Luminous Lives

The Story of the Early Masters of the Lam 'Bras Tradition in Tibet

By: Cyrus Stearns

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Paperback | 1 January 2002

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The tantric Buddhist tradition of the Lam 'bras, the "Path with the Result," has been practiced in Tibet for almost a thousand years, most prominently within the Sakya lineage. Luminous Lives is the first in-depth study of the literature and history of the Lam 'bras in Tibet. The central focus of the work is a rare Tibetan history that brings alive the story of the earliest men and women practitioners of the Lam 'bras. This text, recording the words of the great Sakya Pandita (1182 - 1251), was a major source for all later histories of the tradition. Recently rediscovered, it has been reproduced here along with Cyrus Stearns' excellent translation, introduction, and annotations. Luminous Lives opens a window into the world of one of the great traditions of tantric Buddhism in Tibet.

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"Stearns' survey of the oldest Lam 'bras literature with the admirable translation of a collective biography of the early masters of the tradition is a wonderful contribution to our knowledge of an unexplored area in Tibetan cultural history. Stearns has an excellent control over his subject and this is a worthy successor to his Buddha from Dolpo."--Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp, Harvard University

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