Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) was one of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist teachers of the 20th century. While a practitioner in the Nyingma lineage; he held empowerments and teachings from many traditions and was a strong supporter of the Rimey non-sectarian movement. This Rimey Lama Chopa is a liturgical guruyoga text encompassing all stages of the Path to Enlightenment; with special emphasis on the Eight Chariots Rimey lineages. Lama Chopa is one of the central esoteric practices of Vajrayana Buddhism; and as such; this text is a unique and powerful contribution to world spiritual literature. On the centennary of Dilgo Khyentse's birth; a great celebration was held in Nepal; for which a locally-printed English edition of his well-known Rimey Lama Chopa was commissioned. The limited English edition was created by Glenn Mullin; a well-known Canadian Buddhist translator with many books to his credit. We are fortunate to have received permission from Mr. Mullin to create this new edition. In addition; we are fortunate to have the participation of Dilgo Khyentse's chief western disciple; the Venerable Matthieu Ricard; who has written an insightful foreword for the book and provided personal photographs of Rinpoche for this edition. 50% of profits from sales of this book will go to benefit charitable activities of Rinpoche's Karuna-Shechen Foundation in the Himalayas.
#2216979 in Books Narwhal Press 1995-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 1.43 x 6.06 x 9.04l; #File Name: 1886391017527 pages
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