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A selection of four books the practice of dzogchen. The introduction is followed by an account of the life of longchen rabjam. Longchen rabjam 863 is the most celebrated scholar and adept of the nyingma school of tibetan buddhism. It is an anthology of transla tions of longchen rabjams writings on dzogpa chenpo and on siitras and tantras as the basis of dzogpa chenpo and the. He showed great skill in all aspects of scholarship from an early age and excelled throughout his life in the practice and accomplishment of dharma. Longchen rabjam, the precious treasury of the basic space of phenomena. A classic collection of writings on the meditation practice and theory of dzogchen, the great perfection, by the celebrated fourteenthcentury scholar and adept longchen rabjam. This classic collection of texts on the meditation practice and theory of dzogchen presents the great perfection through.
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