Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is a renowned Tibetan Buddhist master known for his deep compassion and the clarity of his teachings. He was selected by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to serve as the principal tutor to His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Oryen Trinley Dorje. Thrangu Rinpoche is a full holder and teacher of the Kagyu Vajrayana lineages. He founded the Namo Buddha retreat center in Nepal, has established two shedras (monastic universities) in Nepal and India, and serves as Abbot of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. He also built Tara Abbey, where nuns receive a full dharma education qualifying them to become khenpos or teachers. Thrangu Rinpoche teaches entensively throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. He has centers in Maine and California, and is building the Vajra Vidya Retreat Center in Crestone, Colorado.

	Contents: Distinguishing Dharma and Dharmata
	Chapter One
I.	An Introduction to the Treatise	1
	A. The Meaning of the Title (verse 1)	1
	B. The Homage (1b)	6
	C. Why This Text was Written (2)	6
	Chapter Two
II.	The Brief Presentation of the Text	11
	A. The Definition of Dharma and Dharmata (3,4)	11
	B. The Characteristics of Dharma and Dharmata	12
	1. The Characteristics of Dharma (5)	12
	2. The Characteristics of Dharmata (6)	16
	C. The Rationale Behind These Definitions (7,8)	17
	D. The Relationship between Dharma and Dharmata (9)	18
	Chapter Three
III.	The Detailed Explanation of Dharma (10)	27
	A. An Overview of Dharma (11)	27
	1. The Defining Traits	27
	2. The Rationale	27
	3. Being Neither Same nor Different	27
	4. Elements of the World (12)	28
	A. The Common Aspects (13)	28
	B. The Uncommon Aspects (14)	29
	5. The Source	29
	A. The Alaya Consciousness (15,16)	29
	B. The Other Consciousnesses (17)	29
	6. Clearing Away Doubts (18)	33
	Chapter Four
IV.	Realization of Dharmata	43
	A. The Brief Explanation (19)	43
	Chapter Five
V.	B. The Detailed Explanation	51
	1. The Definitive Traits (20a)	51
	2. The Location (20b)	52
	3. Definitive Verification (21)	52
	4. Awareness (22)	53
	5. Mindfulness (23)	53
	6. Immersion (24)	54
	Chapter Six
	C. The Transformation of Dharma into Dharmata (25)	55
	1. Essence of the Transformation (26)	55
	2. Ingredients of the Transformation (27)	56
	3. An Individual's Transformation (28)	58
	4. Traits of the Transformation (29)	59
	5. Realizing what is Required (30)	59
	Chapter Seven
	6. The Foundation for the Transformation (31)	63
	(a) The Focal Requirement (32)	63
	(b) Abandoning Unfavorable Phenomena (33-34)	64
	(c) Stages of Meditation (35)	66
	(d) Defining Traits of Dharmata (36-38)	67
	(e) Benefits of Non-conceptual Wisdom (39)	69
	(f) Thorough Knowledge (40)	70
	(1) Noncon. Wisdom as an Antidote (41)	70
	(2) Characteristics of Noncon. Wisdom (42)	72
	(3) Full Understanding of Distinctive Marks (43)	74
	(4) A Full Understanding (44)	75
	Chapter Eight
	(g) Meditation in the Transformation (45-48)	79
	Chapter Nine
	(h) The Levels and Five Paths (49-52)	85
	Chapter Ten
	(i) The Disadvantages of No Transformation (53)	91
	(j) The Benefits of the Transformation (54)	93
	Chapter Eleven
V.	The Conclusion	95
	A. The Compatibility of Dharma and Dharmata (55)	95
	B. The Author of the Text (56-57)	96
	Glossary	99
	Glossary of Tibetan Terms	111
	Notes	115
	Mipham's General Introduction to the Text	119
	Index	123