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

**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.**__The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra__, a multivolume masterwork by the eighteenth-century tantric master Choying Tobden Dorje, traces the path of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism from beginning to end. __Books 15 to 17: The Essential Tantras of Mahayoga__ concerns the first of the three classes of highest, or inner, tantras. It presents the entire text of the __Guhyagarbha Tantra,__ in Tibetan and English, together with one of its most important commentaries, __Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions,__ by the outstanding fourteenth-century master Longchen Rabjam. In addition, it presents the author's rewriting of Candragomin's inspirational __Extensive Commentary on the Sublime Litany of the Names of Mañjuśrī__, which correlates diverse aspects of Mañjuśrī to the five pristine cognitions.This product (Books 15 to 17) will be published as two volumes in a slipcase. 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.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. 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. The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra , a multivolume masterwork by the eighteenth-century tantric master Choying Tobden Dorje, traces the path of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism from beginning to end. Books 15 to 17: The Essential Tantras of Mahayoga concerns the first of the three classes of highest, or inner, tantras. It presents the entire text of the Guhyagarbha Tantra, in Tibetan and English, together with one of its most important commentaries, Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions, by the outstanding fourteenth-century master Longchen Rabjam. In addition, it presents the author's rewriting of Candragomin's inspirational Extensive Commentary on the Sublime Litany of the Names of Mañjuśrī , which correlates diverse aspects of Mañjuśrī to the five pristine cognitions. This product (Books 15 to 17) will be published as two volumes in a slipcase. "The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, a multivolume masterwork by the eighteenth-century tantric master Choying Tobden Dorje, traces the path of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism from beginning to end. Books 15 to 17: The Essential Tantras of Mahayoga concerns the first of the three classes of highest, or inner, tantras. It presents the entire text of the Guhyagarbha Tantra, in Tibetan and English, together with one of its most important commentaries, Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions, by the outstanding fourteenth-century master Longchen Rabjam. In addition, it presents the author's rewriting of Candragomin's inspirational Extensive Commentary on the Sublime Litany of the Names of Mañjuśrī, which correlates diverse aspects of Mañjuśrī to the five pristine cognitions."-- Provided by publisher "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