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<p>"Analysis of the debate over mahāmudrā between Sa skya pas and Bka' brgyud pas; contains much useful information on and extracts from the writings of Sgam po pa and Zhang tshal pa" (Roger R. Jackson, “Mahāmudrā,” in <em>Encyclopedia of Religion</em>, ed. Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed. (Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005), vol. 8, p. 5601).</p>
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Very detailed analysis of the history and variations within the Theravada and Tibetan traditions of meditation on the Four Immeasurables. Berzin selectively translates and compares many of the major texts describing these attitudes and their practice.
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<p>Publisher's description: The Tibetan practice of "mind training," or lojong, stretches back for hundreds of years and encompasses a variety of techniques for cultivating altruistic thoughts and coping with the inevitable challenges of everyday life. Mind Training: The Great Collection is an English adaptation of the first anthology of these techniques. Presenting 44 of the original texts — including seminal works such as "Leveling out All Preconceptions" and "Eight Verses on Training the Mind" — Mind Training combines eloquent translations and historical commentaries to demonstrate how anyone can learn to exude love, compassion, and perseverance.</p>
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<p>An English translation of an oral commentary by Deshung Rinpoche on Könchok Lhündrup's (Dkon mchog lhun grub) _The Beautiful Ornament of the Three Visions_ (Snang gsum mdzes rgyan), a guide to the practice of the Sakya (sa skya) preliminaries (sngon 'gro). (BJN)</p>
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<p>An English translation of a guide to the practice of the Sakya (sa skya) preliminaries (sngon 'gro). The Tibetan title is _Lam 'bras sngon 'gro'i khrid yig snang gsum mdzes rgyan_. (BJN)</p>
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- Practices Specific to Tibetan Buddhism,
- Tibetan Buddhism,
- Buddhist Contemplation by Tradition,
- Contemplation by Tradition,
- Six Yogas (jordruk) of Kalachakra,
- Six Dharmas of Naropa,
- Practices of Buddhist Contemplation,
- Generation phase (utpattikrama, kyerim),
- Cutting (chö),
- Great Seal (Mahamudra, Chakchen),
- Great Perfection (Dzokchen),
- Perfection phase (nispannakrama, dzokrim),
- Deity yoga (devata-yoga, lhé nenjor),
- Buddhist Contemplation