Garland of Mahamudra Practices

by Konchog Gyaltshen, Katherine Manchester Rogers (Editor)

This text is a manual of practical instructions for students who are or would like to practice the path of Mahamudra in meditation. Mahamudra refers to a path to enlightenment taught by the Buddha and transmitted through the spiritual lineage of Tilopa, Naropa, Marpa, and Milarepa. Gampopa, a disciple of Milarepa who lived in the eleventh century, brought together these teachings of the Buddha into one five-fold path consisting of an enlightened motivation, deity yoga, guru yoga, mahamudra, and proper dedication, to which his main disciple, Pakmo Druba, gave the name "The Profound Five-Fold Path of Mahamudra."

Jigten Sumgon, the successor of Pakmo Druba, founded the Drikung Kagyu order and taught Mahamudra extensively.

The fifteenth successor of Jugten Sumgon, Kunga Rinchen, known for the directness and clarity of his teachings, composed the text Clarifying the Jewel Rosary of the Profound Five-Fold Path .

144 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2002

About the author

The Most Venerable Drikung Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche (Wylie: 'bri gung mkhan chen dkon mchog rgyal mtshan) is a "great scholar" (Tib. khenchen from khenpo 'scholar, abbot' + chen 'great') of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, and a founder of the Tibetan Meditation Center in Washington, D.C., which moved to Frederick, Maryland, in November 1991.

Reviews

[EruditeBirdy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very small book on Lam Rim, yet the best of them all.
Great for beginners and advanced students.