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Alexandra David-Neel, Portrait of an Adventurer
By: Ruth Middleton
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This unique biography explores the inner journey of a woman whose outer life was a thrilling story of passion and adventure. Alexandra David-Neel (1868ű1969), born in Paris to a socially prominent family, once boasted, "I learned to run before I could walk!" In the course of a lifetime of more than one hundred years, she was an acclaimed operatic soprano, a political anarchist, a religious reformer, an intrepid explorer who traveled in Tibet for fourteen years, a scholar of Buddhism, and the author of more than forty books. But perhaps the most intriguing of all her adventures was the spiritual search that led her from a youthful interest in socialism and Freemasonry to the teachings of the great sages of India and culminated in her initiation into the secret tantric practices of Tibetan Buddhism. This book reveals the penetrating insight and courage of a woman who surmounted physical, intellectual, and social barriers to pursue her spiritual quest.
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All-Pervading Melodies Sound of Thunder: The Outer Liberation Story of Terton Migyur Dorje
By: Karma Chagme
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This namthar is not only the tale of one extraordinary terton, revealing as it does - through anecdotes, letters, poetry, visions and dreams - the deep personal relationship that existed between two great masters: Terton Migyur Dorje and Karma Chagme Rinpoche. It also contains considerable information on the nature of liberation stories themselves, how authentic tertons and tulkus can be identified, the importance and significance of treasure teachings and sacred places, the nature of the guru-disciple relationship and other crucial topics. The text is further graced with a wealth of stories of many other tertons, prophecies by Guru Rinpoche and other masters, as well as insights into the daily life and times of some the great practitioners of 17th century Kham.
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Among Tibetan Texts
By: Smith, Gene
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History and Literature of the Himalayan Plateau
E. Gene Smith ran the Library of Congress' Tibetan Text Publication Project of the United States Public Law 480 (PL480)- an effort to salvage and reprint the Tibetan literature that had been saved by the exile community or by members of the Tibetan speaking communities of Sikkim, Bhutan , India, and Nepal. Smith wrote prefaces to these reprinted books to help clarify and contextualize the particular Tibetan texts: the prefaces served as rough orientations to a poorly understood body of foreign literature.
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Amrita of Eloquence: A Biography of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
By: Lama Karma Drodul, translated by Yeshe Gyamtso
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Amrita of Eloquence is a luminous portrait of the life of Khenpo
Karthar Rinpoche, one of the Kagyu lineage's most beloved and revered
teachers. Beautifully written by Lama Karma Drodul (Rinpoche's nephew
and disciple) and elegantly translated by Yeshe Gyamtso, Amrita of
Eloquence describes Khenpo Rinpoche and his life with humor, lyrical
beauty, and boundless affection. The book composed in the traditional
style of Tibetan spiritual biographies, but is nonetheless completely
accessible to modern readers. The importance of such biographies cannot
be overestimated: studying the life of one's guru brings devotion, and
devotion brings awakening.
Born in eastern Tibet in 1924, Khenpo
Karthar Rinpoche is one of the great masters of the Karma Kagyu
tradition. Rinpoche, who received most of his training and education in
Tibet before the Chinese invasion, is highly accomplished in
meditation, philosophy, and monastic arts.
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Apparitions of the Self; The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary
By: Gyatso Janet
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The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary- Apparitions of the Self , is a groudbreaking investigation into what is known in Tibetan as " secret biography." an exceptional, rarely studied literary genre that presents a personal exploration of intimate religious experiences. In this volume Janet Gyatso focuses on the outstanding pair of secret biographies by the famed Tibetan visionary, Jigme Lingpa(1730-1798). whose poetic and self-conscious writings are as much about the nature of his own identity,memory and the undecidabilities of autobiographical truth as they are narrations of the actual content of his experiences.
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Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk
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“My story is not a glamorous one of high lamas and exotic ritual, but of how a simple monk succeeded in surviving the destructive forces of a totalitarian ideology.”
These are the words of Palden Gyatso, and his story in an unforgettable journey into the heart of Tibet and an enduring testimony to the strength of the human spirit and its quest for freedom.
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Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul: A Gem of Many Colors
By: Jamgon Kongtrul
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This much-awaited first English translation of Jamgon Kongtrul's autobiography is refreshingly real. In addition to its inspirational value, kongtrul's story is a rich source of information on the religion, culture, and political climate of Tibet during his times.
Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye (1813-1900) was one of the most influential figures and prolific writers in the Tibetan Buddhist world. He was a founder and the single most important proponent of the nonsectarian movement that flourished in eastern Tibet and remains popular today.
Also included with the autobiography are two additional texts: one, authored by Kongtrul himself, discusses the past masters of whom he was considered to be an emanation; the second was written by one of Kongtrul's close personal students and recounts Kongtrul's final days, his funeral, and the commemorative rites following his death. Taken together, these three texts place Kongtrul firmly within a historical context as one of the most important figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Before He Was Buddha: The Life of Siddhartha
By: Hammalawa Saddhatissa
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This personal portrayal of Buddha presents him first as a boy named Siddhartha, then as a man who leaves home in search of truth, and finally as an elderly teacher. Unlike reverential biographies that treat him as a distant, divine figure, Before He Was Buddha presents a person in search of the secrets of life.
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Biographical Scripture of King Asoka
By: Rongxi, Li, Tr.
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In spite of the legendary style of the presentation, this biographical work, of which the original Sanskrit text is little known, gives accounts of the major events in the life of King Asoka that are historically verifiable through comparative studies of reliable written records and arch'ological findings. Although the exact date of the original text is unascertainable, it may be said that it was composed no earlier than 184 B.C.
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Biographies of Rechung-pa : The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography
Peter Roberts
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Rechung-pa (1084-1161) is a Tibetan folk-hero whose biography is one of the most well-known literary works in Tibet. This book traces the life story of the student of the famous teacher Milarepa using rare and little-known manuscripts. The author compares significant episodes in the life of Rechung-pa as portrayed in a succession of texts and thus demonstrates the evolution of Rechung-pa's biography. This is the first survey of the surviving literature which includes a detailed analysis of their dates, authorship and interrelationships. It shows how Rechung-pa was increasingly portrayed as a rebellious, volatile and difficult pupil, as a lineage from a fellow-pupil prospered to become dominant in Tibet.
