Development of a Tantric Meditation Practice: Three Generations of Tibetan Lamas

Development of a Tantric Meditation Practice: Three Generations of Tibetan Lamas

This paper traces the development of a tantric meditation practice across three generations of Tibetan lamas considered to be linked by reincarnation. The focus is a visualisation practice on the popular tantric deity, Vajrakīlaya (also called, Vajrakumāra). Meditative traditions relating to Vajra...

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Main Author:	Cantwell, C
Format:	Book section
Published:	Dharma Drum Buddhist College 2014

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