2017
DOI: 10.18732/hssa.v5i2.17
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Reflections on Rasāyana, Bcud Len and Related Practices in Nyingma (Rnying Ma) Tantric Ritual

Abstract: The Tibetan term, bcud len, "imbibing the essence juice", is considered an equivalent for the Sanskrit term, rasāyana. But in Tibetan Buddhist ritual manuals, both terms occur, apparently with slightly different connotations. Practices classified as bcud len are frequently relatively short, and seem primarily designed for the use of individual yogis, usually as a subsidiary practice to complement their main tantric meditation. The production of bcud len pills which are said to sustain, rejuvenate and extend th… Show more

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“…316-32. For discussion and analysis of closely related practices centering on the production of tantric "accomplished medicine", see (Cantwell 2015(Cantwell , 2017Sehnalova 2018Sehnalova , 2019aSehnalova , 2019b. For a detailed discussion of an important Indian Buddhist precedent for the preparation and ritual treatment of tantric medicines and pills, whose ingredients also often figure in broader Indian medical traditions, see Stablein (1976).…”
Section: Critique and Reconciliation: Sokdokpa's Reflections On The Mmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…316-32. For discussion and analysis of closely related practices centering on the production of tantric "accomplished medicine", see (Cantwell 2015(Cantwell , 2017Sehnalova 2018Sehnalova , 2019aSehnalova , 2019b. For a detailed discussion of an important Indian Buddhist precedent for the preparation and ritual treatment of tantric medicines and pills, whose ingredients also often figure in broader Indian medical traditions, see Stablein (1976).…”
Section: Critique and Reconciliation: Sokdokpa's Reflections On The Mmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Different teaching lineages 14 of the Bonpos have their own mendrup rituals of different yidam deities, i.e., of particular and often individually attributed tantric deities to be meditated upon in order to guide the adepts to awakening. For the prevailing Bonpo Dru (Bru, also spelled Gru, 'Bru, 'Gru) lineage, 15 inherently tied to the Menri monastery, the two main yidams for a mendrup ritual are the deities Trowo Tsochok Khagying (Khro bo gtso mchog 13 The ritual in Menri was mentioned by Cech (1988), and in Triten Norbutse by Tsetan (1998). 14 The liturgic and teaching lineages of the Bonpos originated from hereditary family father-son transmission lineages.…”
Section: T He B O N P O M E N D Ru P Ri T Ua L P R Ac T I C Ementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Consecrated substances used in the various pill traditions are called damdzé (dam rdzas) and often include relics. The resulting pills are referred to variously as "Dharma Medicine" or chömen (chos sman), "Nectar Pills" dütsi rilbu (bdud rtsi ril bu), "Nectar Dharma Medicine" or dütsi chömen (bdud rtsi chos sman), and "Accomplished Medicines" called mendrup (sman sgrub) (Cantwell 2015(Cantwell , 2017Garrett 2009;Sehnalova 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…See (Blaikie 2014) for examples of papta used as accomplished medicine or as mendrup in rituals in Ladakh, Sehnalova (2018, n.d.) for papta used in Bonpo mendrup rituals, and Cantwell (2015Cantwell ( , 2017 for papta in Nyingma ritual contexts. Looking around the museum, we discovered two kinds of Domo Geshe Rinpoche's pills on exhibit as well as little statues made out of the jinten pill material (Figure 3).…”
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confidence: 99%