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Biography of Eighty Four Saints, Sanskrit and Tibetan Text
By: Abhayadatta Sri
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Biography of Eighty Four Saints(Mahasiddhas), Grub Thob brGyad Cu rTsa bZhi'i Lo rGyud,
གྲུབ་ཐོབ་བརྒྱད་ཅུ་རྩ་བཞིའི་ལོ་རྒྱུད།
Acarya Abhayadatta Sri, Hardcover, CIHTS, $35.00
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Biography of Indian Buddhist Acharyas (In Tibetan, Hindi , and English) tr. & ed. by Sanjib Kumar Das
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Biography of Indian Buddhist Acharyas (In Tibetan, Hindi , and English) tr. & ed. by Sanjib Kumar Das, Paperback, 496 pp. $15.00
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Biography of the Great Yogi Milarepa (Tibetan Only)
By: Tsang Nyon Heruka
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Tibetan Only
rNal 'Byor Gyi dWang Chug Dam Pa rJe bTsun Mi La Ras Pa'i rNam Thar Pa,
རྣལ་འབྱོར་གྱི་དབང་ཆུག་དམ་པ་རྗེ་བཙུན་མི་ལ་རས་པའི་རྣམ་ཐར་པ།
Biography of the Great Yogi Milarepa, The Guide to Deliverance and Omniscience, Tsang Nyon Heruka, Edited by Ramesh Chandra Negi, Hardcover, CIHTS, 479 pp. $30.00
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Blazing Splendor
By: Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
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With unsurpassed honesty and humility Tulku Urgyen offers an intimate glimpse into the remarkable reality of a tulku (a reincarnated master) as well as an in-depth portrait of the lost culture of old Tibet. Intimate in tone, Tulku Urgyen originally shared these tales with his closest Western students, over more than a decade. Here they have been organized into a sweeping account that describes a world where miracles, mystery, and deep insight are the order of the day. From a fresh, eye-opening perspective he describes the lives of some of the most realized and genuine spiritual practitioners of 20th century Tibet.
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Book of Tibetan Elders
By: Johnson, Sandy
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The Life Stories and Wisdom of the Great Spiritual Masters of Tibet
Sandy Johnson traveled the world to gather the life stories and teachings of Tibetan doctors, the state oracle, the great women masters -- the entire range of the culture. here her journey unfolds in vivid details, as she shares the powerful stories and remarkable secrets of teachers and doctors, told in their own voices. The Book of Tibetan Elders is an unprecedented chronicle of some of the world's most precious wisdom, and a rare documentation of a group of spiritual teachers on the brink of extinction.
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Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse
By: Dilgo Khyentse / Ani Jinba
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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991) was one of the most respected and influential Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age. There was something remarkable about his presence that impressed everyone who met him—a quality of mind that comes across even in photographs. Here is his memoir of a remarkable life of study, teaching, and solitary retreat, told with a wealth of anecdotes and stories. It will be an inspiration to the readers of his numerous books—as well as to all Buddhist practitioners, who will welcome this rare opportunity to hear the experiences of a highly realized being in his own words. The book also provides an authentic view of Tibetan culture and of the hardships endured by the Tibetans after the Chinese takeover.The second half of the book is a treasury of recollections about Khyentse Rinpoche by his wife; his grandson and heir, Sechen Rabjam Rinpoche; and other lamas and friends who knew him well.
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Buddha
By: Karen Armstrong
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Many know the Buddha only from seeing countless serene, iconic images. But what of the man himself and the world he lived in? What did he actually do in his roughly eighty years on earth that spawned one of the greatest religions in world history? Armstrong tackles these questions and more by examining the life and times of the Buddha in this engrossing philosophical biography.
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Buddha from Dolpo
By: Cyrus Stearns
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"A pioneering work on the life and ideas of one of the most important and controversial, yet little understood, figures in Tibetan Buddhist intellectual history."-Roger Jackson, Carleton College
The Buddha from Dolpo examines the life and thought of the Tibetan Buddhist master, Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (1292-1361). Known as "The Buddha from Dolpo," he was one of the most important and original thinkers in Tibetan history, and perhaps the greatest expert on the tantric teachings of the Kalacakra or "Wheel of Time.
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Buddha's Lions, The Lives of The Eighty - Four Siddhas
By: Abhayadatta
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From farmers and wood-gatherers to royal ministers, scholars, and kings, the great siddhas, bearers of enlightened knowledge, came from widely divergent backgrounds. Yet each found within their way of life the keys to realization. Abhayadatta's account of eighty-four great siddhas offers insight into the Vajrayana, the path that transforms ordinary experiences into oportunities for awakening.
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Buddha: Story of an Awakened Life
By: David Kherdian
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Buddha: Story of an Awakened Life
By: David Kherdianle Way,” philosophy. It sparked controversy immediately upon its publication and continues to do so today.
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Buddhist Masters of Enchantment: The lives and Legends of the Mahasiddhas
By: Keith Dowman & Robert Beer
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There is no better illustration of the nature of Tantric Buddhism than the lives of the masters who founded it. These beautifully iilustrated stories of the extraordinary men and women who attained enlightenment and magical powers by disregarding convention and penetrating to the core of life show us a way through human into spontaneous and free state of oneness with the divine. Tradition holds that hte lives of the Mahasiddhas are paradigms for different processes of psychic awakening.
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Chariot of the Fortunate: The Life of the First Yongey Mingyur
By: Je Tukyi Dorje, Surmang Tendzin Rinpoche & Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye
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This fantastic, outrageous, and beautiful biography of the First Yongey Mingyur Dorje, written down by Je Tukyi Dorje & Surmang Tendzin Rinpoche, describes the visionary inner life of this great treasure revealer showing us wisdom, kindness, and ability.
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Chogyam Trungpa; His Life and Vision
By: Fabrice Midal
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This biography presents a wealth of anecdotes from Trungpa's life, excerpts from unpublished talks, reminiscences by those closest to him, and facts from the archive that preserves his legacy—all making the book a treasure chest of insights and teachings not found in any other book published so far.
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Dalai Lama, My Son
By: Diki Tsering
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A mother’s story
This is the story of a remarkable woman as she recounts in her own words what it was like to realize her son was being received as a living Buddha, to watch him grow physically and spiritually and finally to see him become one of the most recognized people in the world.
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Dalai Lama; A Biography
By: Claude Levenson
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Based partly on personal interviews, this is the story of the Dalai Lama's prodigious life--of how a lively child from a modest peasant family came to be recognized as the fourteenth reincarnation of the Buddha of Infinite Compassion. The book also portrays a vivid and important civilization based on an exuberant and sophisticated Buddhist tradition.
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Dalai Lamas: A Visual History
By: Martin Brauen
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To coincide with the celebrations surrounding the 70th birthday of the Dalai Lama and the exhibition to be held at the Ethnographic Museum of Zurich University (Volkerkundemuseum der Universitat Zurich) in July, Serindia will be publishing a history of all the Dalai Lamas, each portrayed in text and illustrations. Essays contributed by sixteen authors illuminate the institutions of reincarnation and enthronement of the Dalai Lamas, interregna, Panchen Lamas, Western views of the Dalai Lamas, and relations between the Dalai Lamas and the Chinese.
The lives and work of the Dalai Lamas are illustrated with numerous and largely unpublished sources, including thangkas, statues of individual Dalai Lamas, paintings of the Potala, gifts of various Dalai Lamas to high dignitaries, such as Chinese emperors and Russian tsars, and photographs of the 13th and 14th Dalai Lamas from Tibetan, British, and Indian archives.
