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The '''Profound Inner Meaning''' ([[Wyl.]] ''zab mo nang don'') is a text in verse composed by the 3rd [[Karmapa|Karmapa Incarnation Line]] [[Rangjung Rigpé Dorje]], who also wrote a commentary (''rnam shes ye shes ‘byed pa’i Ti ka'').  
The '''Profound Inner Meaning''' ([[Wyl.]] ''zab mo nang don'') is a text in verse composed by the Third [[Karmapa Incarnation Line|Karmapa]], [[Rangjung Dorje]], who also wrote a commentary on it called ''Illuminating the Profound Meaning'' (''zab don snang byed'').  


The text is an overview of the principles of [[Highest Yoga Tantra]], with a particular focus on the [[vajra body]]—the way the [[tantra]]s understand the body and the way it functions—which is the basis of [[kyerim]] and [[dzogrim]] practices.  
The text is an overview of the principles of [[Highest Yoga Tantra]], with a particular focus on the [[vajra body]]—the way the [[tantra]]s understand the body and how it functions—which is the basis of [[kyerim]] and [[dzogrim]] practices.  


==Tibetan Text==
==Tibetan Text==
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==English Translation==
==English Translation==
*''The Profound Inner Principles, with Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye’s commentary 'Illuminating the Profound Principles<nowiki>'</nowiki>'', Transl. E. Calahan, Shambhala, 2013.  
*''The Profound Inner Principles, with Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye’s commentary 'Illuminating the Profound Principles<nowiki>'</nowiki>'', transl. E. Callahan, Shambhala, 2013.  


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[[Category: Kagyü]]
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Revision as of 11:55, 31 July 2016

The Profound Inner Meaning (Wyl. zab mo nang don) is a text in verse composed by the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje, who also wrote a commentary on it called Illuminating the Profound Meaning (zab don snang byed).

The text is an overview of the principles of Highest Yoga Tantra, with a particular focus on the vajra body—the way the tantras understand the body and how it functions—which is the basis of kyerim and dzogrim practices.

Tibetan Text

English Translation

  • The Profound Inner Principles, with Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye’s commentary 'Illuminating the Profound Principles', transl. E. Callahan, Shambhala, 2013.