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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''' ([[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== | |||
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 12 August 1996 | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 05:01, 21 February 2012
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 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
- Sogyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 12 August 1996
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'.
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.