@article{841fd59e-a099-4318-8835-00efd0329de0, author = {Dominik Dell}, title = {Birth of a Tibetan Buddhist Master, Part 1: Visionary Experiences Prior to the Birth of the Seventh Karma pa, Chos grags rgya mtsho (1454–1506)}, journal = {The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series}, volume = {2021}, number = {13 (1/2021)}, year = {2021}, issn = {2450-2561}, pages = {11-36},keywords = {Chos grags rgya mtsho; Karmapa VII; rnam thar; secret life story; chos ’byung mkhas pa’i dga’ ston; visions}, abstract = {This paper highlights the importance of the secret level of rnam thars– accounts of visionary experiences and miraculous events as a sign of realisation in life stories of Tibetan Buddhist masters – based on existing research. The focus is mainly on visionary experiences. This paper contributes to this field by providing an annotated translation, analysis, and edition of a so-far untranslated section of the rnam thar of the Seventh Karma pa from the Chos ’byung mkhas pa’i dga’ ston.}, doi = {10.4467/24506249PJ.21.001.13728}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/pjacns/artykul/birth-of-a-tibetan-buddhist-master-part-1-visionary-experiences-prior-to-the-birth-of-the-seventh-karma-pa-chos-grags-rgya-mtsho-1454-1506} }