The Mahāmudrā eliminating the darkness of ignorance /
the Ninth Kar-ma-pa Wang-chʾug Dor-je ; with commentary given orally by Beru Khyentze Rinpoche. And Fifty stanzas of guru-devotion / by Aśvaghoṣa ; with commentary given orally by Ngawang Dhargyey ; translated from Tibetan, edited, and prepared by Alexander Berzin.
- 4th edition.
- 176 pages ; 22 cm
Translations of: Phyag chen ma rig mun sel; and Gurupañcāśikā. Subtitle: A guide to Ka gyü Mahāmudrā and Guru-yoga. Includes index.
Mahamudra, or the Great Seal, refers to a Mahayana Buddhist system of meditation on the nature of the mind and is undertaken for realizing Enlightenment. This text, by the Ninth Karmapa (1556-1603), is one of the most famous expositions of this meditational system.