{"product_id":"the-complete-nyingma-tradition-from-sutra-to-tantra-books-15-to-17-the-essential-tantras-of-mahayoga-hardcover","title":"The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17: The Essential Tantras of Mahayoga - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChoying Tobden Dorje\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGyurme Dorje\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eLama Tharchin\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoying 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003ci\u003eBooks 15 to 17: The Essential Tantras of Mahayoga\u003c\/i\u003e concerns the first of the three classes of highest, or inner, tantras. It presents the entire text of the \u003ci\u003eGuhyagarbha Tantra, \u003c\/i\u003e in Tibetan and English, together with one of its most important commentaries, \u003ci\u003eDispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions, \u003c\/i\u003e by the outstanding fourteenth-century master Longchen Rabjam. In addition, it presents the author's rewriting of Candragomin's inspirational \u003ci\u003eExtensive Commentary on the Sublime Litany of the Names of Ma juśrī\u003c\/i\u003e, which correlates diverse aspects of Ma juśrī to the five pristine cognitions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis product (Books 15 to 17) will be published as two volumes in a slipcase.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHOYING TOBDEN DORJE (1787-1848) 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 Dzokchen Namgyal Ling and was instrumental in establishing the community of lay tantric practitioners known as the Repkong Ngak-mang. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGYURME DORJE holds a master's degree in Sanskrit and a PhD in Tibetan literature from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. He has written, edited, translated, and contributed to numerous books on Tibetan culture, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation.\u003c\/i\u003e He is based in Crieff, Scotland.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5 x 9.4 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771560132896,"sku":"9781559394369","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2faf8a3a672c952fa6dedb0ceaffff96.webp?v=1780388432","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-complete-nyingma-tradition-from-sutra-to-tantra-books-15-to-17-the-essential-tantras-of-mahayoga-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}