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dGe-’dun-chos-’phel, Biography of the 20th Century Tibetan Scholar
By: She-rab-rgya-mtsho / Mengel
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The savant dGe-'dun-chos-'phel (1902-1951) was the first "modern" scholar of Tibet. He was the first who not only completed a traditional Tibetan education, but who also was courageous enough to leave the monastic society, travel abroad, learn several new languages and deepen his knowledge by collorating with scholars of different nationalities. dGe-'dun-chos-'phel was renowned in Tibet as a brilliant scholar, a talented artist, a highly gifted poet, an excellent translator, and a skillful dialectician.
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Divine Madman
By: Dowman Keith, tr.
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This is the "secret biography" of one of Tibet's foremost saints, the Buddha Drukpa Kunley. Appearing in the spiritual lineage established by Tilopa, Naropa, Marpa, and Milarepa, Drukpa Kunley was recognized as an incarnation of the great Mahasiddha, Saraha. He is greatly loved by the people of Tibet as a "Crazy Wise" teacher and enlightened Master whose outrageous behavior and ribald humor were intended to awaken common people and yogis alike from the sleep of religious dogmatism and egoic self-possession.
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Dragon Yogis: A Collection of Selected Biographies and Teachings of the Drukpa Lineage Master
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The Drukpa or Dragon Lineage has a very long list of enlightened yogis and adepts credited to its name. Many of these enlightened masters left legacies and legendary tales that are still well-known in the far-flung Himalayas where people are naturally closer to their innate nature, yet they remain unknown to most parts of the contemporary world. Although fractions of their life experiences, spiritual songs of enlightenment and teachings from their hearts are quoted in many sacred texts of different schools of Tibetan Buddhism and translated into different languages, very few have made reference to the root of the lineage. The Dragon Yogis is probably one of the first compilations of the abridged history of the Drukpa Lineage, with selected biographies and teachings of the past and present masters of this Yogi Lineage of practice and realization.
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Empowered Masters: Tibetan Wall Paintings of Mahasiddhas at Gyantse
By: Ulrich von Schroeder
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Some of the most important Tibetan Buddhist monuments to have survived the ravages of history are the temples and chapels at Gyantse in Southern Tibet. In a chapel on the upper floor of the Palkhor Tsuglagkhang there exist superb wall paintings of the legendary eighty-four mahasiddhas – tantric adepts who, through effort and practice, have attained perfection and are endowed with extraordinary powers.
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Enlightened Beings: Life Stories from the Ganden Oral Tradition
By: Willis, Janice
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-HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER in any Western language are the sacred biographies of six great tantric meditators from the Gelukpa school of Tibetan Buddhism. These life stories-or namtar-are actually tales of liberation. Part of a distinct tradition in Tibetan Buddhism, they are meant not only to inspire but also to instruct others on the path to enlightenment.
In Professor Willis's introduction and detailed annotations, you'll gain a wealth of information about how to read and interpret namtar texts, as well as some valuable insights into the religious and political worlds in which these early Tibetan masters studied, practiced, and became enlightened beings in their lifetimes.
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Exposition of the nine vehicles: according to the Nyingma and Bon Traditions (Tibetan Only)
By: Samten Chhosphel
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Exposition of the nine vehicles: according to the Nyingma and Bon Traditions, Samten Chhosphel, Hardcover, CIHTS, 648 pp. $30.00
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Falling off the Roof of the World, The Autobiography of the Venerable Lama Dudjom Dorjee
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This book tellls the inspiring life story of the Venerable Lama Dudjom Dorjee. It starts with tales from his playful nomadic childhood in Tibet and continues with his harrowing escape from the Chinese Communist invasion to Nepal and his life within the refugee communities of India. It explores how he came to study the Buddha-dharma, his interactions with enlightened masters, and why he came to the Unites States as a representative of one of Tibet’s oldest and most sacred lineages.
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Former Lives of the Karmapas
By: Holmes, Ken ed.
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Dzalendara and Sakarchupa
First and foremost of the Tibetan “tulkus” (reincarnate lamas), the seventeen incarnations of the Gyalwa Karmapa have long been famous as the guiding light of the Karma Kagyu tradition and erstwhile gurus of the emperors of China.
The 15th Karmapa once told Khyentse Rinpoche about ten former lives, mainly in other time-space dimensions, in a series of stories now known as ‘Sakarchupa’.
Later, as a refugee in India, HH the 16th Karmapa one day stopped the jeep in which he was travelling and told the tale of one of his former incarnations in that very place, as a famous king called Dzalendara.
These eleven tales describe vividly the power and purity of the karmapa emanations and show us their determination to work skilfully for the welfare of all beings-human, animal and yet others-sometimes at the cost of their own lives
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Four Lamas of Dolpo, Autobiographies of Four Tibetan Lamas (16-18th century)
By: Snellgrove, D.L.
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FOUR LAMAS OF DOLPO
Autobiographies of Four Tibetan Lamas (16-18th century)
INTRODUCTION & TRANSLATIONS
-This volume presents in English translation the autobiographies of four Tibetan Lamas in the land of Dolpo, which was part of Western Tibet until the end of the 18th century. Three of them were born in the 16th century, and one in the 17th. In every case the substance of these biographies was dictated by the lamas themselves, in response to the entreaties of their disciples.
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Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation
By: Glenn Mullin
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This book vividly brings to life the myth and succession of all 14 Dalai Lamas in one volume for the first time. The book contains a chapter on each Dalai Lama (except Dalai Lamas 9-12, who are covered in one chapter). Each chapter opening features an illustration of the Dalai Lama who is the subject of that chapter. Mullin has also included characteristic excerpts from the Dalai Lamas' teachings, poetry, and other writings that illuminate the principles of Tibetan Buddhism expressed in their lives.
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Freedom in Exile
By: Dalai Lama
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A simple and powerful autobiography. The Dalai Lama's story of exile must serves of course, as a vital historical witness, not only to inhumanity but to compassion as well, not only to betrayal and-treachery but to generosity and faithfulness. '
Angeles Times Book Review
" Compelling...fascinating...eye-opening." -Washington Post Book World
"The prose is clear and engaging, full of subtle implication and humor. His observations of Western culture are poignant. -San Francisco Chronicle
Forthright...often amusing...he has retained much of the freshness of the child s view of what was happening to him, and his account is moving -New York Times Book Review
"An earnest, inspiring, and wholly captivating classic tale of spiritual adventure. With candor, great charm, and good humor, the winner of last year 's Nobel Peace Prize tells his life story." -Kirkus Reviews
His autobiography was waited for, and is worth waiting for." -Chicago Sun-Times
"Throughout his story, told with great humility, the Dalai Lama reveals his obligation both to address the time-honored spiritual needs of his people and to help them deal with the practical considerations of their disrupted lives. Anyone wanting to understand Tibet today will do well to read this priest-king's tale of coping with the ancient and modern worlds that have shaped him." -Chicago Tribune
Freedom in Exile, Dalai Lama, Harper San Francisco, 288 pages, $15.00
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Garland of Immortal Wish-Fulfilling Trees The Palyul Tradition of Nyingmapa
By: Tsering Lama Jampal Zangpo
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In the snowy land of Tibet, six great mother monasteries uphold the doctrine of the Great Secret Nyingnapa. In the east, the principal monastery of these six is the glorious and powerful Palyul. This book presents a comprehensive explanation of the extraordinary Palyul tradition and the lives of the lineage holders.
