Title	Flight of the Garuda
Sub-Title	A Complete Explanation of Thorough Cut by Zhabkar
Author	Tony Duff
Details	248 pages, 2 colour plates, 6" X 9", US$25, available in paper format
ISBN	paper book 978-9937-572-05-7, e-book 978-9937-572-04-0
Texts	Tibetan texts in Tibetan script included

Flight of the Garuda is a series of twenty-three songs sung by the Dzogchen master Tshogdrug Rangdrol [1781–1850 C.E.] for the sake of his students.  The songs explain the practice called Thorough Cut (Thregcho), which is one of the two innermost practices of Dzogchen or Great Completion.  Tshogdrug Rangdrol, who is more commonly known as Zhabkar, later compiled the songs into a text.  Over time, this text became one of the most popular texts used to explain Thorough Cut because of its complete and very clear treatment of the practice.

Zhabkar went further and made Flight of the Garuda into the first of a trilogy of texts.  The other two texts in the trilogy explain the second innermost practice of Dzogchen, called Direct Crossing (Thogal).  These two texts are not included in this book, though a clear explanation of all three texts in the trilogy is given in the introduction.  Note that the second text of the trilogy is essentially the famous text by Jigmey Lingpa Guidebook called “Highest Wisdom” (Triyig Yeshe Lama) re-arranged by Zhabkar and put into verse.  Jigmey Lingpa’s text is available in English through PKTC, which means that there is way to obtain the content of the second text of the trilogy without it being translated into English.  The third text of the trilogy contains personal instructions on Thogal which were meant for Zhabkar’s students and which might not be suitable for publication in English.

The translation here is a fresh translation of Flight of the Garuda which improves considerably on two earlier translations.  The translation was made by Lama Tony in Tibet, while receiving an extended teaching on the entire text by the great treasure revealer Ontrul Tenpa’i Wangchuk.  The translation benefits from the exceptional knowledge and high realization of this master and the general atmosphere of pure blessings of the Nyingthig Dzogchen (Quintessential Great Completion) tradition in his retreat centre.

Those who have read either of the other translations available will be surprised and delighted at this translation.  Verse and prose versions of the translation are provided to accomodate all needs.  A summary of topics of the text, by Ontrul Tenpa’i Wangchuk, which has not been seen before and which helps considerably to understanding the many topics within the text itself has been included.

A lengthy introduction helps the reader understand the background to the text.  Extensive footnotes and a long glossary have been provided so that the reader can clearly understand all the details involved.

Ontrul Tenpa’i Wangchuk’s principal lineage of Dzogchen teachings is that of Dzogchen Monastery, Tibet.  Dza Patrul is an early figure of the same lineage who wrote a very famous commentary on Thorough Cut called Feature of the Expert Glorious King; Ontrul Tenpa’i Wangchuk has written a commentary to it which is available from PKTC under the title Relics of Dharmakaya.

The book contains translations of the following texts:

	Song of the View of the Thorough Cut of Luminosity Great Completion Called “Flight of the Garuda Capable of Quickly Traversing All the Levels and Paths”
	A Summary of the Guidebook to the Thorough Cut View, Flight of the Garuda, Called “A Key to Unravel the Treasury of the Three Lineages’ Instructions”

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Title	Highest Wisdom
Sub-Title	A Guidebook to The Stages of Path of the Primal Guardian According to Longchen Nyingtig Great Completion by Jigmey Lingpa
Author	Tony Duff
Details	352 pages, 2 colour plates, 6" X 9", hardcover, stitched binding, US$85, available in paper format
ISBN	paper book 978-9937-8386-0-3
Texts	Tibetan text in Tibetan script included

The text here by Jigmey Lingpa is commonly known by its abbreviated Tibetan name, Triyig Yeshe Lama or Guidebook Called “Highest Wisdom”.  It is the central text in the Longchen Nyingthig tradition of Great Completion or Dzogchen, and is used to explain the highest practices of the system.

