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    <title>The Fundamental Practices</title>
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    <namePart>Forty-Second Sakya Trizin (Ratna Vajra Rinpoche)</namePart>
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    <publisher>Wisdom Publications</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2025</dateIssued>
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  <abstract>The book explains ngöndro (preliminary practices) in Tibetan Buddhism, including the four common preliminaries and five uncommon practices: refuge, bodhicitta, Vajrasattva, mandala offering, and guru yoga.</abstract>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Forty-Second Sakya Trizin (Ratna Vajra Rinpoche)</note>
  <note>Includes guidance on the preliminary practices (ngöndro) of Tibetan Buddhism</note>
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    <topic>Buddhism &amp; Rituals</topic>
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