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Gotama Buddha: A Biography Based on the Most Reliable Texts, Volume One
By: Nakamura, Hajime
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A detailed historical account of the life of the Buddha. Drawing upon years of experience and research on the oldest, most reliable texts, Nakamura creates a vivid, chronological account of the life of Sakyamuni. Beginning with the social context in India at the time of the Buddha's birth and taking the reader through all the stages of his life, Nakamura carefully considers myth and history, engaging in a thorough analysis of the relevant textual evidence.
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Gotama Buddha: A Biography Based on the Most Reliable Texts, Volume Two
By: Nakamura, Hajime
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A detailed historical account of the life of the Buddha. Drawing upon years of experience and research on the oldest, most reliable texts, Nakamura creates a vivid, chronological account of the life of Sakyamuni. Beginning with the social context in India at the time of the Buddha's birth and taking the reader through all the stages of his life, Nakamura carefully considers myth and history, engaging in a thorough analysis of the relevant textual evidence.
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Great Image; The Life Story of Vairochana the Translator
By: Ani Jinba Palmo, tr.
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This book is the autobiography of the great scholar and translator Vairochana, as told to a group of his students near the end of his life in the eighth century. Responsible for bringing seminal Buddhist teachings to Tibet from India, his deep understanding of the Dharma was what enabled him to translate the essence of enlightened mind, conveyed in the Sanskrit texts, with great accuracy.
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Great Kagyu Masters
By: Gyaltsen, Konchog
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For inspiration, Buddhists turn to the life stories of how the great masters of their lineage struggled with their circumstances and achieved enlightenment. This important and very readable volume tells the extraordinary tales of the greatest teachers of the Kagyu, the lineage with the widest following in the U.S. These wonderful stories of miracles, great feats, and transcendence make for a fascinating, meaningful read.
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Guru Rinpoche. His Life and Times
By: Ngawang Zangpo
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To Tibetan Buddhists, Guru Rinpoche is a Buddha. This book recounts Guru Rinpoche's historic visit to Tibet and explains his continuing significance to Buddhists. In doing so, it illustrates how a country whose powerful armies overran the capital of China and installed a puppet emperor came to abandon aggressive military campaigns: this transformation was due to Guru Rinpoche, who tamed and converted Tibet to Buddhism and thereby changed the course of Asian history.
Four very different accounts of his story are presented: two Buddhist (one by Jamgon Kongtrul and one by Dorje Tso); one according to the pre-Buddhist Tibetan religion, Bon; and one based on Indian sources and early Tibetan historical documents. Also included are a set of supplications to Guru Rinpoche, as well as Jamgon Kongtrul's visualizations written to accompany these supplications. The result is the most extensive set of materials on Guru Rinpoche ever to appear in a Western language.
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Heavenly Exploits: Buddhist Biographies from the Dívyavadána
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The Dívyavadána, or “Heavenly Exploits,” is a collection of thirty-eight Buddhist biographical stories. The genre of narratives of an individual’s religiously significant deeds is as old as Buddhism, and its manifestations are as widely spread across Buddhist Asia, in classical and vernacular languages, down to the present day.
Volume One contains the stories of Shrona Koti·karna, Purna, Prince Súdhana and Makándika.
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Himalayan Hermitess, The Life of a Tibetan Buddhist Nun
By: Kurtis R. Schaeffer
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Himalayan Hermitess is a vivid account of the life and times of a Buddhist nun living on the borderlands of Tibetan culture. Orgyan Chokyi (1675-1729) spent her life in Dolpo, the highest inhabited region of the Nepal Himalayas. Illiterate and expressly forbidden by her master to write her own life story, Orgyan Chokyi received divine inspiration, defied tradition, and composed one of the most engaging autobiographies of the Tibetan literary tradition.
The Life of Orgyan Chokyi is the oldest known autobiography authored by a Tibetan woman, and thus holds a critical place in both Tibetan and Buddhist literature. In it she tells of the sufferings of her youth, the struggle to escape menial labor and become a hermitess, her dreams and visionary experiences, her relationships with other nuns, the painstaking work of contemplative practice, and her hard-won social autonomy and high-mountain solitude. In process it develops a compelling vision of the relation between gender, the body, and suffering from a female Buddhist practitioner's perspective.
Part One of Himalayan Hermitess presents a religious history of Orgyan Chokyi's Himalayan world, the Life of Orgyan Chokyi as a work of literature, its portrayal of sorrow and joy, its perspectives on suffering and gender, as well as the diverse religious practices found throughout the work. Part Two offers a full translation of the Life of Orgyan Chokyi. Based almost entirely upon Tibetan documents never before translated, Himalayan Hermitess is an accessible introduction to Buddhism in the premodern Himalayas.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama : The Oral Biography
By: Deborah Hart Strober & Gerald S Strober
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Drawing on more than 50 interviews with the Dalai Lama’ s family, associates, and followers as well as with politicians, religious leaders, and critics, this revealing oral history explores the Dalai Lama’ s public career as well as his personal life– from his childhood in Tibet and his exile in 1959 to his role as a worldwide spiritual leader and human rights activist– and reveals the secrets behind his enduring popular appeal.
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His Holiness the XVllth Gyalwang Karmapa
By: Karma Lekshey Ling, pub.
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The Karma Lekshey Ling School has published this charming picture book about the early years of His Holiness the XVII Gyalwang Karmapa's life, from the details of his search and discovery through 1992. Large and colorful photos with commentary are supplemented with a concise biography of the Karmapa's early years. This book provides an pleasurable introduction to the Karmapa's life, valuable for reference on an ongoing basis.
His Holiness the XVIIth Gyalwang Karmapa, Karma Lekshey Ling, Paperback, 9x14 inch, 18 pages, $8.00
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History of the Sixteen Karmapas of Tibet
By: Karma Thinley
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The Karmapa is the spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Karma Thinley presents the biographies of all the Karmapas, based on his translations from numerous Tibetan sources. These biographies are not only histories of the training and teaching of these great teachers; they are also inspirational texts used to cultivate devotion in the practitioner.
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Holy Madness: Portraits of Tantric Siddhas
By: Rob Linrothe, editor
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Holy Madness: Portraits of Tantric Siddhas is a groundbreaking examination of the art and legends of some of the most colorful characters in South Asian and Himalayan civilization. With contributions by ten of the most prominent scholars in the field, this catalog provides both a survey of the topic of mahasiddhas (Sanskrit, “maha” meaning “great” and “siddha” meaning “accomplished one”) in art as well as essays on particular aspects of the theme, including literary, religious, sociological, and anthropological dimensions.
