am van Schaik examines the magic spells attributed to Padmasambhava in a grimoire compiled by Bari Lotsawa (1040-1112). The grimoire compiled by Bari Lotsawa (1040-1112), known for short as the Ba ri be'u 'bum, is one of the earliest and most
influential of its kind. The grimoire contains hundreds of brief rituals, some of which are attributed to Indian and Tibetan figures.
Alongside obscure, and perhaps non-Buddhist names such as Shivaratna, the most often cited source for these spells is
Padmasambhava. This is perhaps surprising in a work by a founding figure of one of the 'new' (gsar ma) schools, although it
predates the work of Nyangral Nyima Ozer and others which consolidated Padmasambhava's role in the Nyingma terma
tradition. In this talk I will make a preliminary investigation of the spells attributed to Padmasambhava in the Ba ri be'u 'bum,
drawing out his characterisation in the grimoire as a preeminent sorcerer and role model for Tibetan users of magical rituals.
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am van Schaik examines the magic spells attributed to Padmasambhava in a grimoire compiled by Bari Lotsawa (1040-1112). The grimoire compiled by Bari Lotsawa (1040-1112), known for short as the Ba ri be'u 'bum, is one of the earliest and most
influential of its kind. The grimoire contains hundreds of brief rituals, some of which are attributed to Indian and Tibetan figures.
Alongside obscure, and perhaps non-Buddhist names such as Shivaratna, the most often cited source for these spells is
Padmasambhava. This is perhaps surprising in a work by a founding figure of one of the 'new' (gsar ma) schools, although it
predates the work of Nyangral Nyima Ozer and others which consolidated Padmasambhava's role in the Nyingma terma
tradition. In this talk I will make a preliminary investigation of the spells attributed to Padmasambhava in the Ba ri be'u 'bum,
drawing out his characterisation in the grimoire as a preeminent sorcerer and role model for Tibetan users of magical rituals.
Tripartite Lineages and Cremation Ground Revelations: Crossovers Between Early rDzogs chen and Kaula Śaivism
Padmasambhava, Uḍḍiyāna and Tibet
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Tripartite Lineages and Cremation Ground Revelations: Crossovers Between Early rDzogs chen and Kaula Śaivism
Paul Thomas presents evidence that Indian Tantric Śaivism exerted a direct influence on Tibetan Dzogchen in the 11th and 12th centuries. As Paul Thomas argues in his recent PhD dissertation, it is probable that Indian Tantric Śaivism exerted a direct influence upon Tibetan rDzogs chen in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. In this talk he discusses two related elements of this crossover: peculiar tripartite lineage schemes, and revelation and transmission in particular cremation ground settings. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
Padmasambhava, Uḍḍiyāna and Tibet
am van Schaik examines the magic spells attributed to Padmasambhava in a grimoire compiled by Bari Lotsawa (1040-1112). The grimoire compiled by Bari Lotsawa (1040-1112), known for short as the Ba ri be'u 'bum, is one of the earliest and most
influential of its kind. The grimoire contains hundreds of brief rituals, some of which are attributed to Indian and Tibetan figures.
Alongside obscure, and perhaps non-Buddhist names such as Shivaratna, the most often cited source for these spells is
Padmasambhava. This is perhaps surprising in a work by a founding figure of one of the 'new' (gsar ma) schools, although it
predates the work of Nyangral Nyima Ozer and others which consolidated Padmasambhava's role in the Nyingma terma
tradition. In this talk I will make a preliminary investigation of the spells attributed to Padmasambhava in the Ba ri be'u 'bum,
drawing out his characterisation in the grimoire as a preeminent sorcerer and role model for Tibetan users of magical rituals.
