Audacity and Tradition

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Portrait of a Master of our Time

By Karma Trinlay Rinpoche

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Audacity and Tradition explores the teachings and legacy of Mipham Chkyi Lodr (1952-2014), the 14th Shamarpa, a revered figure in the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. The book highlights how masters within a Buddhist tradition renew their lineage by presenting ancient teachings in ways that respond to contemporary needs. It honours a modern master who skilfully bridged Eastern tradition and Western interest to make Buddha's methods accessible to a global audience.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Buddhist philosophy, spiritual traditions, and the adaptation of ancient wisdom in modern contexts. It suits those curious about Tibetan Buddhism and the transmission of spiritual knowledge across cultures.

The biography of an extraordinary, inspiring Buddhist teacher and scholar, this work pays tribute to a modern master, an heir to the Buddha's methods, who used his life to make them accessible and to transmit them through a double lens: the Eastern traditions and the fascination they evoke in the West.

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The masters of a Buddhist tradition are part of a succession of successions while prolonging it. Their thoughts and teachings echo those of their lineage, but each master presents them in a new light, according to the needs of the time.

This is the case for Mipham Chkyi Lodr (1952-2014), the 14th reincarnation of Shamarpa or holder of the red headdress, an accomplished meditator and leader of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. The lineage of Shamarpas dating back to the 13th century is the second oldest line of reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhism.

Audacity and Tradition pays tribute to a modern master, heir to Buddha methods, who used his life to make them accessible and to transmit them in a double framework: that of the East with its traditions and that of the West with its fascination.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9782360170081

Publisher: Rabsel Editions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 August 2019

Country: France

Imprint: Rabsel Editions

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 156

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About the Author

Karma Trinlay Rinpoche is a Buddhist teacher and scholar. He is the first Westerner of French and American origin to have been recognized as Tlkou (reincarnation of an accomplished Master of Buddhism) by the 16th Karmapa, Ranjung Rikpe Dorje (1923-1981). Karma Trinlay Rinpoche received all the important transmissions of Buddhism and completed traditional Buddhist training as well as academic training in philosophy, history and philology. Mastering both English, French and Tibetan, a charismatic speaker, he teaches regularly in the West and in Asia.Karma Trinlay Rinpoche was the translator of the 14th Shamarpa for many years and he received from him the rarest and most important transmissions of the Kagyu line.