangye (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781559392990)

Best known as Machig Labdron's teacher, the Indian mahasiddha Padampa Sangye is counted as a lineage guru by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He brought the lineage of Chöd to Tibet, carried the Buddha's teachings to China, and is even asserted in the Tibetan tradition to have been the legendary Bodhidharma. Padampa Sangye's teaching methods were unorthodox and sometimes extreme. This transcendent and irascible teacher encouraged his disciples to disregard social conventions, disdain social contacts, and go beyond their cultural conditioning. He inspired innumerable highly realized disciples, many of whom were women. Lion of Siddhas presents two extraordinary texts: a biography of Padampa Sangye, and a rare collection of his verbal and nonverbal teachings called Mahamudra in Symbols, recorded by his chief Tibetan disciple almost a thousand years ago. Both are previously untranslated.

Author: David Molk
ISBN-10: 1559392991
ISBN-13: 9781559392990
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2008
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 8.93h x 6.57w x 1.01d