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The Resource Zurchungpa's testament : a commentary on Zurchung Sherab Trakpa's Eighty chapters of personal advice, by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, based on Shechen Gyaltsap's annotated edition ; translated by the Padmakara Translation Group

Zurchungpa's testament : a commentary on Zurchung Sherab Trakpa's Eighty chapters of personal advice, by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, based on Shechen Gyaltsap's annotated edition ; translated by the Padmakara Translation Group

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"Zurchungpa's Eighty Chapters of Personal Advice was the final teaching given by the great Nyingma master Zurchung Sherab Trakpa before he passed away. His counsels are the distillation of a lifetime's experience and comprise the practical instructions of a master who had made the teachings of the Great Perfection truly part of himself. The original text consists of almost 580 maxims, organized into eighty chapters covering the entire path of Dzogchen, from fundamental teachings on devotion and renunciation, through to a whole series of pith instructions that bring the Dzogchen view to life. Much of the meaning of these pithy, often cryptic, instructions could be lost on the reader without the help of the notes Shechen Gyaltsap Rinpoche provided in his annotated edition, which he based on the explanations he received from his own teacher, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. This book contains a complete detailed teaching on Zurchungpa's text by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, based on Shechen Gyaltsap's notes. Originally intended as essential instructions for a group of practitioners in three-year retreat, it will undoubtedly serve as an indispensable guide to anyone who seriously wishes to practice the Great Perfection. Zurchung Sherab Trakpa (1014-1074) was a key teacher in the Zur tradition, one of the handful of kama lineages through which the teachings of the Ancient Tradition were transmitted from master to disciple, beginning with Guru Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra, right down to the Nyingma masters of the present day. He was a learned scholar and accomplished meditation master who spent many years in retreat, practicing the teachings of the Great Perfection. Shechen Gyaltsap Rinpoche (1871-1926) was an important disciple of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo the Great and one of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's root teachers. An accomplished meditator, he was also one of the most respected scholars of his day, whose writings fill thirteen volumes."--Publisher's website
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  • eng
  • tib
  • eng
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xxviii, 418 pages
Contents
  • Wisdom
  • V.
  • Conclusion
  • Zurchung Sherab Trakpa's Eighty chapters of personal advice
  • Shechen Gyaltsap Rinpoche's A necklace of jewels
  • Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's commentary on the Eighty chapters of personal advice
  • I.
  • Faith
  • II.
  • Discipline
  • III.
  • Concentration
  • IV.
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9781559394925
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Zurchungpa's testament : a commentary on Zurchung Sherab Trakpa's Eighty chapters of personal advice
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Zurchungpa's testament
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a commentary on Zurchung Sherab Trakpa's Eighty chapters of personal advice
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by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, based on Shechen Gyaltsap's annotated edition ; translated by the Padmakara Translation Group
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Language
  • eng
  • tib
  • eng
Summary
"Zurchungpa's Eighty Chapters of Personal Advice was the final teaching given by the great Nyingma master Zurchung Sherab Trakpa before he passed away. His counsels are the distillation of a lifetime's experience and comprise the practical instructions of a master who had made the teachings of the Great Perfection truly part of himself. The original text consists of almost 580 maxims, organized into eighty chapters covering the entire path of Dzogchen, from fundamental teachings on devotion and renunciation, through to a whole series of pith instructions that bring the Dzogchen view to life. Much of the meaning of these pithy, often cryptic, instructions could be lost on the reader without the help of the notes Shechen Gyaltsap Rinpoche provided in his annotated edition, which he based on the explanations he received from his own teacher, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. This book contains a complete detailed teaching on Zurchungpa's text by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, based on Shechen Gyaltsap's notes. Originally intended as essential instructions for a group of practitioners in three-year retreat, it will undoubtedly serve as an indispensable guide to anyone who seriously wishes to practice the Great Perfection. Zurchung Sherab Trakpa (1014-1074) was a key teacher in the Zur tradition, one of the handful of kama lineages through which the teachings of the Ancient Tradition were transmitted from master to disciple, beginning with Guru Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra, right down to the Nyingma masters of the present day. He was a learned scholar and accomplished meditation master who spent many years in retreat, practicing the teachings of the Great Perfection. Shechen Gyaltsap Rinpoche (1871-1926) was an important disciple of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo the Great and one of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's root teachers. An accomplished meditator, he was also one of the most respected scholars of his day, whose writings fill thirteen volumes."--Publisher's website
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1910-1991,
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Rab-gsal-zla-ba
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no index present
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Translated from an oral presentation in Tibetan
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non fiction
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  • 1871-1926
  • 1014-1072
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  • Zhe-chen Rgyal-tshab Padma-ʼgyur-med-rnam-rgyal
  • Śes-rab-grags-pa
  • Comité de traduction Padmakara,
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  • Śes-rab-grags-pa
  • Rdzogs-chen
  • Spiritual life
  • Rdzogs-chen
  • Spiritual life
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adult
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Zurchungpa's testament : a commentary on Zurchung Sherab Trakpa's Eighty chapters of personal advice, by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, based on Shechen Gyaltsap's annotated edition ; translated by the Padmakara Translation Group
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Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-418)
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volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Wisdom
  • V.
  • Conclusion
  • Zurchung Sherab Trakpa's Eighty chapters of personal advice
  • Shechen Gyaltsap Rinpoche's A necklace of jewels
  • Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's commentary on the Eighty chapters of personal advice
  • I.
  • Faith
  • II.
  • Discipline
  • III.
  • Concentration
  • IV.
Control code
1156405802
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xxviii, 418 pages
Isbn
9781559394925
Lccn
2006029734
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
9781559392648
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(OCoLC)1156405802
Label
Zurchungpa's testament : a commentary on Zurchung Sherab Trakpa's Eighty chapters of personal advice, by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, based on Shechen Gyaltsap's annotated edition ; translated by the Padmakara Translation Group
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-418)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Wisdom
  • V.
  • Conclusion
  • Zurchung Sherab Trakpa's Eighty chapters of personal advice
  • Shechen Gyaltsap Rinpoche's A necklace of jewels
  • Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's commentary on the Eighty chapters of personal advice
  • I.
  • Faith
  • II.
  • Discipline
  • III.
  • Concentration
  • IV.
Control code
1156405802
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xxviii, 418 pages
Isbn
9781559394925
Lccn
2006029734
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
9781559392648
System control number
(OCoLC)1156405802

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