The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. In its eighteen volumes, Kongtrul brings together some of the most important texts on key topics of Buddhist thought and practice as well as authoring significant new sections of his own.

In this volume, Kongtrul presents a diverse corpus of texts from the Zhije (Pacification) tradition that trace especially to the South Indian master Dampa Sangye (d. 1117), whose teachings are also celebrated in the Chod (Severance) tradition. It includes source scriptures by Dampa Sangye, empowerments by Lochen Dharmashri, and guidance by Dampa Sangye, Lochen Dharmashri, and Sonam Pal. Also included are lineage charts related to the transmission of Zhije teachings as well as detailed notes and an orientation to the texts by translator Sarah Harding.
Zhije: The Pacification of Suffering, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, Translated by Sarah Harding, Snow Lion Publications, Hardcover, 668 pages, $39.95

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1900), the author of The Treasury of Knowledge, helped to spearhead an ecumenical revival of the Buddhist teachings in Tibet and worked tirelessly to promote a tolerant and open exchange between the different schools of the Tibetan tradition. In addition to writing The Treasury of Knowledge, he was responsible for compiling several enormous collections of texts from all the Buddhist lineages extant in Tibet. In the wake of the destruction of Tibet in more recent times, these collections have proved invaluable in helping to preserve the lineages of these teachings.

Sarah Harding (translator) has been a Buddhist practitioner since 1974 and has been teaching and translating since completing a three-year retreat in 1980 under the guidance of Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche. Her publications include Creation and Completion; The Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa; Treasury of Knowledge: Esoteric Instructions; and Niguma, Lady of Illusion. She is an associate professor at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, where she has been teaching since 1992, and has been a fellow of the Tsadra Foundation since 2000.

CONTENTS: Zhije: The Pacification of Suffering
Foreword by the Seventeenth Karmapa		ix
Translator's Introduction		xi
Technical note		xxv
Source Scriptures Dampa Sangye
1.	Essential Precious Segments of the Inconceivable Secret Tantra	5
	Introduction to the Egg Trilogy	29
2.	The Pure Silver Egg of the Stainless Path	31
3.	The Pure Golden Egg of the Stainless Path	41
4.	The Pure Crystal Egg of the Stainless Path	49
5.	Eighty Pieces of Advice for the People of Dingri	59
6.	Vajra Song for Milarepa	71
Empowerments Empowerment Rituals of the Early, Middle and Later Pacification Arranged in One Place to Be Accomplished by Reading Lochen Dharmashri
Introduction to the Empowerments		79
	EARLY TRANSMISSION
7.	Empowerment of the Three Lamps in the Kashmiri System	85
8.	Subsequent Authorization Ritual for the Three Deities	103
	MIDDLE TRANSMISSIONS
9.	Empowerment of Mahamudra in the Ma System	111
10.	Empowerment of the Guru's Blessing in the So System	119
11.	Subsequent Authorization Ritual for the Perfection of Wisdom in the Kam System	127
	LATER TRANSMISSION
12.	Extensive Empowerment in the Five Paths by Means of the Book in Dampa Kunga's System	133
13.	Dampa's Blessings: The Self-Investiture of Interdependence	191
	YIDAM CYCLE OF THE LATER TRANSMISSION
14.	Empowerment of the Twelve Sugatas of Spiritual Practice	203
15.	Chakrasamvara Empowerment	239
16.	Vajravarahi Outer Practice Empowerment	267
17.	Vajrayogini Inner Practice Empowerment	297
18.	Krodhikali Secret Practice Empowerment	303
19.	Vajrachandali Vase-Elixir Dakini Empowerment	313
	DHARMA PROTECTORS OF THE LATER TRANSMISSION
20.	Lord Protector Bernakchen Empowerment	337
21.	Aghora Authorization Ritual	339
22.	Dakini Kundurika Authorization Ritual	349
23.	Aparajita Yaksha or Benefactor Manibhadra Authorization Ritual	355
24.	How to Guide Fortunate Disciples in the Later Transmission	361
25.	Ritual of Entrustment in the Transmission Lineage	371
Instructions and Guides
26.	Golden Garland: Supplications to the Guru Lineages of the Three Transmissions of Pacification (including Dampa's Thirty Aspirations and kunga's Thirteen Aspirations) Lochen Dharmashri	379
27.	Distilled Elixir: A Unified Collection of the Guidebooks of the Early, Middle, and Later Pacification Lochen Dharmashri	395
28.	Stainless Appearance--Words of the Supreme Adept: A Guidebook to the Five Paths of the Holy Dharma Pacification of Suffering from the Lineage of the Adept Dampa Sangye Sonam Pal	509
29.	Dampa Sangye's Advice to Bodhisattva Kunga Dampa Sangye	537
30.	Lotus Clusters: A Final Teaching from the Heart Dampa Sangye	543
Appendix: Lineage Charts		553
Abbreviations		571
Notes		573
Bibliography		615
Index		629