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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAMGON KONGTRUL: A Gem of Many Colors trans. & ed. by Richard Barron (Chökyi Nyima), a Tsadra Foundation Series book 574 pp., cloth. #AUJA - regular price $ 34.95 Our Price $27.96 Published by Snow Lion Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé (1813-1899) was one of the most influential figures and prolific writers in the Tibetan Buddhist world. He was a founder and the single most important proponent of the nonsectarian movement that flourished in eastern Tibet and remains popular today. Two additional texts discuss his previous lives and recount Kongtrul's final days. More ... | |
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BORN IN LHASA by Namgyal Lhamo Taklha 201 pp., 36 b&w photos. #BOLH - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $7.47 Published by Snow Lion "Mrs. Taklha's incredible life story is very gripping and emotional. Her writing style swept me into the story--I enjoyed this book from cover to cover."--Rinchen Dharlo, President of Tibet Fund and the Conservancy for Tibetan Arts and Culture More ... | |
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COMPASSIONATE ACTION by Chatral Rinpoche, ed., intro. & annotated by Zach Larson 160 pages, including 16 pages of photos, mostly color (27 photos). #COAC - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion Chatral Rinpoche, the quintessential "hidden yogi," has been a legend in the Himalayan region for the past seventy years. Although he has never traveled to the West, his amazing story and teachings have gradually been infiltrating the Western Buddhist consciousness since Father Thomas Merton first met him in 1968 and famously remarked that he was "the greatest man I ever met." More ... | |
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A GARLAND OF IMMORTAL WISH-FULFILLING TREES by The Venerable Tsering Lama Jampal Zangpo, Trans. by Sangye Khandro 187 pp. 23 plates, 14 in color. #GAWIFU - regular price $ 15.95 Our Price $12.76 Published by Snow Lion In Tibet, six great mother monasteries uphold the doctrine of the Great Secret Nyingmapa. This is a comprehensive explanation of the Palyul tradition where the non-dual Great Seal Mahamudra-Great Perfection Ati Yoga and the Kama and Terma lineages are joined together as one great river of practice. H.H. Penor Rinpoche is the present head of the Nyingma lineage and the Palyul tradition. More ... | |
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THE GREAT KAGYU MASTERS: The Golden Lineage Treasury translated by Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche. 278 pages, paper. #GRKA2E - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion For inspiration, Buddhists turn to the life stories of how the great masters of their lineage struggled with their circumstances and achieved enlightenment. This important and very readable volume tells the extraordinary tales of the greatest teachers of the Kagyu, the lineage with the widest following in the U.S. These wonderful stories of miracles, great feats, and transcendence make for a fascinating, meaningful read. More ... | |
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GURU RINPOCHE: His Life and Times by Ngawang Zangpo. A Tsadra Foundation Series book. 362 pp., 6" x 9", cloth. #GURIHI - regular price $ 29.95 Our Price $23.96 Published by Snow Lion To Tibetan Buddhists, Guru Rinpoché is a Buddha. This book recounts Guru Rinpoché's historic visit to Tibet and explains his continuing significance to Buddhists. In doing so, it illustrates how a country whose powerful armies overran the capital of China and installed a puppet emperor came to abandon its aggressive military campaigns: this transformation was due to Guru Rinpoché, who tamed and converted Tibet to Buddhism and thereby changed the course of Asian history. More ... | |
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HOUSE OF THE TURQUOISE ROOF by Dorje Yudon Yuthok, trans. & ed. by Michael Harlin, foreword by Heinrich Harrer 330 pp., photos. #HOTURO - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion "...a superior book."--The Tibet Journal More ... | |
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IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY: The Biography of Dasang Damdul Tsarong, Commander General of Tibet by D. N. Tsarong 164 pp., 43 b&w photos. #SEHICO - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $7.47 Published by Snow Lion "This is possibly one of the best books among the host of Tibetan memoirs now available...for introducing students and general readers to modern Tibetan history before the cultural revolution"--The Journal of Asian Studies More ... | |
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KING OF THE EMPTY PLAIN: The Tibetan Iron Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo by Cyrus Stearns, a Tsadra Foundation Series book Cloth. 684 pp. #TAGYKI - regular price $ 49.95 Our Price $39.96 Published by Snow Lion The legendary Buddhist master Tangtong Gyalpo (1361?-1485), "King of the Empty Plain," is familiar to every Tibetan, yet nearly unknown in the rest of the world. His incredible lifespan, profound teachings, unprecedented engineering feats, eccentric deeds, and creation of Tibetan opera have earned this fascinating figure a unique status in Tibetan culture. Believed to be the great Indian master Padmasambhava appearing again in the world to benefit living beings, Tangtong Gyalpo discovered techniques for achieving longevity that are still held in highest esteem and frequently taught six hundred years later. His construction of fifty-eight iron suspension bridges, sixty wooden bridges, 118 ferries, 111 stupa monuments, and countless temples and monasteries in Tibet and Bhutan remains an awe-inspiring accomplishment. More ... | |
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THE LIFE AND REVELATIONS OF PEMA LINGPA trans. by Sarah Harding 200 pp., 8 color pp. #LIREPE - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion "An amazing and precious gift...a masterpiece on the Dzogchen teachings."-- Tulku Thubten Rinpoche More ... | |
