The Golden Garuda
The Extraordinary Life of Modern-Day Mahasiddha Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche
Khenpo Sodargye
- **A
- moving
- biography
- of
- Jigme
- Phuntsok
- Rinpoche,
- one
- of
- the
- twentieth
- century’s
- most
- influential
- Tibetan
- Buddhist
- teachers,
- written
- by
- his
- devoted
- student
- Khenpo
- Sodargye.30
- black-and-white
- historical
- photographs
- illustrate
- this
- remarkable
- life
- story.**Jigme
- Phuntsok
- Rinpoche
- (1933–2004)
- was
- one
- of
- the
- most
- influential
- Buddhist
- teachers
- of
- the
- twentieth
- century.
- In
- this
- moving
- biography,
- Khenpo
- Sodargye—a
- lead
- teacher
- at
- Larung
- Gar
- Five
- Sciences
- Buddhist
- Academy—brings
- his
- beloved
- root
- teacher’s
- remarkable
- story
- and
- accomplishments
- to
- life
- with
- wisdom
- and
- reverence.
- His
- personal
- anecdotes
- coupled
- with
- the
- prophecies
- of
- great
- masters
- and
- verse
- from
- Buddhist
- texts
- offer
- a
- portrait
- that
- is
- at
- once
- intimate
- and
- profound,
- revealing
- Jigme
- Phuntsok’s
- legacy
- as
- the
- mythical
- “golden
- garuda”
- who
- was
- instrumental
- in
- the
- flourishing
- of
- Buddhism.
- During
- a
- pivotal
- period
- in
- modern
- Tibetan
- history,
- he
- created
- the
- world’s
- largest
- Buddhist
- institution,
- attracted
- thousands
- of
- followers
- with
- his
- nonsectarian
- teachings,
- and
- taught
- some
- of
- today’s
- great
- Tibetan
- Buddhist
- teachers.The
- engaging
- narrative
- unfolds
- chronologically
- in
- dozens
- of
- short,
- impactful
- chapters.
- We’re
- introduced
- to
- Jigme
- Phuntsok’s
- previous
- incarnations
- and
- learn
- about
- his
- early
- years.
- We
- experience
- his
- teaching
- trips,
- including
- a
- journey
- to
- the
- holy
- mountain
- of
- Wutaishan
- in
- China
- together
- with
- ten
- thousand
- Tibetan
- disciples.
- We
- learn
- about
- his
- visionary
- experiences
- and
- revelations,
- including
- one
- that
- failed—a
- rare
- account
- in
- Tibetan
- literature
- of
- such
- an
- occurrence.
- With
- elements
- of
- biography,
- travelogue,
- and
- magical
- tale,
- this
- life
- story
- contains
- adventure,
- suffering,
- and
- human
- connection.This
- portrayal
- of
- the
- great
- Jigme
- Phuntsok
- Rinpoche’s
- compassionate
- life
- dedicated
- to
- spiritual
- practice
- and
- teaching
- will
- inspire
- Buddhist
- practitioners
- and
- meditators
- and
- readers
- with
- an
- interest
- in
- modern
- Tibetan
- and
- Buddhist history.
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