The Secret Path to the Copper-Colored Mountain: Jigme Lingpa on Rebirth in Padmasambhava’s Pure Land
Georgios Halkias
Abstract
The Copper-Colored Mountain is the pure land of the famous 8th century tantric master Padmasambhava. One way Buddhist practitioners may be reborn in this pure land is by making aspiration prayers. This lecture will introduce one of the most famous of these aspiration prayers, composed by the 18th century treasure revealer Jigme Lingpa.
About the speaker
Georgios Halkias is Associate Professor of Buddhists Studies at the University of Hong Kong. After studying philosophy at the University of Hawai’i, he completed a doctorate in Tibetan Studies at the University of Oxford. His book publications include Luminous Bliss: A Religious History of Pure Land Literature in Tibet (2017) and, most recently, The Copper-Colored Mountain: Jigme Ling-pa on Rebirth in Padmasambhava’s Pure Land (co-authored with Christina Partsalaki, 2022).
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