The author, Lama Tony Duff, has spent much time at Dzogchen Monastery, East Tibet, receiving the complete transmissions of the Longchen Nyingthing system.  He made and verified this translation during attendance at a number of extended teaching retreats on the text.  Thus, the translation bears the blessings of one of the greatest living holders of the Longchen Nyingthig lineage, Padma Kalzang Rinpoche.  The blessings are conveyed to those outside of Tibet through the author, who is one of the very few translators capable of receiving, understanding, and practising teachings in the purely Tibetan environment found in the depths of Tibet.  These blessings are beautified with the ornaments of practical knowledge passed on to the author by the many yogins and khenpos steeped in the tradition, his close friends who live permanently in mountain retreats at the monastery.  Tibetan lamas who know the Longchen Nyingthig teaching and who can speak English sufficiently well to judge the matter say that it is by far the best translation available in English.

It has to be said that this Guidebook Called “Highest Wisdom” is sealed and locked.  The reason for this is that the text is a summation of the key points for practice found in the Seventeen Tantras, the tantras which are the very root of Great Completion.  Those tantras explicitly warn that one must have the necessary empowerments, and so on, before beginning to be instructed in and read about these teachings.  This is not a meaningless requirement; there is great danger in reading this material without first having the necessary empowerments and related instructions.  Therefore, there is a mandate by the lineage that this text is only to be read after having received the Rigpa Liveliness Empowerment (Tib. rigpa’i tsal wang) or by those who are about to receive it during a session of teaching on the text.

The book contains a translation of the following text:

“Highest Wisdom”, A Guidebook to The Stages of Path of the Primal Guardian According to Longchen Nyingtig Great Completion by Jigmey Lingpa

Download Tibetan texts in TibetD format: This text is part of the Root Volumes of Longchen Nyingthig which is available from PKTC by purchase.

Title	Gampopa Teaches Essence Mahamudra
Sub-Title	Interviews with his Heart Disciples, Dusum Khyenpa and Others
Author	Tony Duff
Details	342 pages, 3 colour plates, 6" X 9", US$30, available in paper format
ISBN	paper book 978-9937-572-08-8, e-book 978-9937-572-09-5
Texts	Tibetan texts in Tibetan script not included

This book began as a translation of the “Interviews” section of Gampopa’s Collected Works.  Interviews or “question and answer sessions” as they are literally called in Tibetan are records of the personal interviews of a great teacher with those who come to see him.  These are amongst the most interesting writings to be found in Tibetan literature because of the very personal quality found in them.  The interviews section of Gampopa’s Collected Works consists of interviews with four of his greatest yogin disciples—the first Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa, source of most of the lesser Kagyu lineages Phagmo Drupa, Lord Gomtshul, and Yogin Choyung.

The outstanding feature of these interviews is that Gampopa [1079–1153] uses them to give private teachings on Essence Mahamudra, the ultimate transmission of Mahamudra within the Kagyu lineage.  In one session after another, Gampopa reveals all the teachings of Essence Mahamudra to his foremost disciples in a thoroughly personal, pointed, and practical manner.  Another feature of these interviews is the very clear picture they paint of how the ultimate Mahamudra teaching was given in the early days of the Kagyu lineage.  Many important points of the teaching, some which seem to have been lost historically, can be understood from them.  Yet another feature of these interviews is that the majority of them are notes that were taken on the spot or written out just after the interviews.  As such, they are historical records which give us a very personal sense of Gampopa and these great disciples and what they went through on their personal journeys to enlightenment.  More than that though, the reader gets a distinct impression of the personalities involved through their own, hand-written records.

Gampopa tells the story of his own dharma journey on two occasions in the book.  Here he tells it in his own words to Dusum Khyenpa who has recorded it for us:

Preview of Dusum Khyenpa’s
Interviews

Because the interviews are so focussed on Gampopa’s presentation of Mahamudra, two more texts from his Collected Works were added to give a further sense of his way of teaching it: first, a short text which is the root of his famous “Four Dharmas of Gampopa” teaching; and second a medium length text which records an oral teaching he gave on the entire path of Mahamudra.  These two texts form a perfect introduction to the teachings contained in the interviews.  A point of interest is that the first addition makes the original teaching of “The Four Dharmas of Gampopa” available in English for the first time.  Gampopa’s explanation of the Four Dharmas differs a little from some modern-day presentations of it, a point which is clarified for the reader in the introduction to the book.

