Mipham's Beacon of Certainty
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Mipham's Beacon of Certainty
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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 translation and penetrating analysis, Pettit presents Mipham as one of Tibet's greatest thinkers. (Source: Wisdom Publications)
| Citation | Pettit, John W. Mipham's Beacon of Certainty: Illuminating the View of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection. Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1999. |
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- mi pham rgya mtsho. nges shes rin po che'i sgron me rtsa 'grel. The author mentions four main editions used for the translation, see pages 8-11, none of which seem to be available on BDRC. For a more recent publication see: Khreng tu'u: si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa; si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2006.
