Seeks to clarify popular beliefs about the nature of tantric practice, explaining how tantra practitioners confront and work with strong emotions in order to promote more creative, loving, and healthi
Nagarjuna is famous in the West for his works not only on Madhyamaka but his poetic collection of praises, headed by In Praise of Dharmadhatu. This book explores the scope, contents, and significance
Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye presents the Zhije (Pacification) teachings of some of Tibet's most historically significant and influential teachers in this next volume of the Treasury of Precio
The first-ever extensive biography of Tibet's most famous nonsectarian Buddhist lamaKnown as the "king of renunciates," Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1899) forever changed the face of Buddhism thro
The largest and most comprehensive verb dictionary for the Tibetan language.This second edition is the only published verb lexicon for Classical Tibetan and an invaluable tool for all students and sch
A modern and accessible reader of Classical Tibetan Buddhist texts based on the traditional monastic educational system, designed for both classroom use and independent studyUnlike most readers of Cla
A new translation of Tibet's most important manual for Mahāmudrā view and meditationThis monumental work, written in the sixteenth century, comprehensively outlines the scope of the Mahā
A true story of love, separation, and rediscovery in a time of cultural and spiritual upheaval in Tibet.In the wake of the Chinese Cultural Revolution that led to the systematic suppression of Buddhis
Instructions for traversing the entire Vajrayana path to enlightenment from one of Tibet's most famous wandering yogis.Shabkar provides practical instructions that cover the entire Tibetan Buddhist pa
The first complete English translation of Asanga's Mahayanasamgraha, the most important and comprehensive Indian Yogacara text, and all its available Indian commentaries.These three volumes discuss vi
The only book in English on a popular Tibetan Buddhist lineage prayer that explains how it can be used as a guide to practice.One of the most beloved and oft-recited prayers in the Kagyu tradition of
The Buddha's definitive teachings on how we should understand the ground of enlightenment and the nature and qualities of buddhahood.All sentient beings, without exception, have buddha nature—th
The first-ever English translation of mind-training contemplations from the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. A compilation of teachings on the seven contemplations, an ancient system of mind-tr
A unique collection of essays, instructions, letters, and personal advice on Dzogchen, Rimé, and other topics by famous Tibetan Buddhist masters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The first major collection of core texts from masters of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.The Drukpa Kagyu lineage is renowned among the traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism for producing some
Chöying Tobden Dorje's magnum opus presented in English for the first time, in an authoritative translation prepared under the auspices of well-known and highly respected Tibetan teachers and tra
The first published collection of essential teachings by Penor Rinpoche, one of the most important Buddhist masters of the 20th century.This inspiring work is the first available collection of teachin
The Rigdzin Düpa, of Gathering of the Vidyadharas, is one of the most important practice texts in the Nyingma, or ancient, school of Tibetan Buddhism and is practiced by many tens of thousands of prac
A repurposed and hearty tribute to the Western master of Tibetan Buddhism, Jeffrey Hopkins.This is a book offered in tribute to Jeffrey Hopkins by colleagues and former students. Hopkins has, in his s
A new biography of Yeshé Tsogyal, the mother of Buddhism in Tibet, who is considered an enlightened being by millions throughout the Himalayan region as well as the West and remains a powerful female
A translation of a popular Buddhist work on worldly ethics by Tibet's most famous philosopher.This first ever translation of Jamgön Mipham's Treatise on Ethics for Kings is a substantial and historic
His Holiness the Dalai Lama illuminates the highly practical and compassionate use of Tantra for spiritual development in this important classic work. This is the second book in a three-volume se
His Holiness the Dalai Lama illuminates the highly practical and compassionate use of Tantra for spiritual development in this important classic work. This is the third book in a three-volume seri
A presentation on the Tibetan Buddhist path to enlightenment, through the lens of an artist's eye and experience.The sacred arts play an essential, intrinsic role in Tibetan Buddhist practice. Here, o
A seminal commentary on one of the most important works of Mahayana Buddhism. The revelatory text Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes explains the vast paths of the three "vehicles" or hig
The first English translation of a classic treatise on how the Tibetan practice of Dzogchen, or Great Perfection, is in fact the culmination of the path of Mahayana Buddhism. Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo, al
His Holiness the Dalai Lama illuminates the highly practical and compassionate use of Tantra for spiritual development in this important classic work.This is the first book in a series presenting The
From the legendary cofounder of Tibet's nineteenth-century nonsectarian movement, an encyclopedic survey of the practice of Chod, or severance, a tantric ritual based on the crucial Mahayana sutras to
The most systematic and extensive course system available for learning the Tibetan language independently.Fluent Tibetan?was developed by language experts working in conjunction with indigenous speake
Autobiographical accounts of meetings with visionary beings together with the spiritual advice they imparted, from the thirteenth-century Bonpo scripture-revealer Shense Lhaje.?????Visionary Encounter