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Vajra Wisdom: Deity Practice in Tibetan Buddhism

Vajra Wisdom: Deity Practice in Tibetan Buddhism

By Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima and Shechen Gyaltsap IV

Translated by Dharmachakra Translation Committee

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Shambhala Publications

Pages: 256
Size: 6 in x 9 in
ISBN: 9781559394406

Book description

Vajra Wisdom presents the commentaries of two great nineteenth-century Nyingma masters that guide practitioners engaged in development stage practice through a series of straightforward instructions. The rarity of this kind of material in English makes it indispensable for practitioners and scholars alike.

The goal of development stage meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition is to directly realize the inseparability of phenomena and emptiness. Preceded by initiation and oral instructions, the practitioner arrives at this view through the profound methods of deity visualization, mantra recitation, and meditative absorption.

Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima

Khartrul Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima, recognized as a reincarnation of Śāntarakṣita, was a nineteenth-century master from Repkong, the homeland of Shabkar and many other masters. His father was Chöying Thobden Dorje, the author of the The Complete Nyingma Tradition, a landmark text widely studied in eastern Tibet.

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Shechen Gyaltsap IV

Shechen Gyaltsap (1871–1926), also known as Gyurmé Pema Namgyal, was a renowned master of the Great Perfection, or Dzogchen, the pinnacle of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He was one of Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche’s closest disciples and the root teacher of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He is thus a wellspring of the wisdom and accomplishments of the present generation of teachers.

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Dharmachakra Translation Committee

Dharmachakra Translation Committee, Translator

The Dharmachakra Translation Committee draws its inspiration from the vision, commitment, and magnificent achievements of past Buddhist translators. Directed by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, the Committee is dedicated to making Buddhist classics available to modern readers in their native languages.

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Praise for the book

Sogyal Rinpoche

author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

“As more and more people embrace the Tibetan Buddhist path with sincerity and dedication, priceless instructions like these by the great masters of the past take on a crucial importance. Only with such clear and practical guidance can we fully appreciate the depth of the extraordinary practices of the Vajrayana, and discover for ourselves their transformative power.”

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