Torch of True Meaning: Instructions and the Practice for the Mahamudra Preliminaries

Lodro Thaye, Jamgon Kongtrul; Wangchuk Dorje, Ninth Karmapa; Dorje, Wangchuk; Dorje, Ogyen Trinley

ISBN 10: 1934608521 / ISBN 13: 9781934608524

Published by Ktd Publications, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Torch of True Meaning: Instructions and the Practice for the Mahamudra Preliminaries
• Publisher: Ktd Publications
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934608521
• ISBN 13: 9781934608524
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye’s classic text The Torch of True Meaning gives clear and concise instructions on the preliminary and main practices of mahamudra meditation. But it not only teaches mahamudra, it describes vividly what is necessary for any meditation practice. It is presented here in a new translation that includes the previously unpublished final chapter of Jamgn Kongtrul’s work, a brief yet inspiring description of the actual practice of mahamudra. Paired with Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye’s instructions is The Chariot That Travels the Noble Path, the standard practice text for the mahamudra preliminaries in the Karma Kagyu lineage, in a new version compiled by the Seventeenth Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. Together, these two works are essential for anyone who wants to practice mahamudra.

About the Author

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1899) is the renowned master of the traditions of accomplishment and learning and one of the most influential Tibetan Buddhist masters of the nineteenth century. A holder of diverse lineages of both the Sarma (New) and Nyingma (Ancient) schools of Buddhism, his writings comprise more than a hundred volumes and still form the basis for much of the meditation practice of several lineages. He was also a terton, an artist, and a skilled physician. His writings are distinguished by their clarity, precision, and impartial faith. He was the guru of the Fifteenth Gyalwang Karmapa and many other great teachers of his time. His reincarnations have continued his work down to the present day.