Tibetan / Vajrayana

Vajrayana Buddhism is most closely associated with Tibet and can be characterized by the figure of the siddha, the master whose spiritual realization is so profound that he or she has power over the phenomenal world, and in whom the profundity and vastness of absolute truth is fully and completely manifested. Many of our most well-known authors come from this tradition of Tibetan Buddhism .

[Note: The tags for the various schools are not definitive as many books span multiple traditions, etc. They are meant to use as a starting point for exploring this collection.]

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Buddha Nature

The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra with Commentary

Arya Maitreya

All sentient beings without exception have buddha nature—the inherent purity and perfection of the mind, untouched by changing mental states. Thus there is neither any reason for conceit in deeming oneself better than others nor any reason for self-contempt,… Read More

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Gone Beyond

The Prajnaparamita Sutras, The Ornament of Clear Realization, and Its Commentaries in the Tibetan Kagyu Tradition (Volume 1)

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Karl Brunnholzl

The Abhisamayalamkara summarizes all the topics in the vast body of the Prajnaparamita Sutras. Resembling a zip-file, it comes to life only through its Indian and Tibetan commentaries. Together, these texts not only discuss the "hidden meaning" of the… Read More

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Gone Beyond

The Prajnaparamita Sutras, The Ornament of Clear Realization, and Its Commentaries in the Tibetan Kagyu Tradition (Volume 2)

translated by

Karl Brunnholzl

Gone Beyond

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In Praise of Dharmadhatu

Nagarjuna

Nagarjuna is famous in the West for his works not only on Madhyamaka but his poetic collection of praises, headed by In Praise of Dharmadhatu. This book explores the scope, contents, and significance of Nagarjuna's scriptural legacy in India… Read More

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King of the Empty Plain

The Tibetan Iron-Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo

Cyrus Stearns

King of the Empty Plain is familiar to every Tibetan yet nearly unknown in the rest of the world. Tangtong Gyalpo's incredible lifespan, profound teachings, unprecedented engineering feats, eccentric deeds, and creation of Tibetan opera have earned this fascinating figure… Read More

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Luminous Heart

The Third Karmapa on Consciousness, Wisdom, and Buddha Nature

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Karl Brunnholzl

This superb collection of writings on buddha nature by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje (1284–1339) focuses on the transition from ordinary deluded consciousness to enlightened wisdom, the characteristics of buddhahood, and a buddha's enlightened activity. Most of these materials… Read More

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Middle Beyond Extremes

Maitreya's Madhyantavibhaga with Commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham

Arya Maitreya

The Buddhist masterpiece Distinguishing the Middle from Extremes, often referred to by its Sanskrit title, Madhyāntavibhāga, is part of a collection known as the Five Maitreya Teachings. Maitreya, the Buddha’s regent, is held to have entrusted these profound and vast… Read More

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Mind Beyond Death

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

An indispensable guidebook through the journey of life and death, Mind Beyond Death weaves a synthesis of wisdom remarkable in its scope. With warm informality and profound understanding of the Western mind, the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche makes the mysterious… Read More

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Mining for Wisdom within Delusion

Maitreya's Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena and Its Indian and Tibetan Commentaries

Karl Brunnholzl

Maitreya’s Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena distinguishes the illusory phenomenal world of saṃsāra produced by the confused dualistic mind from the ultimate reality that is mind’s true nature. The transition from the one to the other… Read More

Mining for Wisdom within Delusion

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Niguma, Lady of Illusion

Sarah Harding

Providing a rare glimpse of feminine Buddhist history, Niguma, Lady of Illusion brings to the forefront the life and teachings of a mysterious eleventh-century Kashmiri woman who became the source of a major Tibetan Buddhist practice lineage. The circumstances… Read More

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Rebel Buddha

On the Road to Freedom

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

There’s a rebel within you. It’s the part of you that already knows how to break free of fear and unhappiness. This rebel is the voice of your own awakened mind. It’s your rebel buddha—the sharp, clear intelligence that resists… Read More

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Sacred Ground

Jamgon Kongtrul on "Pilgrimage and Sacred Geography"

Ngawang Zangpo

Sacred Ground describes two journeys: a journey outward to specific pilgrimage places in eastern Tibet, and a journey inward to the sacred world of tantra, accessible through contemplation and meditation. It sheds light on Himalayan Buddhists' concepts of sacred… Read More

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The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul

A Gem of Many Colors

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Richard Barron (Chokyi Nyima)

Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye (1813–1899) was one of the most influential figures and prolific writers in the Tibetan Buddhist world. He was a founder and the single most important proponent of the nonsectarian movement that flourished in eastern Tibet… Read More

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The Karmapa's Middle Way

Feast for the Fortunate

Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje

Marked by eloquent poetry, vigorous and extensive analysi,s and heart instructions on breaking through the veils of confusion to independently experience the true nature of things, The Karmapa's Middle Way contains the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje's comprehensive commentary on… Read More

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The Treasury of Knowledge

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye

This monumental translation—more than twenty-five years in the making—is at last complete. We are delighted to make available this comprehensive collection of the entire range of Buddhist teachings as they have been preserved in Tibet.

In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgön Kongtrül's… Read More