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Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:336 | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151 |
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Category/Genre | Buddhism |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781559393041
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Classifications | Dewey:294.3092 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Shambhala Publications Inc
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Imprint |
Snow Lion Publications
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Publication Date |
16 October 2008 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
"Beloved master, visionary, poet, and revealer of profound spiritual treasures, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche was a paramount figure in the history of twentieth-century Tibet. He worked closely with H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama to reinvigorate Tibetan culture and spiritual practice following the loss of their homeland. Nyingma masters and devotees, both ordained and lay, unanimously appointed him Supreme Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, and he served in this capacity until his passing in 1987. He wrote over two dozen volumes of poetry, music, history, philosophy, and most importantly revealed and restored sacred termas of Guru Rinpoche. In addition, he assembled and published texts which might otherwise have been lost and delivered unprecedented numbers of empowerments and teachings to hundreds of thousands of individuals. Khenpo Rinpoche had the great privilege of being a close personal attendant and secretary to His Holiness from 1980 through 1983. On two occasions, when they were alone, His Holiness told Khenpo Tsewang about the life of his father and in great detail about how His Holiness himself had taken rebirth. This book is the product of everything His H
Author Biography
"Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, along with Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche, is a founder and director of Padmasambhava Buddhist Center based at Padma Samye Ling in upstate New York. PBC is a worldwide Buddhist meditation and study network that includes local centers as well as retreat centers and monastic institutions."
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