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'''Chö''' ([[Wyl.]] ''gcod'') (literally 'cutting'), also known as the accumulation of the [[kusulu]], is a practice, based on the [[prajnaparamita]], involving a visualization in which the physical body is offered as food to various guests, including evil forces or dangerous spirits, the purpose of which is to destroy or 'cut' the [[four maras]] and especially one’s own [[self-grasping|ego-clinging]]. Chö was introduced to Tibet by the Indian master [[Padampa Sangye]] and his Tibetan disciple, the [[yogini]] [[Machik Labdrön]]. | '''Chö''' (Tib. གཅོད་, [[Wyl.]] ''gcod'') (literally 'cutting'), also known as the accumulation of the [[kusulu]], is a practice, based on the [[prajnaparamita]], involving a visualization in which the physical body is offered as food to various guests, including evil forces or dangerous spirits, the purpose of which is to destroy or 'cut' the [[four maras]] and especially one’s own [[self-grasping|ego-clinging]]. Chö was introduced to Tibet by the Indian master [[Padampa Sangye]] and his Tibetan disciple, the [[yogini]] [[Machik Labdrön]]. | ||
==Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha== | ==Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha== | ||
*[[Yeshe Dorje Rinpoche]], [[St Paul’s Crescent]], London, UK, November 1984, weekend teaching on Chöd | |||
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 12 August 1996 | *[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 12 August 1996 | ||
*[[Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche]], [[Dharma Mati]], Germany, 9-10 September 2023 | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
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*[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), Part Two, Chapter 5, 'The Kusali's Accumulation'. | *[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), Part Two, Chapter 5, 'The Kusali's Accumulation'. | ||
*[[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]], ''[[A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2004), Part Two, Chapter 5, 'The Kusali's Accumulation'. | *[[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]], ''[[A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2004), Part Two, Chapter 5, 'The Kusali's Accumulation'. | ||
*[[Dudjom Lingpa]], ‘Dudjom Lingpa's Chöd’, Translated by Lama Chönam & Sangye Khandro (‘An Ambrosia Ocean of Sublime Explanations’, by [[Pema Lungtok Gyatso]]; ‘The Profound Heart Essence of Saraha’, by Heruka Dudjom Lingpa), Light of Berotsana, 2014. | |||
====[[Kagyü]] Tradition==== | ====[[Kagyü]] Tradition==== | ||
*[[Tenga Rinpoche]], ''Cho: The Garden of All Joy & Generosity of the Body'', Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal Trust Publications, 2008. | *[[Tenga Rinpoche]], ''Cho: The Garden of All Joy & Generosity of the Body'', Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal Trust Publications, 2008. | ||
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==Internal Links== | ==Internal Links== | ||
*[[ | *[[Eight practice lineages]] | ||
*[[Jewel Garland of Chö]] | |||
*[[Khandro Gegyang]] | |||
*[[karmic debt]] | *[[karmic debt]] | ||
*[[Tröma Nakmo]] | |||
[[Category:Schools and Lineages]] | [[Category:Schools and Lineages]] | ||
[[Category:Prayers and Practices]] | [[Category:Prayers and Practices]] | ||
[[Category:Vajrayana]] | [[Category:Vajrayana]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:06, 1 September 2024
Chö (Tib. གཅོད་, Wyl. gcod) (literally 'cutting'), also known as the accumulation of the kusulu, is a practice, based on the prajnaparamita, involving a visualization in which the physical body is offered as food to various guests, including evil forces or dangerous spirits, the purpose of which is to destroy or 'cut' the four maras and especially one’s own ego-clinging. Chö was introduced to Tibet by the Indian master Padampa Sangye and his Tibetan disciple, the yogini Machik Labdrön.
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Yeshe Dorje Rinpoche, St Paul’s Crescent, London, UK, November 1984, weekend teaching on Chöd
- Sogyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 12 August 1996
- Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche, Dharma Mati, Germany, 9-10 September 2023
Further Reading
Nyingma Tradition
- Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), Part Two, Chapter 5, 'The Kusali's Accumulation'.
- Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2004), Part Two, Chapter 5, 'The Kusali's Accumulation'.
- Dudjom Lingpa, ‘Dudjom Lingpa's Chöd’, Translated by Lama Chönam & Sangye Khandro (‘An Ambrosia Ocean of Sublime Explanations’, by Pema Lungtok Gyatso; ‘The Profound Heart Essence of Saraha’, by Heruka Dudjom Lingpa), Light of Berotsana, 2014.
Kagyü Tradition
- Tenga Rinpoche, Cho: The Garden of All Joy & Generosity of the Body, Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal Trust Publications, 2008.
- Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye and the Fourteenth Karmapa, Thekchok Dorje, Chod Practice Manual and Commentary, Snow Lion Publications, 2007.
Gelug Tradition
- Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, Chod in the Ganden Tradition—The Oral Instructions of Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, edited by David Molk, Snow Lion, 2006.