The guides to Tibetan Buddhism below are meant to help orient readers to the texts by and about important figures in Tibetan history, essential topics of practice and study, and important texts.
See also: Xuanzang, the incredible 7th century Chinese monk who spent 16 years traveling through China, and present-day Kyrgistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.
For more biographies of key figures, see The Treasury of Lives. For shorter translations by many of these figures, see Lotsawa House.
Essential Topics in Our Guides to Tibetan Buddhism
Essential Texts in Our Guides to Tibetan Buddhism
Ngöndro: The Preliminary Practices (NEW)
Ngöndro: the Preliminary Practices of Tibetan Buddhism
Ngöndro: The Actual Preliminary Practices
The Ngöndro of the Longchen Nyingtik Lineage of the Nyingma Tradition
The Ngöndro of the Dudjom Tersar Lineage of the Nyingma Tradition
Ngöndros from Other Lineages within the Nyingma Tradition
Ngöndro in the Kagyu Tradition
Ngöndro in the Sakya, Gelug, and Bön Traditions
Additional Resources
The Five Maitreya Treatises of the Mahayana
The Five Maitreya Texts: An Overview (NEW)
- The Ornament of Clear Realization, the Abhisamayālaṃkāra
- The Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras, the Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra
- The Middle Beyond Extremes, the Madhyāntavibhāga
- The Distinction Between Phenomena and Their Nature, the Dharmadharmatāvibhāga
- The Ultimate Continuum of the Mahāyāna Ratnagotravibhāga (Uttaratantra)
The Five Maitreya Texts: The "Zip Files" of the Mahāyāna
Translating the Maitreya Treatises: An Interview with Thomas Doctor
The Importance of the Ornament of Mahayana Sutras
The Complete Nyingma Tradition
by Choying Tobden Dorje
A Resource Guide
Lama Sonam Tsering on Text
Alak Zenkar Rinpoche on Lama Tharchin Rinpoche
Choying Tobden Dorje and the Story Behind the Text
Praise
The Books
The Treasury of Knowledge
by Jamgön Kongtrul
The Treasury of Knowledge Resource Guide
Kalu Rinpoche on "The Treasury of Knowledge" Translation
Praise for the Treasury of Knowledge
The Treasury of Precious Instructions
by Jamgön Kongtrul
A Resource Guide
History
Ringu Tulku Discusses the Treasury of Precious Instructions
A Guide to the Treasury of Precious Instructions
Matthew Kapstein on Dam Ngak (special instruction)
Video Series
Audio Series
The Books