{"product_id":"machig-labdron-the-foundations-of-chod-9781559390392","title":"Machig Labdron \u0026 the Foundations of Chod","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jerome Edou\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Snow Lion Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Snow Lion Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Buddhism - Tibetan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMachig Labdron is popularly considered to be both a dakini and a deity, an emanation of Yum Chenmo, or Prajnaparamita, the embodiment of the wisdom of the buddhas. Historically, this Tibetan woman, a contemporary of Milarepa, was an adept and outstanding teacher, a mother, and a founder of a unique transmission lineage known as the Chöd of Mahamudra. This translation of the most famous biography of Machig Labdron, founder of the unique Mahamudra Chöd tradition, is presented together with a comprehensive overview of Chöd's historical and doctrinal origins in Indian Buddhism and its subsequent transmission to Tibet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChöd refers to cutting through the grasping at a self and its attendant emotional afflictions. Most famous for its teaching on transforming the aggregates into an offering of food for demons as a compassionate act of self-sacrifice, Chöd aims to free the mind from all fear and to arouse realization of its true nature, primordially clear bliss and emptiness.","brand":"Snow Lion Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085006626967,"sku":"9781559390392","price":2065.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781559390392.webp?v=1767637461","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/machig-labdron-the-foundations-of-chod-9781559390392","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}