Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One

Description

The contemporary Kangyur Rinpoche offers insightful commentary on Jigme Lingpa's explanation of the Buddhist path according to the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. The paperback edition includes Jigme Lingpa's root text in verse, which was not included in the hardcover edition. It also includes detailed notes and appendices.

Longchen Yeshe Dorje, Kangyur Rinpoche (1897-1975), of the monastery of Riwoche in Kham, was a great scholar and tert n, or discoverer of treasure teachings. He left Tibet in the 1950s and was one of the first Tibetan masters to accept Western disciples. Jigme Lingpa (1730-1798), also a tert n, composed the Longchen Nyingtik, one of the most important cycles of teachings in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The Padmakara Translation Group, based in France, has a distinguished reputation for its translations of Tibetan texts and teachings. Its work has been published in several languages and is renowned for its clear and accurate literary style.

"I believe the members of the Padmakara Translation Group have taken great pains to render a clear, accessible English translation that readers will find illuminating."-His Holiness the Dalai Lama