From the editor: Tibetan Buddhism increasingly rivals Zen in its popularity as a path of Buddhist wisdom and practice. This eminently readable introduction to the tradition's vibrant literature, presented by a true insider, now makes authentic Tibetan Buddhism accessible to contemporary Western audiences as never before.

Robert Thurman expertly and lucidly surveys the basic teachings and varieties of Tibetan Buddhism. A concise summary of Buddhism's development across Asia, with particular emphasis on its evolution in Tibet, provides a vital orientation, but the core of this much-needed volume is the first-ever collection of key Tibetan teachings on Buddhism and attaining enlightenment. Here are all the essential texts, freshly translated. The hymns to Tara, the liberator goddess; the riddle-like songs of Milarepa, the wandering poet-saint of the Himalayas; instructions for the living the compassionate Bodhisattva Way of Life, selections from The Tibetan Book of the Dead; and much, much more.

Pages: 317, Hardcover
Special Interest: Buddhism, Spirituality, Higher Consciousness, Ritual, Tibet, Zen.