{"product_id":"vajra-wisdom-deity-practice-in-vajrayana-buddhism-discounted","title":"Vajra Wisdom: Deity Practice in Vajrayana Buddhism (discounted)","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"seemore-0\" class=\"slot product-about 9781559394406 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book has been discounted 10% due to very slight damage\/creases to a few pages, and the back cover, near the top corner (closest to the spine). The book is brand new. Damage is related to display setup. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVajra Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003econtains two of the most important explanations of the “development stage” of meditation, relevant for most practitioners in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Now available in paperback for the first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe practices of deity, mantra, and wisdom are also known within the Tibetan system as the “development stage,” because the practitioner is said to attain spiritual insight by developing meditative visualizations that bring the experience of awakening directly into one’s present life, without having to wait for later spiritual fulfillment. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVajra Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e presents the commentaries of two great nineteenth-century Nyingma masters, Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima and Shechen Gyaltsap IV, which guide practitioners engaged in development stage practice through a series of straightforward instructions. The rarity of this kind of material in English makes it indispensable for practitioners and scholars alike. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe goal of the development stage of meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition is to realize the inseparability of phenomena and great emptiness. Using the methods of deity visualization, mantra recitation, and meditative absorption, the practitioner arrives at this nonconceptual view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003ePaperback \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003ePublished by Snow Lion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ws-nw\"\u003eNov 08, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ws-nw\"\u003e256 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ws-nw\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51317420654907,"sku":"1717","price":22.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/4402\/2331\/files\/9781559394406__45426.1682027918.1280.1280.jpg?v=1691703617","url":"https:\/\/www.dharmatreasures.com\/products\/vajra-wisdom-deity-practice-in-vajrayana-buddhism-discounted","provider":"Dharma Treasures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}