The Influence of Yogacara on Mahamudra 

The Influence of Yogacara on Mahamudra 

An interesting look at how Yogacara philosophy influenced tantra and mahamudra, by Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche. Developed by Asanga and Vasubandhu as a reaction to over-theorization, Yogacara emphasizes that everything comes back to one’s own practice and to one’s own experience.

The Influence of Yogacara on Mahamudra

by Traleg Kyabgon

October 2010
ISBN: 978-1-934608-19-7
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5.5 x 8.5 in., 152 pages
$15.95

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A unique and interesting look at how Yogacara philosophy influenced tantra and mahamudra. Developed by Asanga and Vasubandhu as a reaction to over-theorization, Yogacara emphasizes that everything comes back to one’s own practice and to one’s own experience.

Reviewed in the Winter 2011 issue of Buddhadharma.

  • I like looking at all the Buddhist schools with some kind of openness and learning from them. I do not particularly hold onto any view as such but I think the Mahamudra viewpoint is quite good. Yes, but in order to see that reality, in order to apprehend it, you have to develop a special mental faculty. –Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche

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