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Homage to Kalu Rinpoche
By: Jorgensen et al.
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Khyab Je Kalu Rinpoche was one of the greatest Buddhist saints of this age, known and highly respected by the heads of all major and minor tantric schools in Tibet. His Holiness Karmapa once said that Kalu Rinpoche was an incarnation of Milarepa, a 12th century yogin who is perhaps the most famous and most admired of all Tibetan saints. Everyone who met Kalu Rinpoche, Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, were profoundly impressed.
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Incarnation from White Glacier Mountain: The Biography of Gangkar Rinpoche
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The biography of Gangkar Rinpoche is the story of a Tibetan lama from Minyak whose openness in teaching was influential in bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West. His students introduced the songs of Milarepa to western audiences, established Tibetology in China, and continue his legacy of teaching and disseminating Tibetan culture. Gangkar Rinpoche re-established centers of learning in Minyak in the 1930s, with special teachings given at Gangkar monastery on the slopes of Gonga Shan. Included is Gangkar Rinpoche’s pilgrimage guide to this sacred mountain in western Sichuan.
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Indian Buddhist Pandits
By: Tsonowa , tr.
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from "The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History"
Indian Buddhist Pandits, describing the life and works of the major Buddhist Masters of Ancient India, translated from the second volume of The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History, compiled by the Tibetan Masters, will surely serve as an inspiration to all the students and scholars of the Buddhist philosophy. Between the covers of this slim volume, the reader is offered glimpses of the courage, compassion, dedication and the devotion with which luminous Buddhist Masters like Nagarjuna, Aryadeva, Asanga, Chandrakirti, Shantideva, Shantirakshita and Dharmakirti etc. upheld the Buddhist philosophy and contributed to its enrichment and propagation.
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Journey of Time: A Photographic Biography of His Holiness the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa
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A pictorial biography of Twelfith Gyalwave Drukpa, spirtual head of the Drupa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Journey to Enlightenment, Photographs and narrative by matthieu Ricard
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The Life and World of Khyentse Rinpoche, Spiritual Teacher from Tibet:
with a remembrance by His Holiness The Daalai Lama
"Matthieu's spiritual life and his camera are one, from which spring these images, fleeting and eternal." ~Henri Cartier-Bresson
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KAILASH MANSAROVAR: Diary Of A Pilgrim
By: Nathwani, Nilesh D.
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This profusely illustrated travelogue booklet is a living element of gripping story of Mansarovar and Kailash. It is a tale about fancies and fears, adventures and aspirations, expectations and disillusions, escapes and retreats experienced by the adventurous pilgrimage team. T
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Karmapa, The Sacred Prophecy
Chogyur Lingpa/By: Kagyu Thubten Choling
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Karmapa the Sacred Prophecy
-While visiting Karma Monastery in Nangchen, Eastern Tibet, the great nineteenth century master Chogyur Dechen Lingpa was granted a prophetic vision of twenty-one incarnations of Karmapa, the supreme head of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Chogyur Lingpa described his vision in detail to Karmai Khenchen Rinchen Tarjay, Supreme Abbot of Karma Monastery, who painted a representation of the prophecy on silk. Disciples of Chogjur Lingpa committed his oral description of the vision to writing, in a text later printed in woodblock at the renowned monastery of Mindroling.
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Karmapa: The Politics of Reincarnation
By: Lea Terhune
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In January 2000, the world was introduced to the 17th Karmapa lama, a young man who had just made a dramatic escape from Tibet, where Chinese officials had installed him as a ranking Tibetan political leader. This fascinating story begins 900 years ago and reveals political intrigue and controversy among powerful spiritual leaders. Karmapa: The Politics of Reincarnation reveals how the Karmapa, one of the most important reincarnate lamas in Tibet, is chosen.
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Karmapa: Urgyen Thrinley Dorje
By: Holmes Ken
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H.H. Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa
Urgyen Trinley Dorje
-Many people have heard of the Dalai Lama, but fewer are aware of the unique role of the Gyalwa Karmapa, Tibet's very first 'reincarnate' lama.
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King of the Empty Plain: The Tibetan Iron-Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo
By: Cyrus Stearns
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The legendary Buddhist master Tangtong Gyalpo (1361?-1485), “King of the Empty Plain,” is familiar to every Tibetan, yet nearly unknown in the rest of the world. His incredible lifespan, profound teachings, unprecedented engineering feats, eccentric deeds, and creation of Tibetan opera have earned this fascinating figure a unique status in Tibetan culture. Believed to be the great Indian master Padmasambhava appearing again in the world to benefit living beings, Tangtong Gyalpo discovered techniques for achieving longevity that are still being in highest esteem and frequently taught six hundred years later. His construction of fifty-eight iron bridges, 118 ferries, 111 stupa monuments, and countless temples and monasteries in Tibet and Bhutan remains an awe-inspiring accomplishment.
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Kundun
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A Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lama
Here is the story of Tibet as told by its remarkable first family--a story of reincarnation, coronation, heartbreaking exile, and finally the tenacious efforts of a holy man to save a nation and it's people.
Kundun, Mary Craig, Counterpoint, Paperback, 392 pages, $16.00.
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Lady of the Lotus Born, The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal
By: Gyalwa Changchub
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THE FIRST TIBETAN ever to attain complete enlightenment was in all probability the woman Yeshe Tsogyal, closest disciple of Padmasambhava, the master who introduced the Buddhist teachings to Tibet in the eighth century. This book is not only a biography but an inspiring example of how Buddha's teaching may be practiced.
Lady of the Lotus-Born is also a colorful and intriguing picture of Tibet at the beginning of the Buddhist era-a time of upheaval, when royal patronage was striving to foster the new teachings in the face of powerful opposition.
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Lamas of Tibet
By: Melina Mulas
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This book arose fromthe fourteen years of travel conducted by Melina Mulas, predominantly during the 1990s, in Asia and Europe tracking down masters of the spiritual tradition of Tibet. Despite not wishing to commend any religious stance, the Milanese photographer felt it necessary to document a civilisation that is gradually disapppearing and which still has much to offer the Modern West.
Her meetings with the Tibetan spiritual masters led to this series of portraits, in which the most important aspect is the gaze; the gaze of the photographer, of the lamas themselves, and our own, which is irresistibly drawn to the faces of the sitters. These portraits are an invitation to learn to look, so that we may develop better understanding between cultures.
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Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava, Part I and II
By: Yeshe Tsogyal
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Padmasambhava founded Tibetan Buddhism, inspiring the most spiritually advanced culture the world has ever known. In The Life Liberation of Padmasambhava, a translation from Tibetan in two volumes and with fifty-eight color plates, we are given the complete biography of this renowned master as recorded by his consort, Yeshe Tsogyal. The poetic text of this powerful epic with its depictions of Padmasambhava, his various manifestations, and his twenty-five disciples, transports the reader into lands and times of majesty and wonder.
