Dominik Dell
The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series, 16 (2/2022), 2022, s. 9 - 26
https://doi.org/10.4467/24506249PJ.22.007.16830This paper provides a brief introduction to the secret level of Tibetan spiritual biographies (gsang ba’i rnam thar) and autobiographies (gsang ba’i rang rnam) with a focus on visions in meditation and dreams. In the analysis section, some appropriately selected episodes of such secret aspects taken from one of the spiritual autobiographies of the Second Pawo, Tsuklak Trengwa (dpa’ bo gtsug lag phreng ba; 1504–1566), called The Mirror Reflecting the Illusory Countenance (‘khrul pa’i bzhin ras ‘char ba’i me long) are presented and interpreted.
Dominik Dell
The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series, 13 (1/2021), 2021, s. 11 - 36
https://doi.org/10.4467/24506249PJ.21.001.13728This 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.
Dominik Dell
The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series, 14 (2/2021), 2021, s. 9 - 34
https://doi.org/10.4467/24506249PJ.21.014.15320This paper deals with accounts of miraculous and auspicious signs and events as an aspect of the secret level in life stories (rnam thar) of Tibetan Buddhist masters and traces these patterns back to the life story of Buddha Śākyamuni, as well as to Vajrayana symbolism. 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 are provided.
Dominik Dell
The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series, 11 (1/2020), 2020, s. 41 - 63
https://doi.org/10.4467/24506249PJ.20.002.12988