Jigme Lingpa

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.

Georgios T. Halkias

GEORGIOS T. HALKIAS is associate professor at the University of Hong Kong and author of Luminous Bliss: A Religious History of Pure Land Literature in Tibet.

"I am very encouraged that, even in this day and age, not only is the name ‘Copper-Colored Mountain’ still uttered, but Professor Halkias and Christina Partsalaki have now put great effort into presenting a wide range of explanations of its meaning. . . . I am confident that just mentioning the name ‘Copper-Colored Mountain’ will plant the seed of actually experiencing it, if not now, then definitely in the future." —from the foreword by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

"I’m delighted to see Padmsambhava’s pure land presented by Georgios T. Halkias and Christina Partsalaki with academic rigor, philosophical acumen, and reverence for this sacred topic. This book is a fine example of the compatibility of intellectual objectivity and spiritual insight, as it sheds a clear light on the depth of Mahayana Buddhist concepts of pure lands in general and the Copper-Colored Mountain in particular." —B. Alan Wallace, founder and director of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies

"The authors are sensitive in their reading of the verses, balancing a scholarly perspective with an interpretative angle that explicates the significance of each stanza for contemplative practice." —Buddhadharma