Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom is a translation of the root verses of the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje, accompanied by a line-by-line commentary by Thrangu Rinpoche, the foremost scholar of this tradition. Rinpoche with his vast experience in meditation explains how the eight consciousnesses function and how they are transformed into the five wisdoms at enlightenment.

Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom: A Treatise of the Third Karmapa, Thrangu Rinpoche, Namo Buddha Publications, 143 pp, $14.95

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, Ogyen 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 extensively 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: Transcending Ego: Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom
Editor's Forword		ix
Translator's Preface		xv
1.	An Introduction to the Text	1
PART I: THE EIGHT CONSCIOUSNESSES
2.	The Mind as the Source of Delusion and Nondelusion	13
3.	All Appearances Are the Mind	19
4.	How the Eight Consciousnesses Cause Delusion	31
PART II: THE FIVE WISDOMS
5.	Transformation of the Consciousnesses into the Wisdoms	49
6.	Summary of the Treatise	73
Notes		81
Glossary		93
Glossary of Tibetan Terms		109
Annotated Bibliography		111
A Brief Biography of Thrangu Rinpoche		115
Index		117