Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa
Tibetans accord The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa a classic status comparable to that of the Mahabharata and the Bible, and revere its author as probably the best single exemplar of the religious life. Milarepa was an eleventh-century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the scholarly institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Buddhahood through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of...
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Tibetans accord The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa a classic status comparable to that of the Mahabharata and the Bible, and revere its author as probably the best single exemplar of the religious life. Milarepa was an eleventh-century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the scholarly institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Buddhahood through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice "singing the Dharma." The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa, says the book's translator, "has been read as the biography of a saint, a guide book for devotions, a manual of Buddhist yoga, a volume of songs and poems, and even a collection of Tibetan folklore, and fairy tales." With titles like "The Salvation of the Dead," "A Woman's Role in the Dharma," and "Challenge from a Wise Demoness," Milrepa's poems are filled with fascinating tales of miraculous encounters and colorful imagery, and present a valuable insight into the living quality of Tibetan Buddhism. Central as this book is to Tibetan culture, the arcane dialect and obscurity of many original passages daunted translators for centuries; this was the first complete version of the classic to appear in the West.
ForewordA Word from the Translator1The Tale of Red Rock Jewel Valley12The Journey to Lashi113The Song of the Snow Ranges234Challenge from a Wise Demoness385Milarepa in Ragma586Milarepa at Junpan Nanka Tsang687The Song of a Yogi's Joy748Milarepa and the Pigeon889The Gray Rock Vajra Enclosure9710Milarepa's First Meeting with Rechungpa10611Admonishment on the "Rare Opportunity of Practicing the Dharma"11412The Shepherd's Search for Mind11913The Song of Realization13114A Woman's Role in the Dharma13615The Song at the Inn15016The Bandit-Disciple15717The Meeting at Silver Spring15918The Song of the Staff19019The Twenty-one Exhortations20020Milarepa's Meeting with Kar Chon Repa20221Admonishment to Dharma Wonshu20722The Miracle Contest on Di Se Snow Mountain21523The Enlightenment of Rechungpa22524The Conversion of a Dying Bonist24125Challenge from a Clever Maiden25926The Huntsman and the Deer27527The Invitation from the King of Nepal28728The Goddess Tserinma's Attack29629The Conversion of the Goddess Tserinma31230Guiding Instructions on the Bardo33331Tserinma and the Mudra Practice35732Admonishment to Repa Dorje Wonshu36233Milarepa's Meeting with Dharma Bodhi36634The Challenge from the Logicians37435Rechungpa's Third Journey to India39736The Realization of Megom Repa40337Sahle Aui and Her Understanding40838The Story of the Yak-Horn42139Rechungpa's Repentence44240The Song of "How to Gain Happiness and Avoid Suffering"45641The Holy Gambopa - Milarepa's Foremost Disciple46342The Conversion of the Scholar, Lodun49843Song of the Eight Wondrous Joys50744Milarepa Converts the Unbelievers Through Miracles51345Various Short Tales52346The Preaching on Mount Bonbo54147The Miracle of the Vase Initiation54948The Story of Shindormo and Lesebum55249Milarepa and the Dying Sheep56350The Beer-Drinking Song57051Heartfelt Advice to Rechungpa57652Rechungpa's Journey to Weu58453The Meeting with Dhampa Sangje60654The Salvation of the Dead61555Fulfillment of the Dakini's Prophecy62456Admonishments to Physician Tang Nge63057Rechungpa's Departure63758The Story of Drashi Tse64959The Song of Good Companions65360The Evidence of Accomplishment65861The Miracles and the Last Admonishment662Colophon674"The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa" - Its Origin, Background, Function, and Translation679Glossary692Table of Tibetan Words694Index703