A very lengthy introduction has been provided to help the reader see and understand the many interesting threads contained in this book, including paraphrases of the entirety of Phagmo Drupa’s interviews.  Extensive footnotes and a long glossary have been provided so that the reader can clearly understand all the details involved.

The book contains translations of the following texts:

	The Four Dharmas in Brief
	Precious Garland of the Supreme Path
	Lord Dvagpo’s Personal Advice and Lord Gomtshul’s Interviews
	Dusum Khyenpa’s Interviews
	Lord Phagmo Drupa’s Interviews
	Yogin Choyung’s Interview

Download Tibetan texts in TibetD format: These texts can be found in Gampopa’s Collected Works.

Title	Drukchen Padma Karpo’s Collected Works on Mahamudra
Sub-Title
Author	Tony Duff
Details	246 pages, 1 colour plate, 6" X 9", US$25, available in paper format
ISBN	paper book 978-9973-572-01-9, e-book 978-9973-572-00-2
Texts	Tibetan texts in Tibetan script not included

This book contains all of Padma Karpo’s writings on Mahamudra as found in his Collected Works.  Padma Karpo [1527-1592 C.E.] was the fourth Drukchen or leader of the Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.  He is one of the most famous of all Tibetan authors, and is well-known for his erudite explanations of difficult subjects.

A few of the smaller texts in this book have been seen in English.  For example, the short but pithy Notes on Mahamudra, which is widely used in all Kagyu lineages these days as an instruction manual on the Four Yogas of Mahamudra, has been translated a number of times, beginning with Evans-Wentz’s famous first effort.  It has been freshly translated to solve various problems with the earlier translations.  This raises an important point.  All the translations in this book are based on extensive personal teaching received from various Drukpa Kagyu masters over the span of a decade, often privately and directly in Tibetan.  The Drukpa Kagyu has its own way of understanding the view and practice; existing translations by followers of other Kagyu lineages go astray in places because of lack of knowledge of the particulars of Drukpa Kagyu view and meditation.  This book does not suffer from that problem.  To the contrary, it is the first major presentation of texts of the Drukpa Kagyu in English done by someone who has studied closely with the Drukpa Kagyu.

Despite the fact that the Drukpa Kagyu view is presented in these texts, the book should be of immense value to anyone who is studying and practising Mahamudra.  There are many explanations of the Four Yogas of Mahamudra in here which show the whole system in a level of detail not seen before.  A bonus is that, in one text, Padma Karpo quotes extensively from his predecessor, the second Drukchen Gyalwang Je, who was famous for the brilliance of his expositions on tantra.  Another gem is Padma Karpo’s explanation of a song of Saraha on the non-dual view which came to Marpa the Translator in a dream.

A lengthy introduction has been provided and ample notes and a long glossary have been provided to explain technical details where needed.

The book contains translations of the following texts:

	Jetsun Tillipa’s Instruction to Naropa commonly known as “The Ganges Mahamudra”
	The Guru of All Explanations That Thoroughly Distinguish the Ascertainments of The Four Yogas
	An Explanation of the Four Yogas Called “An Eye to Look at the Definitive Meaning”
	An Explanation of the Four Yogas Points Out Superfact
	Notes on Mahamudra
	“A Mirror on Mind”, Foremost Instructions on the Heart Meaning
	“Mind Harvest”, An Instruction on Five-Part Mahamudra

Download Tibetan texts in TibetD format: The texts in this book are part of the Collected Works of Padma Karpo which occupy 22 to 28 volumes, depending on the edition.  The bulk of the works in Padma Karpo’s Collected Works are available in the Drukpa Kagyu Heritage Project Collection which is available for purchase from PKTC.

The book called A Juggernaut of the Non-Dual View is another major Drukpa Kagyu text being published at the same time as this book.

Title	A Juggernaut of the Non-Dual View
Sub-Title	Ultimate Teachings of the Second Drukchen, Gyalwang Je
Author	Tony Duff
Details	290 pages, 1 colour plate, 6" X 9", US25, available in paper format
ISBN	paper book 978-9937-572-07-1, e-book 978-9937-572-06-4
Texts	Tibetan text in Tibetan script not included

This is a remarkable book with many interesting themes.  It presents a translation of the text entitled “Chariot of Establishment”, Treasure Trove of a Mind Absorbed in the Profound Meaning by the second Drukchen [1428-1476 C.E.] or leader of the Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.  To begin with, it is of interest simply because it is the first major text of Drukpa Kagyu teachings to have been translated into English.

