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  • Published: 15 April 2016
  • ISBN: 9781559394529
  • Imprint: Snow Lion
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $39.99

Luminous Clarity

A Commentary on Karma Chagme's Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen



An accessible commentary by a popular and respected Tibetan Buddhist master opens the door for Westerners to Karma Chagme's classic text that integrates two of the great meditation systems of Tibet: Mahamudra and Dzogchen.

An accessible commentary by a popular and respected Tibetan Buddhist master opens the door for Westerners to Karma Chagme's classic text that integrates two of the great meditation systems of Tibet: Mahamudra and Dzogchen.     

This book grows out of an oral teaching that Khenchen Thrangu gave in Crestone, Colorado, on Karma Chagme's text Meaningful to Behold: The Essential Instructions of the Compassionate One on the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Thrangu Rinpoche explains in lucid detail the advanced meditation practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen and also their similarities and differences, including advice on how to safely perform some of the more advanced Dzogchen practices. Many chapters include his answers to questions from the audience, which give the book an intimate feeling.

  • Published: 15 April 2016
  • ISBN: 9781559394529
  • Imprint: Snow Lion
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $39.99

About the authors

Khenchen Thrangu

Khenchen Thrangu, born in Tibet in 1933, is one of the foremost teachers of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He travels extensively to teach in North America, Europe, and Asia. He is the former abbot of Rumtek Monastery in India, and currently serves as abbot ofGampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has also established a monastic college in India, two abbeys in Nepal, and a boarding school for Himalayan children in Nepal.