The Sound of Vultures' Wings The Tibetan Buddhist Chod Ritual Practice of the Female Buddha Machik Labdron - SUNY Series in Religious Studies

The Sound of Vultures' Wings offers the first in-depth exploration of the music of the Tibetan Chöd tradition, which is based on the liturgical song-poems of the twelfth-century Tibetan female ascetic Machik Labdrön (1055-1153). Chöd is a musical/meditative Vajrayana method for cutting off the root of suffering, namely, egoic identification with the body, or the belief that the "I" is the locus of the "self." Chöd is regarded by many Tibetan Lamas as one of the most effective Buddhist practices for spiritual and social transformation. Jeffrey W. Cupchik details the significance of the complex, interwoven performative aspects of this meditative ritual and explains how its practice can bring about experiences of insight and inner transformation. In doing so, he undoes the notion of meditation as exclusively an experience of silence and stillness.

ISBN:	9781438464411
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Imprint:	SUNY Press
Published date:	01 Jan 2023
DEWEY:	294.34446
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	352
Weight:	227g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	25mm

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