Snowlion, , 365 pp, ISBN
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Publisher Snowlion: Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye's monumental Encyclopedia of Buddhism contains a complete account of the major lines of thought and practice that comprise Tibetan Buddhism. Myriad Worlds is the first part of that work and it describes four major cosmological systems which are matched to the spiritual capacities of different grades of beings: the numerically definite cosmology of the Hinayana; the cosmology of infinite buddha-fields of the Mahayana; the special cosmological system of the Kalacakra Tantra; and the dazzling non-cosmology of the Dzogchen system, which dispenses with the dualistic perspective, revealing the creative principle to be aware alone. Each of these cosmologies shows how the world arises from mind, whether through the accumulated results of past actions or from the constant striving of awareness to know itself.

"Much of the book is entertaining, offering opportunities to stretch the mind."--Philosophy East & West

Review by Rudy Harderwijk:
Overall Rating:
An interesting book on the various cosmological systems found in Tibetan Buddhism. The Kalachakra information is not necessarily exciting. What this text lacks for the spoiled Western reader may be illustrations. Personally, I find a book like 'The Mandala' by Martin Brauen very inspiring because it contains great images - a picture can tell more than a thousand words. Also there appeared limited information which is directly of relevance for Buddhist practice.

 

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