{"product_id":"the-guru-yoga-of-je-tsongkhapa-a-commentary-by-h-e-choden-rinpoche-9781614298366","title":"The Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa: A Commentary by H. E. Choden Rinpoche","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore the guru yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa with a legendary meditation master.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hundreds of Deities of Tusita\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring and well-loved guru yoga practice that originated from Je Tsongkhapa himself and was disseminated by the First Dalai Lama. In this book, Choden Rinpoche--a celebrated scholar who was chosen as a debate partner for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as an accomplished yogi who spent nineteen years in solitary retreat--offers two different commentaries to guide the reader's understanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rinpoche's first commentary is based on the tantric oral tradition as presented by the great lama and scholar Pabongkha Dechen Nyingpo in his own inspired commentary on \u003ci\u003eThe Hundreds of Deities of Tusita\u003c\/i\u003e, called \u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Precious Jewels\u003c\/i\u003e, which is presented here in full. Rinpoche adds clarifying instruction to Pabongkha Rinpoche's work, bringing out the deeper meaning of the text and revealing how ordinary practitioners may understand and apply the instructions. The second commentary from Rinpoche is a condensed commentary based on the sutra tradition. Thus, the reader is treated to two different perspectives of the guru yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Previously published as \u003ci\u003eOpening the Door of Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e, this edition has been revised and updated, and is an essential addition to any practitioner's library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis Eminence Chöden Rinpoché was born in eastern Tibet in 1930 and was recognized as a young boy as the reincarnation of the previous Chöden Rinpoché. When he was fifteen, he enrolled at Sera Jé monastic college, where he excelled; he completed all the study necessary for the highest degree of geshé lharampa, was renowned as one of the great Tibetan teacher-yogis of our modern era, and was chosen as a debate partner for the Fourteenth Dalai Lama when His Holiness was taking his geshe exams. After the Chinese takeover of Tibet, Rinpoché entered solitary retreat, in which he stayed for nineteen years. In 1985 the Dalai Lama asked him to leave Tibet to teach in India and Nepal. He taught students in the geshé program at Sera Jé for many years, as well as offering teachings all over the world. He passed away in 2015. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIan James Coghlan (Jampa Yigyen) trained as a monk at Sera Jé Monastic University, completing his studies in 1995, and holds a PhD in Asian studies from La Trobe University. Currently he is a research associate at the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies, Monash University, and a translator for the Institute of Tibetan Classics, the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, Wisdom Publications, the Khenpo Appey Foundation, and the Juniper Foundation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVoula Zarpani holds a double master's degree from the Agricultural University of Athens and graduated from the first Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program in Dharamsala, India, in 1995. She continues to translate for various Tibetan lamas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wisdom Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735677632786,"sku":"9781614298366","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_045a0db6-5031-48be-91ab-64bd6eb9bf4b.jpg?v=1763541062","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-guru-yoga-of-je-tsongkhapa-a-commentary-by-h-e-choden-rinpoche-9781614298366","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}