The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Book 13 by Choying Tobden Dorje - ISBN: 9781559394604
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Nyingma tradition unveiled: Sutra to Tantra, wisdom’s complete path.

The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Book 13

Philosophical Systems and Lines of Transmission

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    672 pages

  • Release Date

    15 November 2017

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Summary

Choying 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 translators.

In 1838, Choying Tobden Dorje, a yogin and scholar of northeastern Tibet, completed a multivolume masterwork that traces the entire path of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism from beginning to end. Written by a mantra practitioner for the benefit of mantra practitioners living…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781559394604
ISBN-10:1559394609
Author:Choying Tobden Dorje, Gyurme Dorje, Lama Tharchin
Publisher:Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint:Snow Lion Publications
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:672
Release Date:15 November 2017
Weight:1.01kg
Dimensions:239mm x 157mm x 41mm
Series:The Complete Nyingma Tradition
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Critics Review

“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”

About The Author

Choying Tobden Dorje

Choying Tobden Dorje (1785-1848) 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 Dzogchen Namgyal Ling and was instrumental in establishing the community of mantra practitioners known as the Repkong Ngak-mang.

Gyurme Dorje holds a master’s degree in Sanskrit (University of Edinburgh) and a PhD in Tibetan literature (SOAS, University of London). He has written, edited, translated, and contributed to numerous books on Tibetan culture, among them The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Indo-Tibetan Classical Learning and Buddhist Phenomenology, and The Essential Tantras of Mahayoga. He and his family are based in Crieff, Scotland.

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