Treasury of Precious Qualities: The Rain of Joy with the Quintessence of the Three Paths - Book Two: Vajrayana and the Great Perfection Two

Description This second and concluding volume of Jigme Lingpa’s classic Treasury of Precious Qualities is presented together with a detailed commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche. Composed in the form of a lamrim, or presentation of the stages of the path, the first volume set out the teachings of the sutras. The present volume continues this same structure and is a general description of the tantra teachings followed by an exposition of the Great Perfection, which in the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism is regarded as the summit of all vehicles and the final stage of the path of spiritual training. The section on the tantras is a compendious presentation of all important issues: lineage, empowerment, the generation and perfection stages, and samaya. The section on the Great Perfection is arranged according to the classification of Ground, Path, and Result and gives an extremely clear introduction to the doctrinal background that underpins the practice of this unique system. About the Author Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa (1730–1798) was a great master of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The root of the Khyentse lineage, he was a tertön, or discoverer of treasure teachings, and revealed the Longchen Nyingtik, one of the most important cycles of meditative practice in the Nyingma school. The Contemporary Kangyur Rinpoche Offers Insightful Commentary On Jigme Lingpa's Explanation Of The Buddhist Path According To The Nyingma School Of Tibetan Buddhism. The Paperback Edition Includes Jigme Lingpa's Root Text In Verse, Which Was Not Included In The Hardcover Edition. Bk. 1. Rain Of Joy -- Bk. 2. Vajrayana And The Great Perfection. Bk. 1. [without Special Title] -- Bk. 2. Vajrayana And The Great Perfection. By Jigme Lingpa. With The Quintessence Of The Three Paths : A Commentary / By Longchen Yeshe Dorje, Kangyur Rinpoche. Previously Published: 2001. Vol. 2: 1st Ed. Translated By The Padmakara Translation Group ; Forewords By H.h. The Dalai Lama And Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. In English; Includes Translation From Tibetan. This book is a translation of the second part of a commentary on the Treasury of Precious Qualities , the most celebrated work of Jigme Lingpa (17301798), one of the most important figures in the Nyingma lineage. In a slender volume of elegant verse, this root text (new in this revised edition) presents the entire Buddhist path according to the Nyingma school. Because it is so concise and makes use of elaborate poetic language, the commentary is indispensable.