The Practice of Tranquility and Insight: A Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Meditation

Thrangu, Kenchen/ Roberts, Peter (Translator)/ Rinpoche, Kenchen Thrangu/ Kon-Sprul Blo-Gros-Mtha-Yas

ISBN 10: 1559391065 / ISBN 13: 9781559391061

Published by Snow Lion Pubns, 1998

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2nd edition. 170 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1559391065

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Practice of Tranquility and Insight: A Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Meditation
• Publisher: Snow Lion Pubns
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559391065
• ISBN 13: 9781559391061
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.26 kilograms

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Synopsis

The two types of meditation that form the core of Buddhist spiritual practice are: tranquillity (samatha) meditation aims at stilling the mind, while insight (vipasyana) meditation produces clear vision or insight into the nature of all phenomena. With masterful scholarship, Rinpoche explains this unified system of meditation—what to do, what to avoid, and the stages of deepening meditation—so the practitioner can gauge progress. His teaching is a commentary on the eighth chapter of the Treasury of Knowledge by Jamgon Kongtrul.

About the Author

Khenchen Thrangu was born in Tibet in 1933. He has founded numerous monasteries and nunneries, schools for Tibetan children, and medical clinics. He has taught extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States, and is the abbot of Gampo Abbey. He was appointed by the Dalai Lama to be the personal tutor for the Seventeenth Karmapa.