A Roll Of Thunder From The Void

Robert Beer ist Künstler und Gelehrter des Buddhistischen und Hinduistischen Symbolismus. Er hat tibetische thangka-Malerei studiert und führt diese Kunst als einer der ersten Künstler aus dem Westen seit über 30 Jahren aus. Seine Bilder und Zeichnungen erscheinen in zahlreichen Büchern zum Thema Buddhismus. Auch ist er selbst Autor von Büchern zu Tibetischen Symbolen.

From the foreword: "My previous study of the ’Bum nag, Tibet’s most authoritative literary overview of the entire tradition of Vajrakıla, revealed the history of the Vajrakıla doctrines and analysed their twofold purpose. The present work goes directly to the essential core and offers the reader those very meditations by means of which such twofold purpose may be accomplished. As stated in the ritual text, “Padmasambhava studied the hundred thousand sections of the Kılavidyottama-tantra and then practised for twelve years in the rock cavern of gYa’-ri-gong. The ritual form of his practice is exactly the one given here.” The amazing results of the great guru’s meditation in gYa’-ri are well known. As it is written in the gSol ’debs bar chad lam sel: At the time when you introduced the jina’s doctrines [to Tibet] You accomplished your practice in the forest around gYa’-ri. The kıla of your ritual service rose up to the vault of the sky And you caught it with a vajra gesture. Rolling it between the palms of your hands, You threw it into the sandalwood forest And the resulting blaze even dried up the lake. Thus the abode of wicked heretics was completely destroyed And the evil spirits [that they served] were annihilated. As the destroyer of Mara, you have no equal! Thus, for those who have studied the ’Bum nag and wish now to absorb themselves in such powerful meditation for the destruction of Mara, this book is offered."

From the foreword: "My previous study of the 'Bum nag, Tibet's most authoritative literary overview of the entire tradition of Vajrakila, revealed the history of the Vajrakila doctrines and analysed their twofold purpose. The present work goes directly to the essential core and offers the reader those very meditations by means of which such twofold purpose may be accomplished. As stated in the ritual text, "Padmasambhava studied the hundred thousand sections of the Kilavidyottama-tantra and then practised for twelve years in the rock cavern of gYa'-ri-gong. The ritual form of his practice is exactly the one given here." The amazing results of the great guru's meditation in gYa'-ri are well known. As it is written in the gSol 'debs bar chad lam sel:At the time when you introduced the jina's doctrines [to Tibet] You accomplished your practice in the forest around gYa'-ri. The kila of your ritual service rose up to the vault of the sky And you caught it with a vajra gesture.Rolling it between the palms of your hands,You threw it into the sandalwood forestAnd the resulting blaze even dried up the lake.Thus the abode of wicked heretics was completely destroyed And the evil spirits [that they served] were annihilated.As the destroyer of Mara, you have no equal!Thus, for those who have studied the 'Bum nag and wish now to absorb themselves in such powerful meditation for the destruction of Mara, this book is offered."