Pointing Out the Dharmakaya
Teachings on the Ninth Karmapa's Text
$48.91
- Paperback
170 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2013
Summary
At the heart of successful Mahamudra practice is the ability to understand the nature of mind. The Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1556-1603) was the acknowledged master of this approach. No more authoritative or useful instructions exist than in his three definitive texts on Mahamudra, of which this easy-to-use manual is the shortest and most practical. Pointing Out the Dharmakaya is an indispensable companion to The Ocean of Definitive Meaning, the most vast and detailed of the texts. An inva…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781559393881 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1559393882 |
| Author: | Khenchen Thrangu, H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Lama Yeshe Gyamtso, Lama Tashi Namgyal |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 170 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche has a unique ability to bring forth the central issues of a text and make them available to contemporary audience.” “H.H. the Seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa
“Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is among the wisest and most compassionate Buddhist masters alive today.“—Pema Chödrön, author of When Things Fall Apart
“An invaluable guide for Mahamudra practitioners on how to look at the mind, it is clearly laid out so that the instructions are easy to recall and put to use. For those committed to ascertaining the mind’s true nature, checking their experience, and refining and extending their insight, there is certainly no more systematic or comprehensive approach than can be found in this extraordinary set of instructions.“—Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies
About The Author
Khenchen Thrangu
Khenchen Thrangu was born in Tibet in 1933. He has founded numerous monasteries and nunneries, schools for Tibetan children, and medical clinics. He has taught extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States, and is the abbot of Gampo Abbey. He was appointed by the Dalai Lama to be the personal tutor for the Seventeenth Karmapa.
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