Gampopa's Five-Part Mahamudra

Title	Gampopa’s Mahamudra
Sub-title	The Five Part Mahamudra of the Kagyus
Author	Tony Duff
Details	204 pages, line drawings, 6" X 9", US$25, available on paper and as PDF e-book
ISBN	paper book 978-9937-206-07-5, e-book 978-9937-572-24-8
Texts	Tibetan texts in Tibetan script not included

Gampopa taught Mahamudra to his heart disciple Phagmo Drupa in a specific way that made it into a five-part practice. Phagmo Drupa practised it then taught it widely to his disciples. From there, “The Five-Part Mahamudra”, as it is called became an important part of the Kagyu approach to Mahamudra.

This book is a complete reference to the Five-Part Mahamudra teaching. It contains translations of several key texts by important authors of Drigung, Drukpa, and Karma Kagyu lineages. It contains unpublished selections from Gampopa’s Collected Works including his exchanges with Phagmo Drupa that led to the Five-Part system. It contains texts that explain the entire practice from Jigten Sumgon, The translator from Throphu, Situ Chokyi Jungnay, and the Zhamar Konchog Yanlag. It ends with a very extensive oral explanation of the system from the current Benchen Tenga Rinpoche.

This is the first book to present the Five-Part Mahamudra system in its entirety and is unusual for the extensive translations of source texts contained. The introduction by the author provides a very clear overview of the tradition and full information on the texts in the book.

The book contains translations of the following texts:

	A Written Instruction Coming from the Throphu Kagyu on the Five-Part Mahamudra by The Translator from Throphu, Jampay Pal
	“Mind Harvest”, An Instruction on the Five-Part Mahamu­dra by All-knowing Padma Karpo
	A Written Instruction on the Five-Part Mahamudra by All-knowing Situ Chokyi Jungnay
	The Source of the Jewels of Experience and Realization, The Ocean-Like Instructions on the Five Parts. The instructions by Jigten Sumgon arranged and commented on by Zhamar Konchog Yanlag

Download Tibetan texts in TibetD format: • available here.

Introduction

Main Part 1.

1. The Source. Gampopa’s Instruction to Phagmo Drupa That Began the Five-Part Mahamudra
2. The Teaching. Phagmo Drupa’s instructions transmitted by the Throphu Kagyu
3. A Written Instruction Coming from the Throphu Kagyu on the Five-Part Mahamudra by The Translator from Throphu, Jampay Pal
4. Drigung Kagyu and Karma Kagyu
5. The Source of the Jewels of Experience and Realization, The Ocean-Like Instructions on the Five Parts. The instructions by Jigten Sumgon arranged and commented on by Zhamar Konchog Yanlag
6. Drukpa Kagyu “Mind Harvest”, An Instruction on the Five-Part Mahamudra by All-knowing Padma Karpo
7. Karma Kagyu A Written Instruction on the Five-Part Mahamudra by All-knowing Situ Chokyi Jungnay

Main Part 2.

1. Oral Commentary by Benchen Tenga Rinpoche to The Source of the Jewels of Experience and Realization, The Ocean-Like Instructions on the Five Parts
2. The Enlightenment Mind is the Motivation for Studying the Teaching
3. Homage and Preamble
4. Part One: Enlightenment Mind
5. Part Two: Creation Stage
6. Part Three: Guru Yoga
7. Part Four: Mahamudra
8. Part Five: Dedication
9. Additional Instructions

Notes
Glossary of Terms
Supports for Study
Index