Mipham's Beacon of Certainty: Illuminating the View of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection

by Jamgön Mipham, John Whitney Pettit, John W. Pettit

For centuries, Dzogchen - a special meditative practice to achieve spontaneous enlightenment - has been misinterpreted by both critics and malinformed meditators as being purely mystical and anti-rational. In the grand spirit of Buddhist debate, 19th century Buddhist philosopher Mipham wrote Beacon of Certainty , a compelling defense of Dzogchen philosophy that employs the very logic it was criticized as lacking. Through lucid and accessible textural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861711572
• ISBN13: 9780861711574
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"