Luminous Heart
Essential Writings of Rangjung Dorje, the Third Karmapa
$65.96
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
17 August 2021
Summary
An extraordinary collection of writings on buddha nature by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339)–now in paperback.
The Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje’s unique and balanced view synthesizes Yogacara, Madhyamaka, and the classical teachings on buddha nature. His work focuses on the transition from ordinary deluded consciousness to enlightened wisdom, the characteristics of buddhahood, and a buddha’s enlightened activity. Included are commentaries by Jamg n Kongtrul Lodr Taye that…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781559395007 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1559395001 |
| Author: | Karl Brunnhölzl |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 17 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 646g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 228mm x 154mm |
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About The Author
Karl Brunnhölzl
The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339) was a scholar of fabled erudition. He mastered texts and teachings across sectarian boundaries, wrote treatises on medicine and astrology, built monasteries, and was spiritual advisor to the last Yuan emperor.
Jamg N Kongtr L (1813-1899) was a versatile and prolific scholar. He has been characterized as a “Tibetan Leonardo” because of his significant contributions to religion, education, medicine, and politics.
Karl Brunnh lzl was trained as a physician and presently works as a Tibetan translator and Buddhist teacher. He studied Tibetology, Buddhology, and Sanskrit at Hamburg University and Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Marpa Institute for Translators in Kathmandu. Currently he works as a translator and interpreter for Nalandabodhi and the Nitartha Institute. He is the author and translator of over 10 volumes on Buddhist philosophy.
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