Rainbow Body

The Life and Realization of a Tibetan Yogin, Togden Ugyen Tendzin

Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, Andriano Clemente

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North Atlantic Books,U.S.
15 January 2012

Religion & beliefs; Buddhism; Sex & sexuality, sex manuals

""An inspiring biography of a twentieth-century Tibetan yogin""

An inspiring biography of a twentieth-century Tibetan yogin, The Rainbow Body- The Life and Realization of a Tibetan Yogin, Togden Ugyen Tendzin, presents the remarkable life story of Togden (a title meaning ""endowed with realization"") Ugyen Tendzin (1888-1962) who, at the end of his life, attained the ""rainbow body."" Described as the release of the physical body to the essence of the five elements leaving no material body after death, the rainbow body has been achieved by advanced Tibetan masters in the Dzogchen tradition. It is believed that the rainbow body is an immaterial body, invisible to the physical eye, that continues to exists, actively working for the benefit of all sentient beings.

Tendzin's nephew, author and Tibetan teacher, Ch gyal Namkhai Norbu, developed the book from extensive interviews with Tendzin and information received from one of his closest disciples. Written mainly in first person, as if Tendzin himself were retelling the events of his life, the book traces his childhood struggles and the circumstances which led him to his teacher Adzom Drugpa Drodul Pawo Dorje, one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of the last century. Describing the lessons and instructions Tendzin received from his master, the book ends with a powerful account of Tendzin's final days in 1962 when he was imprisoned by Chinese revolutionaries. Imprisoned in a small barn, he continued to practice the bodily movements, and breathing and mental concentration exercises his master had taught him, until his physical body ""dissolved"" into the rainbow body.

By: Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Translated by: Andriano Clemente
Imprint: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9781583944912
ISBN 10: 1583944915
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 January 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in Eastern Tibet in 1938, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu is an internationally known Dzogchen Buddhist teacher and author. The direct descendant of the first Dzogchen Tibetan master of Tibet, Norbu spent his childhood receiving many teachings from masters of various traditions. In the 1960s he was invited to teach in Italy. During his career he wrote many books on Tibetan culture and Dzogchen Buddhism. He is the founder of two nonprofit organizations including the Shang Shung Institute, which is dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan culture.

Reviews for Rainbow Body: The Life and Realization of a Tibetan Yogin, Togden Ugyen Tendzin

""Chögyal Namkhai Norbu is one of the greatest Tibetan meditation masters and scholars teaching in the West."" —Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within and Awakening the Buddhist Heart, and the founder of the Dzogchen Foundation in Massachusetts