Four Tibetan Lineages

"Drawing primarily from the Pacification, Severance, Shangpa Kagyèu, and Bodongpa traditions, Four Tibetan Lineages presents some of Tibet's most transformative yet lesser-known teachings on meditative practice. Most works in this volume are drawn from a Tibetan anthology known as the Treasury of Precious Instructions compiled by Jamgèon Kongtrul Lodrèo Thayâe (1813-1900). A vast preservation project, this anthology reflects Kongtrul's attempt to rescue rare teachings from disappearing. By foregrounding the teachings of masters like Khedrup Khyungpo Naljor (d. 1135), Dampa Sangyâe (d. 1117), Machik Labdrèon (1031/55-1126/50), Jonang Taranatha (1575-1634), and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-92), this volume extends Jamgèon Kongtrul's preservation efforts into the modern world, presenting a set of rare teachings to English readers for the first time"--