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by Dakpo Tashi Namgyal; Lobsang P. Lhalungpa (Translator); Foreword by Dalai Lama


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Mahamudra meditation is simultaneously the most profound of meditative disciplines and the most accessible for modern practitioners. Traditionally passed orally from teacher to disciple, mahamudra instructions point the meditator to the innate perfection of every experience.

When it first appeared in 1986, Mahamudra: The Moonlight - Quintessence of Mind and Meditation was the first presentation in English of a major Tibetan Buddhist work on meditation. This classic guide was composed in the sixteenth century by an eminent lama of the Kagyu school and is so comprehensive and practical that it is still widely used today as a manual. Divided into two major sections, it presents first the common approach and then the mahamudra approach to tranquility (shamatha) and insight (vipashyana) meditation.

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I prostrate myself before my guru and the indestructible mind.1

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  • Title Mahamudra: The Moonlight -- Quintessence of Mind and Meditation
  • Author Dakpo Tashi Namgyal; Lobsang P. Lhalungpa (Translator); Foreword by Dalai Lama
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd
  • Pages 532
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wisdom Publications, Boston, USA
  • Date June 5, 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780861712991 / 0861712994
  • Weight 1.84 lbs (0.83 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.38 x 6.13 x 1.3 in (23.83 x 15.57 x 3.30 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Spiritual life - Tantric Buddhism, Mahamudra (Tantric rite)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006000535
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.344

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Dakpo Tashi Namgyal (1511-87), a lineage holder of the Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism who also trained in the Sakya school, was renowned as both a scholar and meditator. During his later years he served as chief abbot of Daklha Gampo in southern Tibet. Lobsang P. Lhalungpa was born in Lhasa, Tibet. From 1940 until 1952, he was a monk-official in the service of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and of the Tibetan government. He established the first Tibetan-language program of All India Radio and dedicated his life to the promotion and preservation of Tibet's rich spiritual and cultural tradition. Lhalungpa translated The Life of Milarepa, and was chosen by His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa to translate Mahamudra: The Moonlight. He authored Tibet: The Sacred Realm. He lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for many years before his death in 2008. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and a beacon of inspiration for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. He has persistently reached out across religious and political lines and has engaged in dialogue with scientists in his mission to advance peace and understanding in the world. In doing so, he embodies his motto, "My religion is kindness."
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