A Garland of Views

A Guide to View, Meditation, and Result in the Nine Vehicles

De: Padmasambhava, Jamgon Mipham, Padmakara Translation Group

Narrado por: Simon Callow

A Garland of Views presents both a concise commentary by the eighth-century Indian Buddhist master Padmasambhava on a chapter from the Guhyagarbha Tantra on the different Buddhist and non-Buddhist philosophical views, including the Great Perfection (Dzogchen), and an explicative commentary on Padmasambhava’s text by the 19th century scholar Jamgön Mipham (1846-1912).

Padmasambhava’s text is a core text of the Nyingma tradition because it provides the basis for the system of nine vehicles (three sutra vehicles and six tantra vehicles) that subsequently became the accepted way of classifying the different Buddhist paths in the Nyingma tradition.

Mipham’s commentary is the one most commonly used to explain Padmasambhava’s teaching. Mipham is well known for his prolific, lucid, and original writings on many subjects, including science, medicine, and philosophy, in addition to Tibetan Buddhist practice and theory.

©2015 Padmakara Translation Group (P)2019 Shambhala Publications

Reseñas de la Crítica

"This unique and classic text composed by Guru Padmasambhava has been transmitted, studied, and revered by Tibetans for centuries. A pithy guide to the View and the nine spiritual vehicles, culminating in Dzogpachenpo, the Great Perfection, it is accompanied by indispensable clarifications from the peerless Mipham Rinpoche. It must be read by anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the ancient tradition of Tibet’s extraordinary Buddhist wisdom." (Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying)

"A Garland of Views is a great manual for traveling the Dzogpachenpo path of the early Translation School of Tibetan Buddhism. With detailed insights, it elucidates how all the yanas are stepping-stones to the summit of Great Perfection, the realization of Samantabhadra. This is the way of great teachers such as Guru Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, and Longchenpa, and what they have taught throughout history. I am delighted that Padmakara has made a text like this available to Western audiences so readers can comprehend the extensive teachings on the Dzogpachenpo lineage. It will greatly serve the transplantation of buddhadharma in the West." (Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche, author of It’s Up to You)

Very helpful, probably not for beginners

This book gives an interesting overview of the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana views, including a breakdown of the lower and higher tantric practices. It is very general but very helpful

Amazing

So much gratitude to ALL involved who made this available in English.
A path to enlightenment from Padmasambhava in 23 minutes. Simply amazing.

Like Mother’s Milk

Read this one three times now and it comes a little clearer every time. Love it.

let me listen 10 or 20 more . om ah hung Ashea....

thank you very deeply for this opportunity for remembering this great perfection, Bowndless and Groundless

Bodhichitta, Mandalas, etc........

What is exceptional about this text in my perspective is the concise explanation and descriptive understanding of the particular mandala this scripture references, as well as the explanation of Bodhichitta as: "bodhicitta is the nature of awareness". Thank you very much Audible for making this book available in this format. Thank you.

incredible pith instructions.

may all beings benefit from this commentary on the pith instructions from Padmakara himself.

Tech manual

Awesome for adjusting practices. it outlined in several different sections to what one is to be doing and how/when.