Dreamworlds of Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism
Title | Dreamworlds of Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism PDF eBook |
Author | Angela Sumegi |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 182 |
Release | 2008-05-08 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0791478262 |
Dreamworlds of Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism explores the fertile interaction of Buddhism, shamanism, and Tibetan culture with the subject of dreaming. In Tibetan Buddhist literature, there are numerous examples of statements that express the value of dreams as a vehicle of authentic spiritual knowledge and, at the same time, dismiss dreams as the ultra-illusions of an illusory world. Examining the "third place" from the perspective of shamanism and Buddhism, Angela Sumegi provides a fresh look at the contradictory attitudes toward dreams in Tibetan culture. Sumegi questions the longstanding interpretation that views this dichotomy as a difference between popular and elite religion, and theorizes that a better explanation of the ambiguous position of dreams can be gained through attention to the spiritual dynamics at play between Buddhism and an indigenous shamanic presence. By exploring the themes of conflict and resolution that coalesce in the Tibetan experience, and examining dreams as a site of dialogue between shamanism and Buddhism, this book provides an alternate model for understanding dreams in Tibetan Buddhism.
Dreams of Wonder, Dreams of Deception
Title | Dreams of Wonder, Dreams of Deception PDF eBook |
Author | Angela Sumegi |
Publisher | |
Pages | 277 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Buddhism |
ISBN |
Tibetan Shamanism
Title | Tibetan Shamanism PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Peters |
Publisher | North Atlantic Books |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 2016-09-27 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1623170311 |
Reflecting sixteen years of intensive fieldwork, this book is a rich chronicle of the daily lives, belief systems, and healing rituals of four highly revered Tibetan shamans forced into exile by the Chinese invasion during the 1950s. Larry Peters lived and studied closely with the shamans in Nepal, learning their belief system, observing and participating in their rituals, and introducing many dozens of students to their worldview. Including photographs of the shamans in ecstatic ritual and trance, this book—one of the most extensive ethnographic works ever done on Tibetan shamanism—captures the end of Tibetan shamanism while opening a window onto the culture and traditions that survived centuries of attack in Tibet, only to die out in Nepal. The violent treatment of shamans by the Buddhist lama has a long history in Tibet and neighboring Mongolia. At one point, shamans were burned at the stake. However, in the mountainous Himalayan terrain, especially in the difficult to reach areas geographically distant from the Buddhist monastic urban centers, shamans were respected and their work revered. Peters’s authoritative and meticulous research into the belief systems of these last surviving representatives of the shamanic traditions of the remote Himalayas preserves, in vivid detail, the techniques of ecstasy, described as pathways to the shamanic spiritual world.
Dreaming in the Lotus
Title | Dreaming in the Lotus PDF eBook |
Author | Serinity Young |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 0861711580 |
Surveys the complex history of Buddhist dream experience and analysis.
Healing with Form, Energy, and Light
Title | Healing with Form, Energy, and Light PDF eBook |
Author | Tenzin Wangyal |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002-04-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1559391766 |
A Buddhist manual for replacing an anxious, narrow, uncomfortable identity with one that is expansive, peaceful, and capable. In the shamanic worldview of Tibet, the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space are accessed through the raw powers of nature and through non-physical beings associated with the natural world. The Tibetan tantric view recognizes the elements as five kinds of energy in the body and balances them with a program of yogic movements, breathing exercises, and visualizations. In Dzogchen teachings, the elements are understood to be the radiance of being, and are accessed through pure awareness. Healing with Form, Energy, and Light offers the reader healing meditations and yogic practices on each of these levels. Tenzin Rinpoche's purpose is to strengthen our connection to the sacred aspect of the natural world and to present a guide that explains why certain practices are necessary and in what situations practices are effective or a hindrance. And the world too is transformed from dead matter and blind processes into a sacred landscape filled with an infinite variety of living forces and beings. "The secrets freely given in this volume can help us lay sound foundations for whatever yogic practice we may adopt. Tenzin Rinpoche has rendered all a great service." —Yoga Studies
The Nature of Shamanism
Title | The Nature of Shamanism PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Ripinsky-Naxon |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 1993-05-04 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780791413869 |
Ripinsky-Naxon explores the core and essence of shamanism by looking at its ritual, mythology, symbolism, and the dynamics of its cultural process. In dealing with the basic elements of shamanism, the author discusses the shamanistic experience and enlightenment, the inner personal crisis, and the many aspects entailed in the role of the shaman.
Samdhong Rinpoche
Title | Samdhong Rinpoche PDF eBook |
Author | Samdhong Rinpoche |
Publisher | World Wisdom, Inc |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1933316209 |
This is the first-ever series of in-depth dialogues with the current Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, Samdhong Rinpoche, presenting his views on the plight of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism in the face of the communist Chinese invasion.