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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.] 

Discovering a Lost Tradition

Until the early twentieth century, hardly any traces of the Tibetan tradition of Chinese Chan Buddhism, or Zen, remained.  Then the discovery of a sealed cave in Dunhuang, full of manuscripts in various languages dating from the first millennium CE,… Read More

Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being was composed by Maitreya during the golden age of Indian Buddhism.  Mipham's commentary supports Maitreya's text in a detailed analysis of how ordinary, confused consciousness can be transformed into wisdom.  Easy-to-follow instructions guide the… Read More