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The Padmakara Translation Group has a distinguished reputation for its translations of Tibetan texts and teachings, and is renowned for its clear and accurate literary style.

The Adornment of the Middle Way

Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham

by
Jamgon Mipham,
Shantarakshita

Madhyamaka, or the Middle Way, is accepted by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism as the most profound expression, in philosophical terms, of emptiness, the true nature of phenomena. Emptiness is the basis on which the whole of Mahayana practice is… Read More

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Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend

With Commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche

by
Nagarjuna

Nagarjuna's poetic presentation of the fundamental teachings of the Great Vehicle, or Mahayana—whose followers, driven by compassion, strive to attain Buddhahood for the sake of all beings—is remarkable for its concise style and memorable imagery, making it one of… Read More

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The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech

A Detailed Commentary on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva

by
Kunzang Pelden

The Bodhicharyavatara, or Way of the Bodhisattva, composed by the eighth-century Indian master Shantideva, has occupied an important place in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition almost from its inception. One of the great classics of Mahayana Buddhism, it describes the path… Read More

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A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom

Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices

by
Dudjom Rinpoche,
Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje

The foundations of Vajrayana practice are laid out with eloquence and precision here by one of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist masters of our age. His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s commentary on the preliminary practices (ngöndro) is informed by his profound realization… Read More

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A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom
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Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book Two

by
Longchen Yeshe Dorje, Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche,
Jigme Lingpa

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… Read More
Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book Two
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The Way of the Bodhisattva

by
Shantideva

Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment and to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. This text has been studied, practiced,… Read More

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White Lotus

An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava

by
Jamgon Mipham

The commentary translated in these pages is unusual and rare. But if the commentary is a rarity, its subject matter—the seven-line invocation of Padmasambhava—is one of the best-known prayers in the Tibetan Buddhist world.The overall significance of the Seven-Line Prayer… Read More

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Zurchungpa's Testament

by
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Zurchungpa's Eighty Chapters of Personal Advice was the final teaching given by the great Nyingma master Zurchung Sherab Trakpa before he passed away. His counsels are the distillation of a lifetime's experience and comprise the practical instructions of a… Read More

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The Adornment of the Middle Way

Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham

The Adornment of the Middle Way

Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend

With Commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche

Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend

The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech

A Detailed Commentary on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva

The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech

A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom

Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices

A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom

Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book Two

Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book Two

The Way of the Bodhisattva

The Way of the Bodhisattva

White Lotus

An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava

White Lotus

Zurchungpa's Testament

Zurchungpa's Testament

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