Following the first volume of the Treasury of Precious Qualities, which sets out the teachings of the sutras, the present vol­ume continues Jigme Lingpa’s presentation of the stages of the path and includes a general description of the tantra teach­ings followed by an exposition of the Great Perfection, regarded in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism as the summit of all vehicles and the final stage of the path of spiritual training. This concluding volume provides a comprehensive overview of the Nyingma path of Tibetan Buddhism and is presented together with a detailed commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche.

The section on the tantras is a compendious presentation of all-important issues: lin­eage, empowerment, the generation and perfection stages, and samaya. The sec­tion on the Great Perfection is arranged according to the classification of Ground, Path, and Result, and gives an extremely clear introduction to the doctrinal back­ground that underpins the practice of this unique system.