The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17: The Essential Tantras of Mahayoga (Complete Nyingma Tradition #17)

Name: The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17: The Essential Tantras of Mahayoga (Complete Nyingma Tradition #17)
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Biographical Note:
CHOYING TOBDEN DORJE (1787-1848) was a brilliant Buddhist master from the Amdo region of eastern Tibet, renowned for his realization of great perfection. A disciple of the first Dodrupchen Rinpoche, he founded the monastery of Dzokchen Namgyal Ling and was instrumental in establishing the community of lay tantric practitioners known as the Repkong Ngak-mang.

GYURME DORJE holds a master's degree in Sanskrit and a PhD in Tibetan literature from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. He has written, edited, translated, and contributed to numerous books on Tibetan culture, among them The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism and The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation. He is based in Crieff, Scotland.

Marc Notes:
Includes index.;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--;Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Alak Zenkar RinpochE
Translator's Introduction
Book 1: Discipleship
Book 2: The Transmission of Buddhism
Book 3: Our Precious Human Life
Book 4: Reflection on Death and Impermanence
Book 5: The Workings of Karma
Book 6: The Flaws of the Round of Rebirth
Book 7: Taking Refuge and the Lesser Way
Book 8: The Foundation of the Middle Way
Book 9: The Path of the Middle Way
Book 10: The Result of the Middle Way
The Outline: Books 1-10
The Root Text: Books 1-10
The Word-by-Word Commentary: Books 1-10
Author and Translator's Postscript
List of Books Cited
Index

Review Quotes:
"This monumental treatise, covering both common and esoteric Buddhist lore, was composed by Choying Tobden Dorje, a most illustrious scholar and accomplished sage. Fortunately, among his voluminous books, this, his masterwork, has survived and has been carefully translated true to the original. It will open the eyes of serious readers to the vast spectrum of Buddhist wisdom."--Tulku Thondup