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'''Mahamudra''' (Skt. | '''Mahamudra''' (Skt. Mahāmudrā; Tib. ''chakgya chenpo''; [[Wyl.]] ''phyag rgya chen po'') - the ‘Great Seal’. The [[meditation]] tradition of the [[Kagyü]] school. | ||
==Subdivisions or Levels of Interpretation== | |||
* '''Mahamudra of the sutra system''' refers to the attainment of perfect [[enlightenment]] through the [[five paths]] and [[ten bhumis]]. | |||
* '''Tantric Mahamudra''' is related to the inner yogas and the practice of [[dzogrim]]. | |||
* '''Essence Mahamudra''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ngo bo'i phyag rgya chenpo'') is closer to [[Dzogchen]] and is described in terms of a meditative practice which aims at settling oneself in the [[nature of mind]]. | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 29 June 2008
Mahamudra (Skt. Mahāmudrā; Tib. chakgya chenpo; Wyl. phyag rgya chen po) - the ‘Great Seal’. The meditation tradition of the Kagyü school.
Subdivisions or Levels of Interpretation
- Mahamudra of the sutra system refers to the attainment of perfect enlightenment through the five paths and ten bhumis.
- Tantric Mahamudra is related to the inner yogas and the practice of dzogrim.
- Essence Mahamudra (Wyl. ngo bo'i phyag rgya chenpo) is closer to Dzogchen and is described in terms of a meditative practice which aims at settling oneself in the nature of mind.
Further Reading
- Tsele Natsok Rangdrol, Lamp of Mahamudra, Shambhala, 1989
- Dakpo Tashi Namgyal, Mahamudra - The Moonlight - The Quintessence of Mind and Meditation