The Complete Nyingma Tradition From Sutra to Tantra, Books 1 to 10 : Foundations of the Buddhist Path

Ngawang Zangpo (Translator) In 1838, Choying Tobden Dorje, a Buddhist yogi-scholar of eastern Tibet, completed a multivolume masterwork that traces the entire path of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism from beginning to end. Written by a lay practitioner for laypeople, it was intended to be accessible, informative, inspirational, and above all, practical. Its twenty-five books, or topical divisions, offer a comprehensive and detailed view of the Buddhist path according to the early translation school of Tibetan Buddhism, spanning the vast range of Buddhist teachings from the initial steps to the highest esoteric teachings of great perfection. Choying Tobden Dorje’s magnum opus appears in English here for the first time. In Foundations of the Buddhist Path, which covers the first ten of the treatise’s twenty-five books, the author surveys the scope of the entire work and then begins with the topics that set the cornerstones for all subsequent Buddhist practice: what constitutes proper spiritual apprenticeship, how to receive the teachings, how to make the best use of this life, and how to motivate ourselves to generate effort on the spiritual path. He then describes refuge and the vows that define the path of individual liberation before turning to the bodhisattva’s way—buddha nature, how to uplift the mind to supreme awakening, the bodhisattva’s training, and the attainments of the paths leading to supreme awakening. 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 among the lay community, it was intended to be informative, inspirational, and above all, practical. Its twenty-five books, or topical divisions, offer a comprehensive and detailed view of the Buddhist path according to the early translation school of Tibetan Buddhism, spanning the vast range of Buddhist teachings from the initial steps to the highest esoteric teachings of great perfection. Choying Tobden Dorje's magnum opus appears in English here for the first time. In Foundations of the Buddhist Path, which covers the first ten of the treatise's twenty-five books, the author surveys the scope of the entire work and then begins with the topics that set the cornerstones for all subsequent Buddhist practice: what constitutes proper spiritual apprenticeship, how to receive the teachings, how to make the best use of this life, and how to motivate ourselves to generate effort on the spiritual path. He then describes refuge and the vows that define the path of individual liberation before turning to the bodhisattva's way-buddha nature, how to uplift the mind. Books 15 to 17: The Essential Tantras of Mahayoga is presented in two volumes and concerns the first of the three classes of inner tantra. It presents the entire text of the Guhyagarbha Tantra, in Tibetan and English, together with the interlinear sections of one of its most important commentaries, Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions, by the outstanding fourteenth-century master Longchen Rabjam. Also included is Choying Tobden Dorje's rewriting of Candragomin's inspirational Extensive Commentary on the Sublime Litany of the Names of Manjushri 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 Multi-volume 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-- [vol. 1] Books 1 To 10 : Foundations Of The Buddhist Path / Translated By Ngawang Zangpo -- Book 13 : Philosophical Systems And Lines Of Transmission / Choying Tobden Dorje ; Translated, Introduced, And Annotated By Gyurme Dorje -- Books 15-17 : The Essential Tantras Of Mahayoga. Volume One ; Volume Two / Translated, Introduced, And Annotated By Gyurme Dorje -- Choying Tobden Dorje. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Translated From The Tibetan. "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 multi-volume 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