The text is a compilation of over sixty different oral teachings given by the second Drukchen.  The compiler, an attendant, tells us that the teachings included were selected because they establish the ultimate, non-dual view of the Kagyu tradition as it is presented by the Drukpa Kagyu.  The text begins with a long teaching on the view of the Kagyu in general, making it of interest to all Kagyu followers.  An important feature of this teaching is that it clearly shows the Other Emptiness approach which is at the root of the Kagyu view, though does so according to the earliest teachings of the Kagyu lineage in which the name “Other Emptiness” is not mentioned.  Through it, we see how Other Emptiness was taught originally in the Kagyu and we see how the Drukpa Kagyu in particular presents the Other Emptiness view of the Kagyu without using the name “Other Emptiness”.

The text continues to a second long teaching in which the second Drukchen neatly establishes the view of the tantras as non-dual wisdom seen in direct perception.  In doing so, he cleanly chops the Tibetan Buddhist schools who are infamous for insisting that the emptiness of the second turning of the wheel of the sutra teaching is the utltimate non-dual view.  This is a fascinating chapter because it shows a logic to establishing the view which has rarely been seen in the West to this point.  It will certainly give academics who have thought that the emptiness of the Middle Way is the ultimate presentation of the view something to think about.

The text then presents many smaller teachings on the view, always with reference to the non-dual view of Kalachakra as the ultimate way to establish the view.  Thus, the book also contains many teachings on tantra in general as well as many interesting points from the Kalachakra.  For instance, there are clear explanations of mother, father, and non-dual tantra and how each demands a different approach.  One chapter has a fascinating presentation which shows the meaning of Kalachakra; it shows that the commonplace translation of Kalachakra as “Wheel of Time” is mistaken.  It can be previewed here:

Preview Chapter 49
on the meaning of Kalachakra

A long introduction by the author, giving a history of the lineage, a guide to the Other Emptiness view and how it is presented in the various Kagyu schools, and more will be of great help to readers of all levels.  A second chapter by the author is dedicated to clarifying the meaning of the first and largest chapter on the view.

Obviously, the book will be of great interest to Drukpa Kagyu followers.  However, it should be of great interest to a wider audience because it shows how the Kagyus express the ultimate, non-dual view and it also shows how the practice of tantra is the ultimate approach to the Buddha’s teaching.  Personally, I find this a difficult book to summarize because it has so many differing threads, all of which are of interest.

The book contains translations of the following texts:

“Chariot of Establishment”, Treasure Trove of a Mind Absorbed in the Profound Meaning

Download Tibetan texts in TibetD format: This work is part of the Second Drukchen Kunga Paljor’s Collected Works.  Much of his collected works are available in the Drukpa Kagyu Heritage Project Collection which is available through PKTC.

The book called Drukchen Padma Karpo’s Complete Works on Mahamudra is another major Drukpa Kagyu text being published at the same time as this book.

Title	The Theory and Practice of Other Emptiness Taught Through Milarepa’s Songs
Sub-Title
Author	Tony Duff
Details	166 pages, 5.5" X 8.5", US$20, available in paper format
ISBN	paper book 978-9937-572-10-1, e-book 978-9937-572-11-8
Texts	Tibetan texts in Tibetan script included

Back Cover Text: Other Emptiness, or Zhantong in Tibetan, is the most profound view taught by the Buddha.  It is the very basis of the majority of Tibetan Buddhist schools, though it has been overshadowed by the views of some schools who have argued against it.  As a result, it has not been well understood in the West, where it is often thought of as a complicated and possibly questionable philosophical view.  In fact, Other Emptiness is the penultimate teaching of the sutras and the root of all tantras.  This book shows for the first time that the Buddha did not teach this ultimate of views as a complicated philosophy for scholarly argument but as a practical view to be used for the attainment of enlightenment.

