| The Sound of Vultures' Wings: The Tibetan Buddhist Chöd Ritual Practice of the Female Buddha Machik Labdrön Contributor(s): Cupchik, Jeffrey W. (Author), Rabgey, Pencho (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 143846441X ISBN-13: 9781438464411 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2024 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Rituals & Practice - Religion | Buddhism - Tibetan - Music | Ethnomusicology |
| Dewey: 294.344 |
| LCCN: 2016031437 |
| Series: Suny Religious Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6" W x 9" (1.86 lbs) 460 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Sound of Vultures' Wings offers the first in-depth exploration of the music of the Tibetan Chöd tradition, which is based on the liturgical song-poems of the twelfth-century Tibetan female ascetic Machik Labdrön (1055-1153). Chöd is a musical/meditative Vajrayāna method for cutting off the root of suffering, namely, egoic identification with the body, or the belief that the I is the locus of the self. Chöd is regarded by many Tibetan Lamas as one of the most effective Buddhist practices for spiritual and social transformation. Jeffrey W. Cupchik details the significance of the complex, interwoven performative aspects of this meditative ritual and explains how its practice can bring about experiences of insight and inner transformation. In doing so, he undoes the notion of meditation as exclusively an experience of silence and stillness. |