Mahāsiddha Practice, the sixteenth volume of Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye's The Treasury of Precious Instructions (gdams ngag rin po che'i mdzod), presents a selection of teachings and practices (40 texts) centered on the mahāsiddhas, Indian tantric masters. The mahāsiddha Mitrayogin, whose work forms the majority of this volume, visited Tibet in the late twelfth century. His ritual texts along with instructions are here translated from Tibetan, including sādhanas, empowerments, guru yogas, authorization rituals for protector deities, and detailed compositions on Mahāmudrā practice, or resting in the nature of mind. In addition to instructions given by mahāsiddhas, this volume includes ritual practices to visualize them and transmit their blessings, beginning with a devotional text composed by Jamgön Kongtrul himself. (Source Accessed Feb. 25, 2022). You can access the Tibetan texts translated in this book here.
- Foreword by the Seventeenth Karmapa ix
- Series Introduction xi
- Translator’s Introduction xv
- Technical Note xxi
- Part One: The Eight Great Chariots of the Practice Lineage
- 1. The Source of All Blessings, Accomplishments, and Qualities 3
- Part Two: The Eighty-Four Mahāsiddhas
- 2. The Stream of Accomplishment 49
- 3. The Source of Accomplishments 99
- 4. Collecting the Essence Drops of Accomplishment
- 5. A Precious Necklace 165
- Part Three: Mitrayogin’s Empowerments and Authorization Rituals for the Six Deities
- 6. A River of Great Compassion 213
- 7. An Offering Arrangement for the Empowerment Ritual of Noble Avalokiteshvara, “The Glowing Jewel,” together with the Revelation of the Mandala 249
- 8. Authorization Ritual for Lord Mañjughoṣha 257
- 9. A Mine of Blessings: Authorization Ritual for Lord Vajrapāṇi
- 10. Authorization Ritual for Lord Amitāyus 279
- 11. Authorization Ritual for Tārā 289
- 12. Authorization Ritual for Noble Jambhala 295
- 13. Routing the Hordes of Obstacle Makers 305
- Part Four: Mitrayogin’s Instructions on the Practices of the Six Deities
- 14. Vajra Verses on the Graded Path of Avalokiteshvara
- 15. A Stream of Nectar 319
- 16. A Banquet of Nectar 351
- 17. The Luminous Golden Wand of Pith Instructions
- 18. The Wheel of Ornaments of Gnosis That Makes Wisdom Grow 401
- 19. The Spreading Rays of Light That Vanquish the Hordes of Demons 417
- 20. Accomplishing the Immortal Vajra Body 439
- 21. Liberation from the Perilous Path of Samsara 455
- 22. A Shower of Accomplishments 471
- 23. Ocean of Blessings 485
- 24. Sādhana of the Dharma Protector Draklha Gönpo
- Part Five: Mitrayogin’s Mahāmudrā Instructions
- 25. Resting in the Nature of One’s Own Mind 499
- 26. The Quintessence 505
- 27. Correlations between the Root Verses of the Great Seal Text Resting in the Nature of Mind and the Scriptural Sources in the Sutras and Tantras 535
- 28. Notes on Resting in the Nature of Mind
- 29. Nectarous Moonbeams 569
- 30. The Nectarous Light of the Words of the Teacher 573
- 31. A Prayer to the Lineage Teachers of Resting in the Nature of Mind in the Places Associated with Them 589
- 32. A Supplement for the Visualization of the Lineage Teachers in the Guru Yoga 595
- 33. Thirty Verses Expressing Realization 599
- 34. An Explanation of the Words of the Vajra Song Thirty Verses Expressing Realization 605
- 35. Three Essential Introductions: A Pith Instruction That Is Like Distilled Ambrosia
- 36. Cherished Essence: The Most Precious Pith Instruction, Also Called The Three-by-Three Pith Instruction 627
- 37. The Root Vajra Verses of the Pith Instruction on the Three Quintessential Points 635
- 38. Bestowal of the Supreme Blessings 639
- 39. The Chariot of Supreme Accomplishment 643
- 40. An Essential Recitation Text for the Daily Practice of Mitrayogin’s Tradition of the Great Compassionate One’s Direct Instructions 651
- Appendix 655
- Abbreviations 661
- Notes 663
- Bibliography 689
- Index 697