The teachings of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism have been based on Other Emptiness from the beginning.  The early lineage-holder Milarepa sang many songs which present it and two especially important ones are presented in this book.  Fresh translations of the songs come with full explanations based on teachings heard from the Kagyu masters Khenpo Tsultrim Gyatso, Thrangu Rinpoche, and others.  These explanations have the special feature of being the actual instructions of the lineage.  They are practical in nature and free of the convoluted philosophical argument often but mistakenly claimed to be the meaning of Other Emptiness.  Thus, for the first time in English, the teaching of Other Emptiness is clearly shown as a practical instruction, using the teachings of the Kagyu lineage.

Preview: Table of Contents and
two sections of the introduction

The author has received extensive explanations on the Middle Way view during nearly forty years of close association with eminent teachers of all four Tibetan Buddhist schools, so has an unusually clear and comprehensive understanding of the Other Emptiness view.  He has recently written a series of books to clarify the meaning of Other Emptiness.  This book has an extensive introduction which will go far towards clarifying the view and meditation of Other Emptiness for scholars and practitioners alike.  Practitioners who are scared off by books on philosophy should not be put off by talk of the view—this is a book for every practitioner because it shows how to use the ultimate view and meditation taught by the Buddha a path to enlightenment.

The book contains translations of the following texts:

	Milarepa’s Song: “An Authentic Expression of the Middle Way”
	Milarepa’s Song: “Ultimate Ground, Path, Conduct, and Fruition”

Download Tibetan texts in TibetD format: These songs can be found in Life and Songs of Milarepa available here.

Title	Instructions for Practising the View of Other Emptiness
Sub-Title	A Text of Oral Instructions by Jamgon Kongtrul
Author	Tony Duff
Details	150 pages, 1 colour plate, 5.5" X 8.5", US$20, available in paper format
ISBN	paper book 978-9973-572-03-3, e-book 978-9973-572-02-6
Texts	Tibetan text in Tibetan script included

This is the translation of a text written by Jamgon Kongtrul Yontan Gyatso after receiving the teachings of the Jonang lineage from the Jonang throne-holder of his time.  It is a manual on how to actually practice Other Emptiness, and puts to rest once and for all the idea which has developed that Other Emptiness is merely a difficult philosophy.  Thrangu Rinpoche asked me to translate it many years ago because it is one of the few texts available that actually shows the practice of Other Emptiness.

Back Cover Text: Other Emptiness, or Zhantong in Tibetan, is the most profound view taught by the Buddha.  It is the very basis of the teaching of the majority of Tibetan Buddhist schools, though has been overwhelmed by some reactive Tibetan Buddhist schools who have argued against it.  As a result, it has not been well understood in the West, where it is often thought of as a complicated philosophical view enshrouded in argument.  In fact, Other Emptiness is the penultimate teaching of the sutras and the root of all tantras.  This book unequivocally shows that the Buddha did not teach this ultimate of views as a complicated philosophy for scholarly argument but as a practical view to be used for the attainment of enlightenment.

The author has received extensive explanations on the Middle Way view during nearly forty years of close association with eminent teachers of all four Tibetan Buddhist schools, so has an unusually clear and comprehensive understanding of the Other Emptiness view.  He has recently written a series of books which show Other Emptiness from Kagyu, Nyingma, and Jonang perspectives.  This book showcases an instruction manual for the actual practise of the Other Emptiness view.  The manual was written by Jamgon Kongtrul, one of the great masters of the Kagyu school.  He wrote the manual after going to the throne-holder of the Jonang school, who gave him the entire Jonang transmission of Other Emptiness.

This book has an extensive introduction which will go far towards clarifying Other Emptiness for scholars and practitioners alike.  The introduction examines Other Emptiness from many sides, so that even readers who are not technically inclined can understand it.  For those who are technically inclined, the text itself provides a wealth of detail on how to develop the view and do the meditation of Other Emptiness.

The book contains a translation of the following text:

Instructions for Practising the View of the Other Emptiness Great Middle way, “Light Rays of Stainless Vajra Moon” by Jamgon Kongtrul Yontan Gyatso

Download Tibetan text in TibetD format: This text can be obtained from Jamgon Kongtrul Yontan Gyatso’s Collected Works.

