This book brings together more than 150 authentic Buddhist teaching tales from the Hidden Kingdom of Tibet -- most never before translated into English. These captivating stories, legends and yarns -- passed orally from teacher to student -- capture the vibrant wisdom of an ancient and still-living oral tradition. Magical, whimsical, witty and ribald, this remarkable book unfolds a luminous vision of a universe where basic goodness, harmony, and hope prevails.

Snow Lion's Turquoise Mane, Surya Das, Harper, Paperback, $19.00

Lama Surya Das, author of the bestsellers Awakening the buddha Within and Awakening to the Sacred, is the most highly trained American lama in the Buddhist tradition. He has spent years studying with the great Tibetan teachers, including the Dalai Lama.