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Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa
By: Sarah Harding
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A pithy collection from the discoveries of Pema Lingpa (1450-1521), the great master and teasure-revealer of the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. Also included is the life story of Pema Lingpa and his prior incarnations. These revealed treasures provide us with a window into the court of the Tibet's great king, Trisong Detsen, and his sublime master and receive from him quintessential instructions on meditation and the mind.
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Life and Spiritual Songs of Milarepa
By: Thrangu Rinpoche
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Milarepa is one of the greatest Buddhist saints to have ever lived. His incredible story of accomplishing enlightenment is one of the truly inspirational books in Buddhism.
What Milarepa practiced, realized and taught was Mahamudra, which is the special meditation of the Kagyupa school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Life and Teaching of Naropa
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Translated from the Original Tibetan with Philosophical Commentary Based on the Oral Transmission
In the history of Tibetan Buddhism, the eleventh-century Indian mystic Naropa occupies and unusual position, for his life and teachings mark both the end of a long tradition and the beginning of a new and rich era in Buddhist thought. Naropa's biography , translated by the world-renowned Buddhist scholar Herbert V. Guenther from hitherto unknown sources, describes with great psychological insight the spiritual development of this scholar-saint. It is unique in that it also contains a detailed analysis of his teaching that has been authoritative for the whole of Tantric Buddhism.
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Life and Teachings of Gampopa (including the Four Dharmas)
By: Thrangu Rinpoche
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To read spiritual biographies of the Kagyu lineage masters is a great inspiration to enter the path and also provides encouragement and enthusiasm to continue when circumstances become difficult. The spiritual biography of Gampopa, covered in the first half of this book, is a very good example of avoiding the extremes in practice and of showing how we should correctly practice.
Gampopa was the main disciple of Milarepa and one of the founders and shining jewels of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism from which originate the four greater and eight lesser schools.
Besides writing the Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Gampopa distilled the Buddhist path into four short lines or truths, called dharmas. These lines became known as the "Four Dharmas of Gampopa." The second half of this book translates these four lines along with a detailed commentary on each by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.
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Life and Teachings of Tsong Khapa
By: Thurman, Robert
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The Life and Teachings of Tsong Khapa brings together for the first time a number of extremely important and useful works by and on Tsong Khapa touching transcendental aspects of Sutra, Tantra and Insight Meditation, including mystic conversations with great Bodhisattvas and deeply spiritual songs in praises of Manjushri and Maitreya etc.
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Life of Buddha
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Enter “Life of Buddha,” a colorful and magical representation of the turning of the wheel of dharma by Miho Satogawa.
This new graphic book retells the legendary birth and life of Siddhartha Guatama, The Buddha, in a style that is Manga-inspired but richly toned, with a refreshingly modern sensibility. Of course, the text is no masterwork. It rings of translation, with occasional minor grammatical errors and language that seems to dilute the impact of the art, but the reader will quickly learn to let the text waft past like a breeze and instead become absorbed in the visual story.
The most immediately striking element of this treatment is its hypnotic use of color. There is a chromatic progression to the story, which casts an instant mood to each plate. Satogawa uses fading and layering of tones in her backgrounds, similar to forms of Tibetan Buddhist art. The tones themselves are somewhat reminiscent of Tibetan Thanka paintings. The Thanka artists frequently used mineral pigments for their coloration, and you may notice the rich malachite greens, azurite blues and cinnabar reds reflected in Satogawa’s color choices here. Though lacking the formal composition and juxtaposition of complimentary colors common to Thanka painting, many of the plates still have a feeling similar to it, with the prominent central Buddha image leaping out from a field of soft, varying light-toned space. Many of the pages create a feeling of peace, of balanced energy, even viewed from across the room.
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Life of Marpa the Translator
By: Tsang Nyon Heruka
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Marpa the Translator, the eleventh-century farmer, scholar, and teacher, is one of the most renowned saints in Tibetan Buddhist history. In the West, Marpa is best known through his teacher, the Indian yogi Naropa, and through his closest disciple, Milarepa. This lucid and moving translation of a text composed by the author of The Life of Milarepa and The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa documents the fascinating life of Marpa, who, unlike many other Tibetan masters, was a layman , a skillful businessman who raised a family while training his disciples.
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Life of Milarepa
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The Life of Milarepa is the most beloved story of the Tibetan people and one of the greatest source books for the contemplative life in all of world literature. This biography, a true folktale from a culture
now in crisis, can be read on several levels: a personal and moving introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, it is also a profoundly detailed guidebook in the search for consciousness. It presents the quest for spiritual perfection, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint.
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Life of Shabkar, The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin
By: Ricard, Mattieu, tr.
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The Life of Shabkar has long been recognized by Tibetans as one of the master works of their religious heritage. Following his inspired youth and early training in his native province of Amdo under the guidance of several extraordinary Buddhist masters, Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol devoted himself to many years of meditation in solitary retreat. With determination and courage, he mastered the highest and most esoteric practices of the Tibetan tradition of the Great Perfection. He then wandered far and wide over the Himalayan region expressing his realization.
His autobiography vividly reflects the values and visionary imagery of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the social and cultural life of early nineteenth-century Tibet.
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Life of the Buddha
By: Bhikkhu Nanamoli
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This unique biography presents the Buddha’s revolutionary solution for humanity that leads to the end of ill will, craving and delusion. Though born as aprince surrounded by luxuries, Gotama the Buddha was transformed by realizing no one escapes unhappiness. He spent the remainder of his life discovering, then imparting, the answer to the great question: “Is there a way out of the cycle of suffering?”
Drawn from the oldest written record, the vivid recollections of his attendant Ananda and other disciples bring us into the presence of “the awakened one.” The Life of the Buddha not only demonstrates how to walk on the path to freedom; it offers profound inspiration and guidance for doing so.
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Life of the Fifth Dalai Lama
By: Zahiruddin Ahmed
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Light of Asia
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The Life and Teaching of Gautama Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism
Gautama Siddhartha (620-543 BC) was a noted reformer, religious teacher, and founder of Buddhism. His sublime teachings on the attainment of perfect enlightenment through the defeat of hatred, greed, and delusion continue to influence countless millions of followers throughout the world.
The Light of Asia reveals the perfect purity and tenderness behind the Buddha's doctrines.
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Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of Kyabje Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche
By: Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal
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Master of masters, visionary, poet, revealer of profound spiritual treasures, Dudjom Rinpoche was a paramount figure in the history of twentieth-century Tibet. He worked closely with the present Dalai Lama to reinvigorate Tibetan culture and spiritual practice following the Chinese invasion of their homeland. Nyingma masters and devotees, both lay and ordained, unanimously appointed him Supreme Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, and he served in this capacity until his death in 1987. He wrote poetry, music, history, and philosophy, and delivered unprecedented numbers of initiations and teachings.
Written by a Nyingma master who served for several years as Dudjom Rinpoche's secretary, this biography celebrates a teacher whose hardships in exile did not diminish his zest for scholarship and practice.
