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Explore 2,500 years of the Tibetan tradition from its Indian roots until today.  Click on hundreds of key figures, books, videos and important events.

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The Year of the Fire Horse. Image is of the proector of Samye, Tse Mar.

View upcoming special practice days such as 10th day, 15th day, 25th day, etc.  This includes the anniversaries of many great masters including links to resources about them.

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A Map of Buddhism in Canada

A Map of Buddhism in Canada

A Map of Buddhism in Canada See Also: Map of Buddhism in the U.S. Here is an interactive map of the Buddhist centers and temples in the Canada. Click on the upper left arrow to display the brea...

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Remembering Robert Thurman (1941-2026)

Remembering Robert Thurman (1941-2026)

Remembering Robert Thurman (2041-2026) All of us here at Shambhala Publications were saddened to hear the news of Robert Thurman’s passing on June 16, 2026. While we did not publish any of Bob...

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A Map of Buddhism in the United States

A Map of Buddhism in the United States

A Map of Buddhism in the United States See Also: Map of Buddhism in Canada Here is an interactive map of the Buddhist centers and temples in the U.S. Click on the upper left arrow to display th...

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The Collected Works of Khangsar Tenpa’i Wangchulk

The Collected Works of Khangsar Tenpa’i Wangchulk

The Collected Works of Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk To date there haven been three volumes published and additional ones will be coming in 2027 and 2028. The following are the published volumes to dat...

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Article Series: Ngöndro, the Preliminary Practices

Image of Guru Rinpoche PadmasmbhavaThe Traditions of Tibetan Buddhism

Explore tradition-specific books, articles, videos, audio, online courses, and more from the main schools or traditions of Tibetan Buddhism including the Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, Gelug, Kalachakra, Zhije & Chöd, Bon, Jonang, and more.

Tibetan Buddhist Publishing

From Our President's Desk

Readers of Tibetan Buddhism books may find this article on publishing by Shambhala Publications' president Nikko Odiseos in the Journal of Tibetan Literature of interest.

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Author Videos

Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche on Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk

One of the greatest Dzogchen Masters of the late 20th and early 21st century was Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk. Shambhala Publications is publishing his Collected Works, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group. The third volume on Longchenpa's Cho Ying Dzod, comes out in January 2026. Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche gave a series of oral transmissions for these texts and in this video, we collected his teaching and on-the-fly translations from the first volume. We hope you will find this as irresistible as we do.

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Special Collections

treasury of precious instructions

The Treasury of Precious Instructions

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro TayeThe eighteen volume Treasury of Precious Instructions is one of the five great Treasuries of Jamgon Kongtrul.  See the history, books, the audio and video of of an online workshop, and much more.

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The Complete Nyingma Tradition

Choying Tobden Dorje

In 1838, Choying Tobden Dorje, a Buddhist yogi-scholar of eastern Tibet, completed a multivolume masterwork that traces the entire path of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism from beginning to end. Written by a lay practitioner for laypeople, it was intended to be accessible, 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.

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Tibetan Buddhist Events

Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi meditations sessions | Charles Manson | Online & The Buddhist Society (London)

Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi meditations sessions | Charles Manson | Online & The Buddhist Society (London)

April to December 2026 | 1:30 PM EST, 10:30 AM PST, 18.30 BST | Online, and in-person at The Buddhist Society (London, founded 1924)

Beginning Buddhism / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Spokane Buddhist Temple

Beginning Buddhism / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Spokane Buddhist Temple

September 23, 2026 / 6:00-7:30 PM (PDT) | Spokane Buddhist Temple, Lower Level / 927 S. Perry St. Spokane, WA 99202

Virtual Book Launch: Of Mud and Lotuses | Paula Arai | Institute of Buddhist Studies | Online

Virtual Book Launch: Of Mud and Lotuses | Paula Arai | Institute of Buddhist Studies | Online

Wednesday, September 23 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm PT | Virtual on Zoom

Sun & Sky Gazing

Sun & Sky Gazing

Friday 9/25, 6pm - 8pm Saturday 9/26 & Sunday 9/27, 9am - 5pm | Boulder Shambhala Center and Online

Compassion Every Day / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Pend Oreille PUD Conference Room

Compassion Every Day / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Pend Oreille PUD Conference Room

September 29, 2026 / 6:30-8:00 PM (PDT) | Pend Oreille PUD Conference Room (Use side door off Pine St) / 130 N Washington Ave, Newport, WA 99156

All Our Tibetan Buddhist BooksMore Tibetan Buddhist Books

A pdf catalog of the over 600 books we have published related to the tradition of Buddhism in Tibet, arranged by category

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Online Courses

The Heart Sutra

The Heart Sutra

One of the most beloved scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism, the Heart Sutra is chanted daily around the world in dozens of languages by millions of practitioners. For Zen Buddhists—and many others—the sutra expresses the nature of reality in ways both profound and paradoxical. In this online course, Kazuaki Tanahashi and Roshi Joan Halifax collaboratively explore the depths of the sutra’s teaching through talks, chanting, readings, and group discussions.

Taught By: Joan Halifax & Kazuaki Tanahashi

Glimpses of Mahamudra

Glimpses of Mahamudra

Mahamudra is a meditation tradition within tantric Buddhism that points to the nature of awareness itself, elevating our ordinary perception to the level of the sacred. In this view, all experiences arise from a mind that is naturally vast, empty, and luminous.

Taught By: Judith L. Lief

Discovering the Relaxed Mind

Discovering the Relaxed Mind

Learn a seven-step meditation practice, concisely and practically adapted from the meditation techniques of three major Buddhist traditions—Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana—which Tibetan Buddhism knits into a seamless whole.

Taught By: Dza Kilung Rinpoche

Entering the Path

Entering the Path

The hinayana path is the foundation of the Buddhist teachings. To enter the path of Buddhist practice, one must start here. Based on training in mindfulness and awareness and in cultivating a deeper understanding of one’s own mind, the hinayana is what allows us to take delight in our everyday life just as it is.

Taught By: Judith L. Lief

Living the Dharma

Living the Dharma

Tibetan Buddhist master Anyen Rinpoche and his teaching partner Allison Choying Zangmo share what it takes to achieve realization on the spiritual path with a practical and approachable means for bringing our practice alive and actualizing the wisdom of the Buddha in our hearts.

Taught By: Anyen Rinpoche & Allison Choying Zangmo

The Mandala Principle

The Mandala Principle

In this online course, esteemed Buddhist teacher and editor Judith Lief takes us on a journey through the mandala principle teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche as presented in his Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma.

Taught By: Judith L. Lief

The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion

The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion

Once the essential foundation of the hinayana teachings has been laid, the next step begins with opening the focus of practice to include the world beyond oneself. This personal paradigm shift is the gate to the mahayana teachings, beginning with shunyata, the essential emptiness of all phenomena, and with the compassion that naturally arises from that understanding.

Taught By: Judith L. Lief

Mindfulness in Action

Mindfulness in Action

In this online course, the practice of meditation will be accompanied by practices for expanding awareness in everyday activities, dissolving the boundary between meditation and everything else we do in our life. This is a course for new meditators, for those who want to deepen their meditation practice, and for mindfulness trainers and teachers. The approach is based on the mindfulness teachings of Chögyam Trungpa, from his book Mindfulness in Action.

Taught By: Carolyn Rose Gimian

Glimpses of Vajrayana

Glimpses of Vajrayana

The tantric path requires complete engagement and fierce dedication. There is a quality of directness, abruptness, and wholeheartedness to it, and it is said to be the more rapid but more dangerous path.

Taught By: Judith L. Lief

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