The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra ─ Foundations of the Buddhist Path

From the main practice manual studied by the lay yogi-practitioner lineages of Tibet, now in English for the first time, this volume presents the foundational stages of the Buddhist path according to the Nyingma, or Ancient, tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

Choying Tobden Dorje (1787-1848), a Buddhist yogi of far-eastern Tibet, composed a multivolume masterwork that traces the path of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism from beginning to end and that is still cherished as a main source of instruction by the Ngakpa, or non-monastic practice lineages. This first volume--one of six--offers a comprehensive, in-depth view of the foundations of the Buddhist path. Written by a lay practitioner for laypeople, it is intended to be accessible, informative, and above all, practical.

CHOYING TOBDEN DORJE (1787-1848) was a brilliant Vajrayana master of eastern Tibet. His masterwork, The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, remains the main text studied by Tibet's Ngakpa lineages of lay Buddhist yogi-practitioners. NGAWANG ZANGPO (Hugh Thompson) lives in Montreal. His translations include Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual, Enthronement, Sacred Ground, Guru Rinpoche, Timeless Rapture, Buddhism's Journey to Tibet, and Refining Our Perception of Reality. As a member of Kalu Rinpoche's translation committee: Myriad Worlds, Buddhist Ethics. With Lisa Stein: Buton's History of Buddhism in India and Its Spread to Tibet.