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Like An Illusion
By: Riggs, Nicole, tr.
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Like An Illusion, Lives of the Shangpa Kagyu Masters This is the first translation of the biographies of a rare Tibetan Buddhist lineage. First recorded by the masters themselves between five hundred and one thousand years ago in West-Central Tibet, these colorful and poignant tales have retained their power to inspire and even emancipate.
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Lion of Siddhas: The Life and Teachings of Padampa Sangye
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Best known as Machig Labdron's teacher, the Indian mahasiddha Padampa Sangye is counted as a lineage guru by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He brought the lineage of Chöd to Tibet, carried the Buddha's teachings to China, and is even asserted, in the Tibetan tradition, to have been the legendary Bodhidharma.
Padampa Sangye's teaching methods were unorthodox and sometimes extreme. This transcendent and irascible teacher encouraged his disciples to disregard social conventions, disdain social contacts, and go beyond their cultural conditioning. He inspired innumerable highly realized disciples, many of whom were women.
Lion of Siddhas presents two extraordinary texts: a biography of Padampa Sangye and a rare collection of his verbal and nonverbal teachings, called Mahamudra in Symbols, recorded by his chief Tibetan disciple almost a thousand years ago.
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Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava
By: Chonam, Lama
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Mandarava is the Indian counterpart of the Tibetan consort Yeshe Tsogyal. Lives and Liberation recounts her struggles and triumphs as a Buddhist adept throughout her many lives and is an authentic deliverance story of a female Buddhist master. Those who read this book will gain inspiration and encouragement on the path to liberation.
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Lives of Early Buddhist Monks: The Oldest Extant Biographies of Indian and Central Asian Monks
Saroj Kumar Chaudhuri
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Many Indian and Central Asian Monks undertook the perilous journey to China to spread the message of the Buddha to the Chinese in the early centuries of the first millennium of the Christian era. They crossed harsh deserts of Central Asia and perilous seas of South and East Asia. This biography contains accounts of twenty-eight monks, of which twenty-four relate to these monks. Their accounts were written by the Chinese in the first quarter of the sixth century. The four remaining accounts were translated from Indian sources, three in early fifth century, and one in the latter half of the sixth century. Contemporary China was passing through political turmoil, and the suffering masses were desperately seeking succor somewhere. The native philosophical schools were totally inadequate to respond to this need. Buddhism stepped into this vacuum with its religious doctrine. This brought great solace to the masses. The Buddhist promise of reward for the pious and punishment for the evil in the other world got general acceptance. China at that time was a highly literate society where scholars enjoyed great prestige. Many such scholars were attracted to the new creed, and became its champions. The Buddhist establishment also fostered talented novices to face their rivals in intellectual debates. China indeed proved to be a fertile soil with many challenges for monks from the west. There were hostile rulers with scant respect for these holy men. As against this, many rulers believed that the presence of holy men in their midst would strengthen their cause against their rivals. One ruler even went to the extent of sending an expedition across the Central Asian deserts to secure the custody of a famous monk. A weak ruler killed a monk instead of handing him over to a powerful rival. This biography is also a record of many contemporary historical and social events. Finally, it gives some idea of ethnic migration from Central Asia into China.
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Lives of Great Monks and Nuns
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Contents: The Life of Asvaghosa Bodhisattva The Life of Nagarjuna Bodhisattva Biography of Dharma Master Vasubandhu Biographies of Buddhist Nuns The Journey of the Eminent Monk Faxian
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Lord of the Dance: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Lama
By: Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
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The autobiography of a Tibetan lama. Chagdud Tulku’s story can be read on many levels - as a colorful, often humorous adventure story; as an inner, spiritual journey, and as a teaching on how one person attains the perspective of absolute truth amid life’s uncertainty. As such it is both inspiring and encouraging, and highly relevant to anyone who seeks ultimate meaning in this time of dire prediction.
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Lotus-Born, Life Story of Padmasambhava
By: Yeshe Tsogyal
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Titled in the original Tibetan "The Sanglingma Life Story" it was recorded by the dakini Yeshe Tsogyal, concealed in the ninth century at Sanglingma (Copper Temple) in Samye, and revealed by Nyang Ral Nyima Oser in the twelfth century. In addition to narrating the legendary story of a unique spiritual personality, the book contains oral instructions and advice that he left for the benefit of future generations.
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Luminous Lives: The Story of the Early Masters of the Lam ‘bras in Tibet
By: Stearns, Cyrus
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The Story of the Early Masters of the Lam ‘bras tradition in Tibet
The Tantric Buddhist tradition of the Lam ‘bras, the “Path with the Result,” has been practiced in Tibet for almost a thousand years, most prominently within the Sa skya lineage. “Luminous Lives” is the first in depth study of the literature and history of the Lam ‘bras in Tibet.
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Machig Labdron and the Foundation of Chod
By: Edou Jerome
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This translation of the most famous biography of Machig Labdron, founder of the unique Mahamudra Chod tradition, is presented together with a comprehensive overview of Chod's historical and doctrinal origins in Indian Buddhism, and its subsequent transmission to Tibet.
Machig Labdron is popularly considered to be both a dakini and a deity, an emanation of Yum Chenmo or Prajnaparamita, the embodiment of the wisdom of the buddhas. Historically, this Tibetan woman, a contemporary of Milarepa, was an adept, an outstanding teacher, a mother and the founder of a unique transmission lineage known as the Chod of Mahamudra.
Chod refers to cutting through the grasping at a self and its attendant emotional afflictions. Most famous for its teaching on transforming the aggregates into an offering of food for demons as a compassionate act of self sacrifice, Chod aims to free the mind from all fear and to arouse realization of its true nature, primordially clear bliss and emptiness.
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Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage
By: Nyoshul Khenpo, Richard Barron
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A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage is the only comprehensive history of the Nyingtik lineage, which forms the core of the body of teachings known as Dzogchen (Great Perfection) in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. It was written by the late Nyoshul Khen Rinpoché, Jamyang Dorjé (1931-1999), one of the most outstanding and knowledgeable exponents of Dzogchen. In this work, framed as a series of biographical accounts, Nyoshul Khenpo provides a wealth of information invaluable to spiritual practitioners as well as to historians studying the cultures of central Asia.
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Masters of Mahamudra: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-Four Buddhist Siddhas
By: Abhayadatta, Keith Dowman
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In Tibetan Buddhism, Mahamudra represents a perfected level of meditative realization: it is the inseparable union of wisdom and compassion, of emptiness and skillful means. These eighty-four masters, some historical, some archetypal, accomplished this practice in India where they lived between the eighth and twelfth centuries. Leading unconventional lives, the siddhas include some of the greatest Buddhist teachers; Tilopa, Naropa, and Marpa among them.
