The Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra by Dalai Lama - ISBN: 9781559390729
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Great sealing nature: meditation on mind’s ultimate reality.

The Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra

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    400 pages

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    15 February 2013

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Summary

Mahamudra, the great sealing nature, refers to systems of meditation on both the conventional and ultimate natures of the mind. These have been transmitted through the Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelug traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Within the Gelug, Mahamudra teachings occur in a combined Gelug/Kagyu tradition exemplified in the First Panchen Lama’s Root Text for the Precious Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra.

The work presented here contains two brilliant commentaries by the Dalai Lama. The…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781559390729
ISBN-10:1559390727
Author:Dalai Lama, Alexander Berzin
Publisher:Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint:Snow Lion Publications
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:15 February 2013
Weight:539g
Dimensions:226mm x 152mm x 25mm
About The Author

Dalai Lama

Alexander Berzin received a PhD from Harvard University in 1972 from the Departments of Far Eastern Languages and Sanskrit and Indian Studies. A member of the Translation Bureau of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives since 1972, he is the author of numerous books and articles. He frequently travels to the Americas, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, lecturing on Buddhism and Tibetan culture and helping to establish programs of co-operation between the Tibetan community and academic and religious institutions.

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