Maitripa

India's Yogi of Nondual Bliss

Maitripa
Klaus-Dieter Mathes
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Paperback
h216 x 140mm - 336pg
23 Nov 2021 US
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9781611806700
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Maitripa (986-1063) is one of the greatest and most influential Indian yogis of Vajrayana Buddhism. The legacy of his thought and meditation instructions have had a profound impact on Buddhism in India and Tibet, and several important contemporary practice lineages continue to rely on his teachings. Early in his life, Maitripa gained renown as a monk and scholar, but it was only after he left his monastery and wandered throughout India as a yogi that he had a direct experience of nonconceptual realization. Once Maitripa awakened to this nondual nature of reality, he was able to harmonize the scholastic teachings of Buddhist philosophy with esoteric meditation instructions. This is reflected in his writings that are renowned for evoking a meditative state in those who have trained appropriately. He eventually became the teacher of many well-known accomplished masters, including Padampa Sangye and the translator Marpa, who brought his teachings to Tibet. Drawing on Maitripa' s autobiographical writings and literary work, this book is the first comprehensive portrait of the life and teachings of this influential Buddhist master. Klaus-Dieter Mathes also offers the first complete English translation of his teachings on nonconceptual realization, which is the foundation of Mahamudra meditation.
"Perhaps no Indian master has more deeply influenced the development of Mahamudra in Tibetan Buddhism than Maitripa, whose writings on nonconceptual realization are at the core of great seal theory and practice. And no modern scholar has mastered Maitripa' s works as thoroughly as Klaus-Dieter Mathes, who presents us here with a lucid account of Maitripa' s life and ideas and reliable translations of all his significant works. This is the book on Maitripa that every serious student of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism in general and Mahamudra in particular has long awaited-and now has a chance to own. "-Roger R. Jackson, Professor Emeritus of Asian studies and religion, Carleton College
KLAUS-DIETER MATHES is head of the Department of Tibetan, Buddhist, and South Asian Studies at the University of Vienna. He is well known in the academic field as an expert of Madhyamaka, Mahamudra, and shentong Buddhist philosophy.
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ISBN-13: 9781611806700
Published: 23 Nov 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 336

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