Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
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DOLPOPA SHERAB GYALTSEN'S MOUNTAIN DOCTRINE DVD by Ven. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, trans. by David Karma Choephel 20+ hours, 8-DVD set. #DOSHDV - $ 140.00 In the Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma, Buddha taught the Shentong view that emptiness is not merely empty, but rather is endowed with the essence of wisdom. This is Buddhanature. In this teaching, Thrangu Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of cultivating certainty in both the Rantong (self-empty) and Shentong (other-empty) views as a necessary foundation for practicing the deity practices of the creation stage of secret mantra as well as the completion practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen's Mountain Doctrine teaches the view (Buddhanature). This is what is most needed in order to engage in practices to realize the nature of mind. Dolpopa presents the nature of the ground, how to practice the path and what result is attained through practice. Dolpopa teaches the view through inference rather than through direct experience. Rather than presenting practice instructions, Dolpopa tells us how to take inference as the path. In these DVDs Thrangu Rinpoche presents detailed teachings and commentary on Dolpopa's Mountain Doctrine. The text for this recording is available in English as Mountain Doctrine: Tibet's Fundamental Treatise on OtherEmptiness and the Buddha Matrix, translated by Jeffrey Hopkins. More ... | |
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THE FOUR DHARMAS OF GAMPOPA--DVD by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, trans. by Karma Yeshe Gyamtso 3.75-hour, 2-DVD set. #FODHDV - $ 29.95 In this masterful exposition, Thrangu Rinpoche illuminates the meaning of the Four Dharmas--expressing the entirety of the Buddha's teachings. Beginning with the story of Gampopa, the great bodhisattva who integrated the Kadampa lineage of Atisha with the Mahamudra lineage of Milarepa, it continues with the motivation for turning one's mind to Dharma and doing practice, explanations of methods of Vajrayana practice, and Mahamudra. Translated with precision and skill, this is a teaching of depth and clarity that will benefit students at many levels of experience. | |
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INTERMEDIATE STATES OF MIND: Birth, Life, Death & After-Death by Ven. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso 17-hour 5-DVD set. #INSTMI - $ 130.00 An extraordinary set of teachings on preparing for death, including care of the dying, practices during dissolution and death, phowa practice and instructions on the short Shitro practice. Extensive teachings on the bardos of Dharmata and Becoming, bodhicitta, the four immeasurables and karma are also included. Thrangu Rinpoche is a renowned master, chosen by the Dalai Lama as the principal tutor to the 17th Karmapa. 4-camera live-mix video system makes this a pleasure to watch. | |
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MAHAMUDRA: Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance--CD by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche 14 talks, 11-CD set. #MAELCD - $ 91.00 Mahamudra: Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance is a text by the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje, presenting a complete teaching on the practice of Mahamudra. Based on this text, Thrangu Rinpoche provides profound and accessible teachings on Mahamudra practice beginning with the uncommon and common preliminaries as well as the four extraordinary preliminaries specific to Mahamudra practice (causal condition, dominant condition, focal condition and immediate condition). Rinpoche then taught Mahamudra practices of tranquility including the posture of body and mind, tranquility meditation resting on each of the five sense objects, eliminating dullness and agitation, and unsupported meditation. Rinpoche continued by teaching Mahamudra practices of vipashyana (insight), including looking at and recognizing the mind at rest, the mind in motion, appearances and mind, and the difference between or sameness of moving and resting mind. These talks conclude with teachings on eliminating obstacles and on enhancement practices. More ... | |
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SARAHA'S DOHA FOR THE KING by Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Approx. 17-hour DVD-set, 12 talks. #SADODV - $ 120.00 When Saraha encountered a wisdom dakini and began to engage in non-traditional yogic practices, the local King tried to convince Saraha to return to a more traditional monastic approach. In response, Saraha sang this doha; hearing it, the King gained realization. Saraha's doha is organized in terms of the ground, path and fruition of mahamudra, each of which is summarized and then presented more extensively. Thrangu Rinpoche's teaching provides clear, profound and extensive commentary. Terrific multi-camera production. More ... | |
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THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD DVD by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Recognize the Inner Luminosity of Dharmata; Eliminate the Fearful Darkness of Ignorance. DVD set in Tibetan with Chinese and English subtitles. #TIBODV - $ 24.95 This DVD set comes with a booklet on the teachings in English and Chinese translations, with color and sepia photos and a biography of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. Includes teachings on bardos, phowa and other topics. Thrangu Rinpoche is a master practitioner and main tutor of HH 17th Karmapa. He presents the teachings as relevant guide to all of us in these times, and a potent guide through life. More ... | |
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THE UNION OF MAHAMUDRA AND DZOGCHEN - DVD by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso 7-DVD, 16-hr. set. #UNMADV - $ 130.00 The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, The Direct Instructions of the Great Compassionate One, is a text written by Karma Chagmey, a prolific writer recognized by the Fifth Dalai Lama as an emanation of the Buddha Amitabha. This text exists in both a short and a long version. The long version is comprised of eighteen chapters. In these talks, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche teaches extensively on the second half of the long version, which begins with a chapter on cultivating bodhichitta followed by chapters on the generation and completion stages of vajrayana practice. The text concludes with teachings on the profound practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Thrangu Rinpoche's teachings and commentary on Karma Chagmey's text are penetrating, clear and accessible to western students. More ... | |