Title	The Six Topics That All Buddhists Learn
Sub-Title	A Text by the Great Khenpo Zhan-ga of Dzogchen Shri Singha College
Author	Tony Duff
Details	214 pages, 1 colour plate, 6" X 9", US$25, available in paper format
ISBN	paper book 978-9937-572-13-2, e-book 978-9937-572-12-5
Texts	Tibetan text in Tibetan script included

This is the translation of a text written by Zhanphen Chokyi Nangwa or Khenchen Zhan-ga as he is more commonly known, the greatest of all abbotts who presided over the Shri Singha monastic college at Dzogchen Monastery, Tibet.

The Buddha himself said in a Lesser Vehicle sutra:

“Son of the family!  You are to become expert in the skandhas.  You are to become expert in the āyatanas.  You are to become expert in the dhātus.  You are to become expert in pratītyasaṃutpāda.  You are to become expert in topics.  You are to become expert in non-topics.”

With these words, the Buddha indicated that there are six topics which must be learned, at least to some extent, by every one of his followers.  Although the Buddha gave these teachings in the Lesser Vehicle, they are a necessary foundation for practitioners of all levels, from those studying the Lesser Vehicle to those practising Mahamudra and Great Completion.

This book, which contains a complete teaching on the six topics, is very similar to Mipham Namgyal’s famous “mkhas ’jug” or Gateway to Knowledge as it has been called.  Unfortunately, Mipham’s text is difficult for beginners.  Zhan-ga’s text is different; it was not written merely as a piece of scholarship but was carefully composed so as not to exclude beginners with excessively difficult explanations and moreover to be helpful to practitioners of all levels.  For these reasons, Gangteng Tulku has selected this text for students in the second year of his shedra rather than Mipham’s text. The book begins with an explanation of all six topics that everyone should learn, then proceeds to explain the details of the Great Vehicle according to Mind Only, then according to the Middle Way, and finally according to Great Completion.

The text itself is a product of a very glorious period in East Tibet when Jigmey Lingpa and his main disciples were transmitting the innermost, unsurpassed Quintessence Great Completion teachings received in visions of Longchen Rabjam.  Following that, there was a period of scholars of astounding levels of knowledge who also attained very high realization through the Longchen Nyingthig system of teachings that was being freshly transmitted.  Thus, this text is not just another text on scholarly matters but is fully connected with the flourishing of the exceptionally profound Great Completion or Dzogchen teachings at Dzogchen and other nearby monasteries.  The connection of the text to that period is clearly explained, with short biographies of the main people involved—Zhanphen Thaye, Orgyan Tenzin Norbu, and Zhanphen Chokyi Nangwa—included.

Further, extensive explanations of the meaning of the six topics is provided by Lama Tony from his own knowledge gathered during forty years of studying with the Gelug, Kagyu, and Nyingma traditions, not to mention his extensive stays at Dzogchen Monastery where he learned the approach of Zhan-ga directly from Zhan-ga’s successors.  Ample footnotes, an extensive glossary, and a carefully corrected edition of the Tibetan text are also provided.  An effort has been made to make the book amenable to those who would like to study the English translation and the Tibetan text together.

A Russian translation by Lama Sergey Doudko is underway and will be available shortly.

The book contains a translation of the following text:

“A Mirror Revealing Knowables”, A Teaching on the Six Topics in which One is to Become Expert by Khenchen Zhanphen Chokyi Nangwa

Download Tibetan text in TibetD format: not available yet.

Title	Samantabhdra’s Prayer
Sub-Title	With Explanations by Noble One Nagarjuna and Ontrul Tenpa’i Wangchug
Author	Tony Duff
Details	~250 pages, 1 colour plate, 6" X 9"
ISBN	not available yet
Texts	Tibetan texts in Tibetan script included

The Prayer of Samantabhadra, also known as “Noble Excellent Conduct King of Prayers” is one of the five great prayers of the Great Vehicle tradition and one of the most popular prayers for all followers of that tradition.  It is recited every day without fail by many Tibetan followers and we think would be recited more often by non-Tibetans if they had access not only to a reliable translation but to a clear explanation of it.

