The Eighth Situpa Tenpa'i Nyinchay on The Third Gyalwa Karmapa Rangjung Dorje's "Aspiration Prayer of Mahamudra of Definitive Meaning"
Introduction by Venerable Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche; Translated by Lama Sherab Dorje
The author, the Eighth Situpa Tenpa'i Nyinchay, was the most accomplished of all the Situ emanations. He established the seat of the Situ line at Palpung in 1727, and founded the famous printing house of Derge that produced an edition of the Kangyur and Tangyur, which he also edited. Out of his vast knowledge of practice and ritual has grown the entire Palpung system that has flourished in tandem with the Tsurpu system in the Karma Kagyu school over the past two hundred and fifty years. His collected writings fill many volumes.
The Third Gyalwa Karmapa Rangjung Dorge, was a central figure in both the Kagyu and Nyingtik traditions of Tibet. He was a highly renowned practitioner of mahamudra and secret mantra, famous for taking rebirth from his previous incarnation as Karma Pakshi without even a moment's loss of awareness.
Lama Sherab Dorje is a translator, interpreter and teacher in Canada and the United States. Over the past 15 years he has received numerous teachings and empowerments from foremost masters of the Nyingma and Kagyu schools. He has completed a traditional three-year retreat and year-long solitary retreat. He is currently a J.D. candidate at the Law School of Columbia University.
This book presents all of the stages of instruction on the path of mahamudra. It is a concise and complete teaching with formal instructions on the ground, path, and fruition of mahamudra practice. The eights Situpa was a remarkable scholar and practitioner and his commentary is both vast and profound.
