On Buddha Essence: The Third Karmapa's Treatise

Buddha nature or buddha essence is the potential possessed by all sentient beings for achieving enlightenment. All beings are not enlightened because this true essence of the mind is clouded by the disturbing emotions. 

To discover our buddha essence we need to know how to meditate correctly and understand why we meditate. We also need training in practice of developing of insight into our mind. In this book Thrangu Rinpoche explains buddha essence with clarity, warmth, and humor that he is known for.

On Buddha Essence gives a translation of the classic 231 verse spiritual song (doha) by Rangjung Dorje, the Third Karmapa. Thrangu Rinpoche then gives a line-by-line commentary of this famous text. Besides carefully elucidating the meaning and importance of Buddha nature, this text is studied because it presents an important aspect of the Shentong view.

On Buddha Essence is 168 pages long and contains the root text and Thrangu Rinpoche's commentary translated by Peter Alan Roberts.

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