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The Practice of Tranquillity & Insight: A Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Meditation - Softcover

Thrangu, Khenchen

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9780877739432: The Practice of Tranquillity & Insight: A Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Meditation
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0877739439 ISBN 13: 9780877739432
Publisher: Shambhala, 1994

Synopsis

This is a practical guide to the two types of meditation that form the core of Buddhist spiritual practice. Tranquillity (Samatha) meditation aims at stilling the mind, while insight (vipasyana) meditation produces "clear vision" or insight into the nature of all phenomena. These teachings are based on the eight chapter of the "Treasury of Knowledge" by the great nineteenth-century master Jamgon Kongtrul. With Thrangu Rinpoche's commentary, this complex, encyclopedia work is now made accessible to Western students of meditation.

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About the Author

Khenchen Thrangu is one of the foremost teachers of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and is the tutor of the Seventeenth Karmapa. He is the former abbot of Rumtek Monastery in India and currently serves as abbot of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Publisher
Shambhala
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0877739439
ISBN 13 
9780877739432
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
170
Rating
  • 4.52 out of 5 stars
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