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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[[Dakpo Tashi Namgyal]], ''Mahamudra - The Moonlight - The Quintessence of Mind and Meditation'' | |||
*[[Kalu Rinpoche]], ''The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen'', [[Khyentse Özer]], Rigpa, London, 1990. | |||
*[[Tsele Natsok Rangdrol]], ''Lamp of Mahamudra'', Shambhala, 1989 | *[[Tsele Natsok Rangdrol]], ''Lamp of Mahamudra'', Shambhala, 1989 | ||
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Revision as of 07:19, 30 August 2009
Mahamudra (Skt. Mahāmudrā; Tib. Chakgya Chenpo; Wyl. phyag rgya chen po), or ‘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 leading to the nature of mind.
Further Reading
- Dakpo Tashi Namgyal, Mahamudra - The Moonlight - The Quintessence of Mind and Meditation
- Kalu Rinpoche, The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, Khyentse Özer, Rigpa, London, 1990.
- Tsele Natsok Rangdrol, Lamp of Mahamudra, Shambhala, 1989