Khenchen Thrangu Libri

Khenchen Thrangu offers an in-depth commentary on a seminal treatise on Mahamudra by the Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje. The book covers the complete journey of Mahamudra, addressing preliminaries, core practices, overcoming obstacles, and achieving buddhahood. It provides thorough instructions on tranquility and insight meditation, making it a unique resource for understanding this comprehensive text. This volume stands out as the sole source of Khenchen Thrangu's detailed insights on the subject.

The two types of meditation that form the core of Buddhist spiritual practice are: tranquillity (samatha) meditation aims at stilling the mind, while insight (vipasyana) meditation produces clear vision or insight into the nature of all phenomena. With masterful scholarship, Rinpoche explains this unified system of meditation—what to do, what to avoid, and the stages of deepening meditation—so the practitioner can gauge progress. His teaching is a commentary on the eighth chapter of the Treasury of Knowledge by Jamgon Kongtrul.