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    Vajra Wisdom

    Deity Practice in Tibetan Buddhism

    Author Shechen Gyaltsap IV, Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima
    Translated by Dharmachakra Translation Committee
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    Shambhala | Snow Lion
    On sale Apr 08, 2013 | 256 Pages | 9780834829008
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    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.
    Shechen Gyaltsap IV spent most of his life in retreat and was one of the main teachers of the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
    Shechen Gyaltsap IV View titles by Shechen Gyaltsap IV
    Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima View titles by Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima
    "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."—Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

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    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.

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    Shechen Gyaltsap IV spent most of his life in retreat and was one of the main teachers of the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
    Shechen Gyaltsap IV View titles by Shechen Gyaltsap IV
    Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima View titles by Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima

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    "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."—Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

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