Pointing Out the Dharmakaya: Teachings on the Ninth Karmapa's Text

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Summary: Commentary on 9th Karmapa's Classic
Review: This is a very fine book on Mahamudra. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (Karma Lodro Ringluk Marwe Sengge) is obviously a modern master; who better to comment upon Wangchuk Dorje's (1555-1603) book? I have read several of Thrangu Rinpoche's works (e.g. "The 9th Karmapa's Ocean of Definitive Meaning" and "Essentials of Mahamudra") and they are all high quality works. If you want to read a book on Mahamudra, it's hard to beat him in quality, readability, sensitivity, etc. If someone asked me to recommend a Mahamudra author, it would be him. Interestingly, he has also authored (published in 2004) a commentary on "The Ocean of Definitive Meaning" entitled: "The Ocean of Ultimate Meaning" (which I own, but have not yet read) though he previously published a commentary on it entitled "The Ninth Karmapa's Ocean of Definitive Meaning." The 9th Karmapa, one of the greatest of Mahamudra masters (maybe the greatest) wrote 3 texts. In addition to the two mentioned already, there is also "Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance" which has been translated by Alex Berzin with commentary by Beru Khyentze Rinpoche and is also presently available.