Ornament of stainless light : an exposition of the Kālacakra tantra / Khedrup Norsang Gyatso ; translated by Gavin Kilty.

Author/creator Nor-bzang-rgya-mtsho
Other author Kilty, Gavin.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoBoston, Mass. : Wisdom Publications, in association with the Institute of Tibetan Classics, ©2004.
Descriptionxvi, 709 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesLibrary of Tibetan classics ; v. 14
Library of Tibetan classics ; v. 14. ^A715931
Contents pt. 1. The external world: The three themes of Kālacakra tantra ; Formation of the world and its dimensions ; The inhabitants of this world ; The stars and the planets ; Resolving contradictions between Kālacakra, and Abhidharma cosmology -- pt. 2. The inner world of sentient beings: The development of the body ; Channels, winds, and drops ; Discrepancies between Kālacakra other tantras -- pt. 3. Initiations: Qualifications of master and disciple ; Description of the mandala ; The initiations ; The seven childhood initiations ; The four higher initiations ; The higher-than-high initiations -- pt. 4. Sādhana, methods of accomplishment: The two stages ; The generation stage ; The two accumulations ; The body vajra ; Analysis of the colors of the lunar-day deities ; Resolving doubts concerning the process of generation ; The speech vajra ; The mind vajra ; The gnosis vajra -- pt. 5. Gnosis, the completion stage: The six-branched yoga ; Withdrawal, night yoga ; Withdrawal, day yoga ; The yoga of meditative absorption ; Pryāma, the yoga of the winds ; Vajra recitation ; Vase yoga ; The yoga of retention ; The yoga of recollection ; The yoga of meditative concentration ; The fruits of the two stages.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [681]-692) and index.
LCCN 2004006067
ISBN0861714520 (hd. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780861714520 (hd. : alk. paper)

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