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Masters of Meditation and Miracles: Lives Great Buddhist Masters of India and Tibet
By: Tulku Thondup
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Lives of the Great Buddhist Masters of India and Tibet Presents colorful biographies of thirty-five realized teachers whose lives were full of peace, enlightenment, and amazing miracles. They flourished in Tibet, the Roof of the World, in its golden days. These teachers belong to the Longchen Nyingthig lineage of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, a cycle of mystical teachings revealed by the great scholar and adept Jigme Lingpa.
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Meditations to Transform the Mind
By: Dalai Lama 7th, Mullin, tr.
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This is a highly valued collection of spiritual advice for taming and developing the mind. These inspired writings are an outpouring of Himalayan spirituality, a unique presentation that appeals to the heart as well as head. The Seventh Dalai Lama's rich spiritual writings are direct and arresting, giving clear advice on the essence of Buddhist practice.
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Memoirs of a Political Officer’s Wife in Tibet, Sikkim and Bhutan
By: Williamson, Margaret D.
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Margaret Marshall had known Frederick Williamson for much of her life but it wasn’t until the English summer of 1932, when he was home on leave from India, that they met again and fell in love. Less then a year later she joined him in the Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim, where he was now Political Officer for that region, and they were married.
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Mother of Knowledge
By: Tarthang Tulku
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The Enlightenment of Ye-shes mTsho-rgyal. Herein is contained the hidden life story of Ye-shes mTsho-rgyal, the great lady of Tibet, written in eight poetic chapters by Nam-mkha’i snying-po and translated by Tarthang Tulku. This text is is ideal for anyone interested in learning about the wisdom nature of women as displayed by Ye-shes mTshorgyal.
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Music in the Sky; The Life, Art and Teachings of the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje
By: Michele Martin
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The Life, Art and Teachings of the Seventeenth Karamapa, Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje.
As the second millennium drew to a close, the Seventeenth Karmapa leapt from a roof of his monastery in Tibet. Evading his Chinese guards, the 14-year-old spiritual leader began a grueling, dangerous journey to India. The Karmapa’s picture has appeared all over the world since then -- yet his own words are hard to find. Now, for the first time in print, Music in the Sky offers a series of the Karmapa’s profound teachings, an extensive selection of his poetry, and a detailed account of his life and flight from his homeland.
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My Land and My People
By: Dalai Lama
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The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
In the Himalayan city of Lhasa, the four year old son of a humble farmer sat on a huge, gilded throne. His childhood would be unimaginable in both its isolation and a people’s adoration. His destiny would be one of immense tragedy and the awesome transformation of a man. Written by the Dalai Lama as a young man in exile this dignified testament re-creates the miraculous search that identified him as the reincarnated leader of his country.
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Mystical Verses of a Dalai Lama
By: Glenn Mullin
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The Second Dalai Lama’s mystical poems and lyrical visions (with a few here for fun) are permeated with the ecstasy of enlightenment and born of genuine selflessness.
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Ngagyur Nyingmapas of Nepal
By: Tsering, L.T.
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The main objective of this publication is to introduce the Nyingmapa Lamas and monasteries to interested people.
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Numbers Their Iconographic Consideration in Buddhist & Hindu Practices
By: Fredrick W. Bunce
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In his effort to find an explanation for the unknown, the mysterious around him, the ancient man saw in "numbers", among other things, a high significance. And frequently used them to explain the ineffable or even predict through "numerology". Astrology became a parallel, interwoven science - which, like numerology, was used to predict the future and also to determine propitious times for venturing upon an important activity; be it the naming of a child, marriage, or construction of building.
Number, in fact, have always held a strong fascination for all various cultures of Asia. Considered to inhere both mystic and iconic significance in the Hindu and Buddhist worlds, their importance was emphasized in celebrated architectural treatises, like the Manasara and the Mayamata and they, (together with other complex procedures), were invariable utilized by the priest-architect (the sthapati) in the planning, design and construction of temple and other buildings. Not only the numbers, but even the geometric forms (like the circle, square or rectangle) came to have numerological and, consequently, iconographic importance in these cultures.
Yet another fascinating work from an internationally known scholar of Oriental Art, the book highlights the true iconographic import of number/numerology in Hindu and Buddhist practices - bringing out, in detail, the unique properties of each iconographically significant number: ranged between 'one' (1) and 'one thousand twenty four' (1024). Professor Bunce here perceives 'numerology' not as an academic proposition concerned with the ethos of numbers and the genesis of their importance within the Hindu and Buddhist art, particularly architecture.
A useful read for the scholar of iconography.
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Portrait of a Dalai Lama: The Life and Times of the Great Thirteenth
By: Bell, Charles
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The Life and Times of the Great Thirteenth
Thubten Gyatso, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, was born to a peasant family in 1876. He was discovered, brought to Lhasa and enthroned at the age of three. Educated as a monk, he took over full power when he was eighteen and ruled until his death thirty-seven years later. His rule would prove to be more strong, more radical and more complete than that of any Dalai Lama since the Great Fifth.
"His courage and energy were inexhaustible. He recoiled from nothing," writes Charles Bell, who as political officer in the Himalayas first met him in 1910. They developed a firm and affectionate friendship, politically and personally, that would last for twenty-five years.
"Portrait" is packed full of history, stories, facts and figures, anecdotes and conversation, and is compelling reading. Bell describes all aspects of Tibetan life, religion and politics- the very heart of which is the Dalai Lama. He paints a vivid and masterly picture of this powerful yet humble man of Tibet who struggled continually against both political and military onslaughts from China, fought vainly for support from the outside world, and who made radical changes at every level of life in his medieval nation, uniting and strengthening her as never before.
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Portraits of Tibetan Buddhist Masters
By: Don Farber
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Some of the seventy-six men and women photographed here are well known, including His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Chogyam Trungpa, and others are less well known to a wide audience. In addition to the quotations, which reflect a range of philosophies and teaching styles, each portrait is accompanied by a short biography. As a photographic archive of Tibetan Buddhist masters who have most inspired the West, Portraits of Tibetan Buddhist Masters plays an important role in preserving Tibetan culture, in all its richness and complexity, through the words and faces of its esteemed masters.
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Praise to the Lotus Born
By: Khentrul Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
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A Verse Garland of Waves of Devotion
In 1972, a 21- year old Nyingmapa Buddhist monk was recovering from tuberculosis in a clinic in Switzerland. Turning his mind to Guru Padmasambhava, known to Tibetans as the second Buddha, he wrote these poems in a mere three days. Praise to the Lotus Born is a verse biography of Guru Padmasambhava.
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Precious Essence, The Inner Autobiography of Terchen Barway Dorje
By: Lama Yeshe Gyamtso, tr.
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The first Barway Dorje was a precious revealer of treasure and the rebirth of Nupchen Sangye Yeshe, one of Guru Padma's twenty-five disciples. Barway Dorje appeared in Tibet during the nineteenth century, and was praised and respected by the many holy beings of his time as an authentic treasure revealer. His many treasures include The Sadhanas of the Vidyadhara Guru, The Vajrakila Cycle, and The Dakini Cycle, all of which contain profound instructions pertaining to ripening and liberation.
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