The prayer contains many prayers within the sixty four-line verses of the prayer.  The great meaning in each of these prayers is not readily visible, even in a clear translation of the words, so a guide to it is needed.  There have been several commentaries written by Indian masters; the author reviewed all the ones available and, finding that the one by Nagarjuna was particularly clear, translated and included that.  There have also been commentaries by a number of well-known Tibetan masters, though these often attempt to cast the meaning of the prayer in a way that does not fit well with what the earlier Indian masters explained.  Ontrul Tenpa’i Wangchuk, who is one of the greatest living Dzogchen masters in Tibet, has written a particularly clear explanation which goes through the prayer word by word, showing the meaning in accordance with the oral tradition of Dza Patrul.  Fortunately for us, it was not written as a scholarly exercise but as practical advice for ordinary Buddhists who need to be shown the meaning in a useful way.  Ontrul Tenpa’i Wangchug’s commentary is exceptional for its clarity yet utterly practical approach.  The full title (see below) of the commentary makes it clear that the text is not a scholarly exercise for monks in the monastic college but is a down to earth explanation given so that ordinary practitioners can read it and get on with making the prayer in a meaningful way.  The title also illustrates the very extensive nature of the instruction contained in the explanation when it calls the commentary an ‘Enlightenment Highway”.

This prayer, together with Shantideva’s Entering the Bodhisatva’s Conduct, is the basis for bodhisatva training in the Longchen Nyingthig system, and is recited daily by everyone who is seriously practising Longchen Nyingthig.  In some Tibetan monasteries in Tibet that follow the Longchen Nyingthig system, a long liturgy has been constructed around the prayer, which is then used for a whole day of practice dedicated to the recitation again and again of the prayer.  Lama Tony has done this practice for days at a time in Tibet and would like in the future to conduct this kind of prayer festival in the West.  He made this book both so that Longchen Nyingthig practitioners would have what they need and so that prayer festivals like that could be conducted nicely in English.

The book contains a fresh translation of the prayer and the extensive commentaries of both the Indian master Nagarjuna and the Tibetan master Ontrul Tenpa’i Wangchug.  The usual introduction, notes, and glossary are provided as are all relevant Tibetan texts.

We are hoping that the Russian translator and Lama, Sergey Doudko, will produce a Russian translation, too.

These notes will be revised and some substantial extracts will be provided as the translation work approaches completion.

The book contains a translation of the following texts:

	Noble Excellent Conduct, King of Prayers spoken by Samantabhadra in the Avatamsaka Sutra
	Noble Excellent Conduct King of Prayers Together with Explanation by Noble One Nagarjuna
	“The Enlightenment Highway”, A Commentary to the Excellent Conduct Prayer, Or Notes of This and That Remembered, Written as Practical Instructions for Men and Women Householders Encouraging them to Virtue by Tenpa’i Wangchuk

Download Tibetan text in TibetD format: not available yet.

Title	Maitreya’s Prayer
Sub-Title	With Explanation by Drukchen Padma Karpo
Author	Tony Duff
Details	~100 pages, 0 colour plate, 5.5" X 8.5"
ISBN	not available yet
Texts	Tibetan texts in Tibetan script included

The Prayer of Maitreya, found in the forty-first chapter of the Ratnakuta Great Vehicle Sutra, is one of the five great prayers of the Great Vehicle tradition and, after Samantabhadra’s Prayer, one of the most popular prayers for all followers of that tradition.  It is recited every day without fail by many Tibetan followers and we think would be recited more often by non-Tibetans if they had access to a reliable translation with a clear explanation.

The prayer is approximately half the size of Samantabhadra’s Prayer, though the content of the two prayers is sufficiently similar that learning about one considerable enhances an understanding of the other.  Thus, this text of Maitreya’s Prayer will be an excellent support for those trying to understood more of Samantabhadra’s prayer (and vice versa).  Maitreya’s Prayer is a little less complicated than Samantabhadra’s Prayer and hence easier to understand and also easier to use as a prayer.  Essentially, it consists of the seven limbs followed by an explanation of emptiness followed by explanations of the six paramitas.

