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Books by and about the Karmapas
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The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje : A Guide for Readers
See More: Lives of the Masters Series | Atisha | Tsongkhapa | Aryadeva | Jamgon Kongtrul | Jigme Lingpa | Patrul Rinpoche | Mipham Rinpoche...
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Reader’s Guide
The importance of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche on the Karma Kagyu tradition quite simply cannot be overstated. Since he was recognized as a Tulku of the previous Thrangu Rinpoche in 1938 by the 16th Ka...
Freedom Fighter | An Excerpt from The Revolutionary Life of Freda Bedi
British Feminist, Indian Nationalist, Buddhist Nun Freda's Mission Her home and working life established, Freda threw herself wholeheartedly into her mission to free India from imperialism and t...
Jamgön Kongtrul Reader’s Guide
Jamgön Kongtrul Lodro Thaye was one of the greatest masters of Tibetan history, who the Tibetologist Gene Smith referred to as Tibet’s Leonardo. It’s difficult to imagine a master who was so lear...
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Snow Lion Articles
The following article is from the Spring, 2003 issue of the Snow Lion Newsletter and is for historical reference only. You can see this in context of the original newsletter here. Ogyen Trinley Dorje Music in the Sky: The Life, Art and Teachings of the 17th Karmapa By Michele Martin The first...
Continue Reading The Eight Kinds of Consciousness by Rangjung Dorje The Third Karmapa For the meditation on the nature of your own mind it is customary to ask your teacher for pointing-out instructions. Some practitioners are lucky enough to realize their true nature of mind straight away, whereas others merely perceive...
Continue Reading The Center of the Sunlit Sky: Madhyamaka in the Kagyu Tradition
Excerpts from the Preface Given the number of studies on Madhyamaka in general and the quantity of translations of Madhyamaka texts into Western languages, one might well wonder what the point of yet another book on this topic, with yet another translation of the ninth chapter of the Bodhicaryavatara,...The Eighth Situpa on the Third Karmapa’s Mahamudra Prayer Eighth Tai Situpa, Situ Panchen Chökyi Jungné (1700-1774) Translated by Lama Sherab Dorje Forward All students of the Kagyu traditions of Tibetan Buddhism are familiar with Karmapa III Rangjung Dorje’s beautiful prayer, known in brief...
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