Influence of Yogacara on Mahamudra - Paperback

by Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche (Author)

A unique and interesting look at how Yogacara philosophy influenced tantra and Mahamudra. Developed by Asanga and Vasubandhu as a reaction to over-theorization, Yogacara emphasizes that everything comes back to one's own practice, one's own experience.

Author Biography

Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche was born in eastern Tibet in 1955. At the age of two he was recognized by His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa, head of the Kagyu lineage, as the ninth incarnation of the Traleg tulkus. Traleg Rinpoche was enthroned as the Abbot of Thrangu Monastery in Tibet and following the Chinese invasion of his country was taken to safety in India. Rinpoche settled in Australia in 1980. Since 1988, Rinpoche has been traveling and teaching in the United States, Europe, Canada, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia.