Maitripa

India's Yogi of Nondual Bliss

Klaus-Dieter Mathes

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Shambhala Publications Inc
15 February 2022

Religion & beliefs

An Indian yogi's story of spiritual transformation and profound insights into Buddhist meditation and philosophy.

Maitrīpa (986-1063) is one of the greatest and most influential Indian yogis of Vajrayana Buddhism. The legacy of his thought and meditation instructions have had a profound impact on Buddhism in India and Tibet, and several important contemporary practice lineages continue to rely on his teachings.

Early in his life, Maitrīpa gained renown as a monk and scholar, but it was only after he left his monastery and wandered throughout India as a yogi that he had a direct experience of nonconceptual realization. Once Maitrīpa awakened to this nondual nature of reality, he was able to harmonize the scholastic teachings of Buddhist philosophy with esoteric meditation instructions. This is reflected in his writings that are renowned for evoking a meditative state in those who have trained appropriately. He eventually became the teacher of many well-known accomplished masters, including Padampa Sangye and the translator Marpa, who brought his teachings to Tibet.

Drawing on Maitrīpa's autobiographical writings and literary work, this book is the first comprehensive portrait of the life and teachings of this influential Buddhist master. Klaus-Dieter Mathes also offers the first complete English translation of his teachings on nonconceptual realization, which is the foundation of Mahamudra meditation.

By: Klaus-Dieter Mathes
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9781611806700
ISBN 10: 1611806704
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 15 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

KLAUS-DIETER MATHES is head of the Department of Tibetan, Buddhist, and South Asian Studies at the University of Vienna. He is well known in the academic field as an expert of Madhyamaka, Mahamudra, and shentong Buddhist philosophy.

Reviews for Maitripa: India's Yogi of Nondual Bliss

Perhaps no Indian master has more deeply influenced the development of Mahamudra in Tibetan Buddhism than Maitripa, whose writings on nonconceptual realization are at the core of great seal theory and practice. And no modern scholar has mastered Maitripa's works as thoroughly as Klaus-Dieter Mathes, who presents us here with a lucid account of Maitripa's life and ideas and reliable translations of all his significant works. This is the book on Maitripa that every serious student of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism in general and Mahamudra in particular has long awaited-and now has a chance to own. -Roger R. Jackson, Professor Emeritus of Asian studies and religion, Carleton College