The prayer contains many prayers within its twenty-four verses, so a guide to it is needed.  There are not many commentaries available, though a highly informative one by the great Drukpa Kagyu author Padma Karpo is very useful.  The usual introduction, notes, and glossary are provided as are all relevant Tibetan texts.

We are hoping that the Russian translator and Lama, Sergey Doudko, will produce a Russian translation, too.

These notes will be revised and some substantial extracts will be provided as the translation work approaches completion.

The book contains a translation of the following texts:

	Maitreya’s Prayer extracted from the forty-first chapter of the Stack of Jewels Sutra
	A Commentary to Noble One Maitreya’s Prayer; Asanga's Understanding Clearly Shown by All-Knowing Padma Karpo

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Title	From Longchen Nyingthig: Prayer of Ground, Path, and Fruition
Sub-Title	With Commentary by Yontan Gyatso
Author	Tony Duff
Details	~40 pages, 0 colour plate, 5.5" X 8.5"
ISBN	not available yet
Texts	Tibetan texts in Tibetan script included

The Prayer of Ground, Path, and Fruition is one of the very important prayers of the Longchen Nyingthig system of Quintessence Dzogchen.  It one of the many mind treasures Jigmey Lingpa received from Longchen Rabjam and is included in the Root Volumes of Longchen Nyingthig.  The prayer is short but contains the entire teaching of Thorough Cut (thregcho) according to that system.  Most Longchen Nyingthig followers recite it every day.

The prayer is very difficult to understand correctly without instruction.  A commentary by Yontan Gyatso was included in the additional volumes added to the Root Volumes of Longchen Nyingthig by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.  This commentary is terse and will not be comprehendable without having received full teachings on Thorough Cut.  However, it does explain the meaning of the prayer sufficiently that anyone with the teachings will be able to use the prayer effectively.

These notes will be revised and some substantial extracts will be provided as the translation work approaches completion.

The book contains a translation of the following texts:

	From Longchen Nyingthig: The Prayer of Ground, Path, and Fruition
	Yontan Gyatso’s Commentary to the Prayer of Ground, Path, and Fruition

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Title	Dza Patrul’s Collected Works: The View and Practice of Maha Ati
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Author	Tony Duff
Details	~200 pages, 6" X 9"
ISBN	not available yet
Texts	Tibetan texts in Tibetan script included

PKTC has translated and published many of the works on Dzogchen written by Dza Patrul, one of the very important early holders of the Longchen Nyingthig lineage.  This book came to life with the intention to present all remaining, unpublished works on Dzogchen by Dza Patrul.  We found that there were three texts to be included.  Each has its own, distinct approach, so there is no overlap of material at all.

All the texts are interesting, but the record of Jigmey Gyalway Nyugu’s appearance immediately following his death to the fourth Dzogchen Rinpoche, Mingyur Namkha’i Dorje, and the teaching given by Jigmey Gyalway Nyugu to him on innermost unsurpassed Great Completion was an unexpected treasure.  This teaching falls in the class of “post-death” teachings given by really great masters of the early Great Completion lineage in ancient India, so it really is very special.  The text starts with a record that was written by the fourth Dzogchen Rinpoche upon waking from the transmission.  It is followed by a word-by-word commentary composed by Dza Patrul on the basis of the instructions that he received on it.  The text is even more interesting for the fact that we get a sense of the person of Jigmey Gyalway Nyugu, one of the most important Longchen Nyingthig lineage holders but one whose actual works and teachings are not all that well known; in fact, we think this is the first teaching of Jigmey Gyalway Nyugu to be published in English.

There are so many wonderful points to the collection of texts in this book and they present such an important piece of early Longchen Nyingthig history that an especially long introduction explaining the lineage, the specific people involved, the meaning of the texts, and so on has been added to help the reader gain the full import of this book.

These notes will be revised and some substantial extracts will be provided as the translation work approaches completion.

The book contains translations of the following texts:

	From the Supreme Vehicle Ati: Foremost Instructions Clearly Showing Actuality
	“Lamp for a Dim Room” The Meanings of the Key Points of Secret, Quintessential Great Completion’s Tantras Protected with Thorough Distinctions
	“Luminosity’s Appearance Aspect”, The Ultimate Key Points in the Practise of Great Completion: Root and Commentary

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