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The notion of effortlessness is central to the self-understanding of the Tibetan contemplative tradition known as Dzogchen. This book explores this key notion from a variety of perspectives, highlighting the distinctive role it plays in the Dzogchen approach’s doctrinal architecture and meditative p...

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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-865972024-01-11T13:09:40Z Effortless Spontaneity Esler, Dylan contemplation contemplative studies effortlessness gNubs chen Sangs rgyas ye shes Great Perfection meditation mysticism Nyingma school rDzogs chen rNying ma school tantra Tibet Tibetan Buddhism transcendence-immanence bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJF Asian history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HP Philosophy::HPD Non-Western philosophy::HPDF Oriental & Indian philosophy bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1F Asia::1FP East Asia, Far East::1FPC China::1FPCT Tibet The notion of effortlessness is central to the self-understanding of the Tibetan contemplative tradition known as Dzogchen. This book explores this key notion from a variety of perspectives, highlighting the distinctive role it plays in the Dzogchen approach’s doctrinal architecture and meditative programme. The book’s focus is on the early development of the Dzogchen tradition, especially as codified in a set of hitherto unstudied commentaries by the 10th-century scholar and meditation master Nubchen Sangye Yeshe. A full annotated translation of the commentaries is provided, along with an edition of the Tibetan texts on facing pages. 2024-01-11T11:33:58Z 2024-01-11T11:33:58Z 2023 book ONIX_20240111_9789004536371_27 9789004536371 9789004534223 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86597 eng application/pdf n/a 9789004536371.pdf https://brill.com/display/title/63340 Brill 10.1163/9789004536371 10.1163/9789004536371 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 2af99390-8b5e-412c-be7b-2f15df488436 9789004536371 9789004534223 01ul1912x Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) open access
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