A definitive study of one of the most important practices in Tibetan Buddhism, with translations of a number of its key texts. Mahamudra, well known as a meditation practice in Tibetan Buddhism, had its origins in the Indian Buddhist tantras. Early on, it was a ritual term, but over time, mahamudra came to refer to ultimate reality, to a meditative practice for realizing that reality, and to the final fruition of buddhahood. Mahamudra...