Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151
Category/GenreBuddhism
ISBN/Barcode 9781559393041
ClassificationsDewey:294.3092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint Snow Lion Publications
Publication Date 16 October 2008
Publication Country United States

Description

"Beloved master, visionary, poet, and revealer of profound spiritual treasures, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche was a paramount figure in the history of twentieth-century Tibet. He worked closely with H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama to reinvigorate Tibetan culture and spiritual practice following the loss of their homeland. Nyingma masters and devotees, both ordained and lay, unanimously appointed him Supreme Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, and he served in this capacity until his passing in 1987. He wrote over two dozen volumes of poetry, music, history, philosophy, and most importantly revealed and restored sacred termas of Guru Rinpoche. In addition, he assembled and published texts which might otherwise have been lost and delivered unprecedented numbers of empowerments and teachings to hundreds of thousands of individuals. Khenpo Rinpoche had the great privilege of being a close personal attendant and secretary to His Holiness from 1980 through 1983. On two occasions, when they were alone, His Holiness told Khenpo Tsewang about the life of his father and in great detail about how His Holiness himself had taken rebirth. This book is the product of everything His H

Author Biography

"Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, along with Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche, is a founder and director of Padmasambhava Buddhist Center based at Padma Samye Ling in upstate New York. PBC is a worldwide Buddhist meditation and study network that includes local centers as well as retreat centers and monastic institutions."