kongtrul_creation-and-completion

Creation and Completion

ESSENTIAL POINTS OF

TANTRIC MEDITATION

JAMG6N KONGTRUL

Tran)/ateJ and 1nlroduced b} SARAH HARDI NG

with commentacy ~'V
KHENCHEN THRAN GU RINPOCHE



Creation & Completion



Creation & Completion

Essential Points ofTantric Meditation

JAMGON KoNGTRUL LooRo THAYE
Introduced, translated, and annotated by

SARAH HARDING

Commentary by
KHENCHEN THRANGU RINPOCHE

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Inuoduaion, translation, and notes © Suah Haiding 1996, 2002
Commentary © Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

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Kon-sprul Blo-gros-mtha'-yas, 1813-1899.

gan[Lam iugs kyi zag las dan po pa la phan pa'i bskyed rdzogs kyi

gnad bsdus. English]

Creation & completion : essential points oftantric meditation I

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye; introduced, translated, and annotated by

Suah Haiding; Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.
p. cm.

Cover title: Creation and completion.

ISBN 0-86171-312-5 (alk. paper)

1. Meditation-Rfiin-ma-pa (Sect). 2. Mcditation-Tantric Buddhism.

3. Rfiin-ma-pa (Sect)-Rituals. I. Title: Creation and completion. II. Harding.

Suah, 1951- III. Title.

BQ]662.6.K669612 2002

294-3'4435-de21 2002003925

ISBN 0-86171-312-5

12 II IO 09 08
5432

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