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Wellsprings of the Great Perfection: the lives and insights of the early masters
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Wellsprings of the Great Perfection presents the primary sources explaining how the Dzogchen teachings came into this world, who received them and through whom they passed. It is an impressive collection of original translations from a vast number of classical Tibetan documents, including songs of realization by the early masters of the lineage.
Wellsprings fills an important gap in the body of translated Tibetan works now available as much of this anthology has never before appeared in English. This comprehensive assortment describes the lives of the early Dzogchen masters, what they taught and to whom they transmitted the Dzogchen lineages. Emphasis is paid to events that took place before the teachings spread to Tibet. Intimate in tone, it often feels as if one is a witness to intimate conversations between buddhas and bodhisattvas, celestial beings and the first Indian masters. When gathering these texts, translator, Erik Pema Kunsang consulted many of the major masters of this living tradition to verify the most essential material.
The contents of this book are greatly enhanced by specially commissioned line drawings by Ngawang Zangpo, as well as rare samples of the mystical symbolic script of the dakinis. In short, Wellsprings is not only a fascinating and useful historical record but a source of inspirational sacred knowledge deserving a special place on your bookshelf.
PRAISE
"The ultimate origin and absolute teachings of Dzogchen inscribed in this most sacred text and whispered by the greatest adepts of its lineage are finally available in this volume. Every serious student of Dzogchen must study and enshrine it in their heart."
—Tulku Thondup, author of The Practice of Dzogchen
Contents
Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Translator’s Introduction
Samantabhadra’s Infinite Realms
Prelude
Continuous Stream of Nectar
The Yoga of the Early Dawn
Part I—The Grand Vista
Kulayaraja Tantra, the opening chapter
The Eighteen Songs of Realization
The Royal Tantra of All-Inclusive Vastness
A Journey to the Golden Sanctuary
Realization Songs of Awakened Mind
Part II—From the Early Treasure Masters
The Twelve Dzogchen Buddhas
Seven Segments to Establish the Great History
Songs from the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of Sukhavati
Shri Singha Confers the Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras
The Heart Essence of the Dakinis
The Essence Tantra of Liberation Through Wearing
The Great Single Cut of Complete Liberation
The Jewel Garland Records
Illuminating Sunlight
Part III—From the Revelations of Samantabhadra’s Mind
The Tantra that Reveals the Intrinsic Buddha Mind
Revealing the Effortless Vehicle
Vairotsana’s Profound Mind Tantra
Key to the Wisdom Heart
The Six Hearing Lineages
The Hearing Lineage of Vairotsana
Part IV—From the Later Treasure Masters
The Golden Garland Chronicles: Excerpts
The Single Golden Letter of the Black Quintessence
Transmitting the Brilliant Expanse
The Great History of Transmitting the Lineage of the Precious Teachings
Shri Singha’s Heart Mirror
The Heart Essence of Vajrasattva
The Quintessence of All Vehicles
The Written Narration: In Tibet
The Testaments of the Knowledge-Holders
The Seven Spikes of Shri Singha
Twenty-One Songs of Self-Existing Oneness
The Golden Sun that Dispels Darkness
Part V—From Chokgyur Lingpa’s revelations
Vajra Songs from the Masters of the Outer Cycle
Songs from the Innermost Essence
Vajra Songs from the Masters of the Innermost Cycle
Vimalamitra’s Song of Flawless Ambrosia
Part VI—Aspiration
An Aspiration for the Ground, Path and Fruition
Index