The Second Pawo Rinpoché, Tsuklak Trengwa (1504–1566): Visions in Meditation and Dream
The Second Pawo Rinpoché, Tsuklak Trengwa (1504–1566): Visions in Meditation and Dream
Author(s): Maria Bjerregaard, Dominik DellSubject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Social Philosophy, Sociology, Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: dPa’ bo gTsug lag phreng ba; autobiography; visions; dreams; meditative experience; secret rnam thar
Summary/Abstract: This paper provides a brief introduction to the secret level of Tibetan spiritual biographies (gsang ba’i rnam thar) and autobiographies (gsang ba’i rang rnam) with a focus on visions in meditation and dreams. In the analysis section, some appropriately selected episodes of such secret aspects taken from one of the spiritual autobiographies of the Second Pawo, Tsuklak Trengwa (dpa’ bo gtsug lag phreng ba; 1504–1566), called The Mirror Reflecting the Illusory Countenance (’khrul pa’i bzhin ras ’char ba’i me long) are presented and interpreted.
Journal: The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series
- Issue Year: 16/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 9-26
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English