Devotion, a Lamp That Illuminates the Ground: Non-Referential Devotional Affect in Great Completeness

Devotion, a Lamp That Illuminates the Ground: Non-Referential Devotional Affect in Great Completeness

I explore how devotion (mos gus) is re-interpreted as non-dual and non-conceptual through Mahāyoga tantric creation (skyed) and completion (rdzogs) stage practices as an expression of the ground (bzhi) for Longchenpa (klong chen rab ‘byams, 1308−1364) and Jigme Lingpa (&#8216...

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Main Author:	Renée Ford
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:	Religions
Subjects:	nyingma great completeness tantra vajrayana buddhism
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/3/148

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