Gendun Chopel: Tibet's First Modern Artist, by Donald S. Lopez Copper In The Practice of Dzogchen

In The Practice of Dzogchen

Translator: Gyurme Dorje & Matthew Kapstein

It guides them in preparing for retreat

quintessentially expressed in the Madhyamakalankara

Chögyam Trungpa

Gendun Chopel: Tibet's First Modern Artist, by Donald S. Lopez Copper In The Practice of DzogchenGendun Chopel (1903 1951) is widely regarded as one of the most important Tibetan figures of the twentieth century, famous for his skills as a poet and infamous for his controversial views. In November 2003 a remarkable event was held at Trace Foundation's Latse Library in New York to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. It brought together from all over the world Tibetans who had known Gendun Chopel, as students, friends, and family