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THE LIFE OF GAMPOPA by Jampa Mackenzie Stewart, introduction by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa, illustrations by Eva van Dam 200 pp., 5 illustrations, 6" x 9", second edition. #LIGA2 - regular price $ 15.95 Our Price $7.97 Published by Snow Lion Here is the first complete life story of Gampopa, foremost disciple of Milarepa and a forefather of the Kagyu lineages. Compiled from numerous Tibetan biographies, this comprehensive and inspiring rendition highlights the extraordinary details of Gampopa's meditative experiences and presents direct insights into the practice and realization of Mahamudra. A history of the Kagyu order by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa augments Gampopa's biography, illustrating this revered teacher's central role in the development of the Tibetan Kagyu lineages. A concluding essay on Mahamudra introduces Vajrayana Buddhism to beginners, while simultaneously supporting advanced practitioners with fresh insights. More ... | |
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THE LIFE OF SHABKAR: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin translated by Matthieu Ricard, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama 712 pp. #LISH - regular price $ 34.95 Our Price $27.96 Published by Snow Lion The Life of Shabkar has long been recognized by Tibetans as one of the masterworks of their religious heritage. More ... | |
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LIGHT OF FEARLESS INDESTRUCTIBLE WISDOM: The Life and Legacy of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche
by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Pre-order Now--Available October 2008. 360 pp., replete with 16 color and 65 b&w photos. Paperback edition. #LIFEIN - regular price $ 18.95 Our Price $15.16 Published by Snow Lion Master of masters, visionary, poet, revealer of profound spiritual treasures, Dudjom Rinpoche was a paramount figure in the history of twentieth-century Tibet. He worked closely with the present Dalai Lama to reinvigorate Tibetan culture and spiritual practice following the Chinese invasion of their homeland. Nyingma masters and devotees, both lay and ordained, unanimously appointed him Supreme Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, and he served in this capacity until his death in 1987. He wrote over two dozen volumes of poetry, music, history, and philosophy. In addition, he assembled and published texts which might otherwise have been lost and delivered unprecedented numbers of initiations and teachings to thousands of individuals. More ... | |
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by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Pre-order Now--Available October 2008. 360 pp., replete with 16 color and 65 b&w photos. Cloth edition. (See full description above.) #LIFENC - regular price $ 29.95 Our Price $23.96 Published by Snow Lion | |
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LION OF SIDDHAS: The Life and Teachings of Padampa Sangye translated by David Molk with Lama Tsering Wangdu Rinpoche 338 pp., paper edition. #LISILI - regular price $ 18.95 Our Price $15.16 Published by Snow Lion Best known as Machig Labdron's teacher, the Indian mahasiddha Padampa Sangye is counted as a lineage guru by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He brought the lineage of Chöd to Tibet, carried the Buddha's teachings to China, and is even asserted, in the Tibetan tradition, to have been the legendary Bodhidharma. More ... | |
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MUSIC IN THE SKY: The Life, Art and Teachings of the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje by Michele Martin. 400 pp., 59 color photos, 2 maps, drawings by the Karmapa. #MUSK - regular price $ 18.95 Our Price $15.16 Published by Snow Lion As the second millennium drew to a close, the Seventeenth Karmapa leapt from the roof at his monastery in Tibet. Evading his Chinese guards, the 14-year-old spiritual leader began a grueling, dangerous journey to India. The Karmapa's picture has appeared all over the world since then, yet his own words are hard to find. Now, for the first time in print, Music in the Sky offers a series of the Karmapa's profound teachings, an extensive selection of his poetry, and a detailed and gripping account of his life and flight from his homeland. Readers will be captivated by this wonderfully accessible and profound book. More ... | |
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THE SECOND DALAI LAMA: His Life and Teachings by Glenn Mullin 288 pp. #SEDALA - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $8.47 Published by Snow Lion The Second Dalai Lama's writings and biography are brought vividly to life in this extraordinary book by the renowned translator Glenn Mullin through a selection of the Second Dalai Lama's ecstatic outpourings of enlightened teaching. He gives us a glimpse into the visionary life of this outspoken and unconventional Dalai Lama. More ... | |
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SKY DANCER: The Secret Life and Songs of the Lady Yeshe Tsogyel by Keith Dowman, fore. by Trinley Norbu Rinpoche, illustrations by Eva van Dam. 400 pp., indices. #SKDA - regular price $ 18.95 Our Price $15.16 Published by Snow Lion Yeshe Tsogyel, consort of Guru Padmasambhava, is the most famous of the enlightened women of Tibet. Women have a special place in tantra but except for Sky Dancer there are few writings that present the spiritual practices and evolution of female aspirants. Here, women are in an eminent position, and a path of practice is given for present day initiates to emulate. Keith Dowman has added a commentary on the path of inner tantra, woman and the dakini, the Nyingma lineages. More ... | |
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WOMEN OF WISDOM by Tsultrim Allione. 340 pp., new edition, 24 pp. of photos. #WOWI - regular price $ 18.95 Our Price $15.16 Published by Snow Lion Women of Wisdom explores and celebrates the spiritual potential of all women, as exemplified by the lives of six Tibetan female mystics. These stories of great women who have achieved full illumination, overcoming cultural prejudices and a host of other problems which male practitioners do not encounter, offer a wealth of inspiration to everyone on the spiritual path. More ... | |