The Aspiration of Kuntu Zangpo, the prayer of the Primordial Buddha, is one of the deepest and most profound Buddhist texts. It is also a prayer of aspiration on the path of awakening to the true nature of reality. It expresses the different forms in which primordial awareness appears and helps us to understand that it is only our clouded understanding that makes things appear as other than they really are.

Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpas line by line teaching is based on the commentary by the 15th Gyalwa Karmapa.

278 pages

The present Kenting Tai Situpa, the twelfth, was recognized at an early age and enthroned at Palpung monastic Seat in East Tibet by the sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa. The present Kenting Tai Situpa is the founder and Supreme Spiritual Head of Palpung Sherabling Monastic Seat, situated in the northern Indian province of Himachal Pradesh and continues the traditions of the profound unbroken practice lineage of the Great Tai Situpas and as a renowned Buddhist teacher is training the next generation of Buddhist masters including the seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. As a highly sought after Buddhist master he tours widely giving teachings and empowerments at the request of monasteries and dharma centers around the world. On a more personal level the present Tai Situpa is a scholar, poet, calligrapher, artist, author architect and geomancer.

Contents: The Aspiration of Kuntu Zangpo by the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa, from the commentry by the 15th Gyalwa Karmapa
The Aspiration in English with Phonetics	10
The Subche (Index)	22
Introduction	25
Aspiration Prayer for Samsara and Nirvana as Pure in Foundation	39
Introduction of Itself	40
Detail of Itself	58
Explaining the Ritual of that Benefit	69
How the Wisdom Expanded Through Kuntu Zangpo's Liberation	70
Monlam for How to Achieve Enlightenment Within Own Perception	70
How Full Enlightenment Happens with Six Qualities of Kadag	77
Monlam for Spontaneous Enlightenment Body and Wisdom	93
Monlam for How Perfection Manifests for Others' Perception	113
Five Dhyani Buddhas	127
Ornaments of a Diety	130
Monlam to Purify Samsara Through How Beings Involvement in Samsara is by Ignorance of Perfection	135
Monlam on Transforming Wisdom of Rigpa Through Exploring Source of Samsara as Ignorance and From this How Two Other Defilements Took Place	136
Monlam on Knowing Wisdom of Rigpa Through Exploring the Two Ignorances of Self and Others	164
Monlam on Interdependent Origination of Illusion is from Ignorance and from there How to take Self Liberation	173
Monlam on How to Transform Desire into Wisdom	175
Monlam on How to Monlam on How to Transform Pride into the Wisdom of EqualityTransform Anger into the Wisdom of Clear Light	188
Monlam on How to Transform Pride into the Wisdom of Equality	194
Monlam on How to Transform Jealousy into Wisdom	207
Monlam on How to Transform Ignorance into the Dharmadhatu Wisdom	210
Aspiration Prayer Summarizing the 6th Subche	217
When to Practice	225
Great Yogis without Elaboration Practice without Elaborate Offerings and Praactice Timelessly	225
Yogis with Elaboration Practice with Elaborate Offerings and at the Right Time or Specific Time Appropriately	229
Conclusion of the Text	237
The Aspiration in Tibetan and English	252
Notes	273
About Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa	277