Glenn H Mullin
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or Bardo Todol, is one of the great classics of Tibetan literature. The present volume is a fresh look at this timeless classic. It brings together a range of stunning images by the renowned photographer Thomas Kelly, with a contextual analysis and abridged translation by the ubiquitous Tibetologist Glenn H. Mullin. As such, the Bardo Todol is as relevant as a guidebook to daily (and nightly) living as it is to a successful death and ...
The Second Dalai Lama's mystical poems and lyrical vision are permeated with the ecstasy of enlightenment, born of genuine selflessness. The Tibetan tradition of mystical verse is brought stunningly to life by renowned translator Glenn Mullin through these spontaneous outpourings of the ecstasy of enlightenment. Step into the visionary life of the outspoken and unconventional Second Dalai Lama, who was "crazed" by the wisdom of the nature of reality. ...
This small volume contains two works on the Vinaya, or system of self-discipline, which is considered very important within all the Dharma tradition of Tibet. These texts focus on the Vinaya as it is taught to young novice minks: the first work is Nagarjuna’s Stanzas for a Novice Monks, presented with a commentary by the 19th century Nyingma lama, Jamyang, Mipam Rinpoche. The second work in this volume is the Essence of the Ocean of Vinaya, composed by the ...
The Collected Works of most Tibetan Lamas are adorned by a type of literature called Lha Drub or "Deity Accomplishment"; Yidam Drub-Khor or "Concerning the Meditational Deity Practices"; and also Drub-thab-kun-du or "Collection of Sadhanas. "These deal with the variuos meditations related to the four tantra categories. It is from such sources in the Collected Works of the Dalai Lamas that the materials for this work have been drawn. ...