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Essential mind training/translated, edited, and introduced by Thupten Jinpa.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-86171-263-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Blo-sbyoṅ. I. Thupten Jinpa.
BQ7805.E87 2011
294.3’442—dc23
2011022683
ISBN 9780861712632
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