The Book of Kadam: The Core Texts (Library of Tibetan Classics)

The Kadam school of Tibetan Buddhism emerged in the eleventh century from the teachings of the Indian master Atisa and his principal Tibetan student, Dromtonpa. Although it no longer exists as an independent school, Kadam's teachings were incorporated into the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism and are still prized today for their unique practical application of the bodhisattva's altruistic ideal in everyday life. One of the most cherished teachings stemming from Atisa and Dromtonpa is the collection of esoteric oral transmissions enshrined in The Book of Kadam. This volume includes the core texts of the Book of Kadam, notably the twenty-three-chapter dialogue between Atisa and Dromtonpa that is woven around Atisa's Bodhisattva's Jewel Garland, as well as complementary texts that illuminate the history and practices of the Kadam tradition.

• Mahamudra and Related Instructions: Core Teachings of the Kagyu Schools (Library of Tibetan Classics)
• Mind Training: The Great Collection (Library of Tibetan Classics)
• Ornament of Stainless Light: An Exposition of the Kalachakra Tantra (Library of Tibetan Classics)
• The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems: A Tibetan Study of Asian Religious Thought (Library of Tibetan Classics)
• Taking the Result as the Path: Core Teachings of the Sakya Lamdre Tradition (Library of Tibetan Classics)
• A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages: Teachings on Guhyasamaja Tantra (Library of Tibetan Classics)
• Stages of the Buddha's Teachings: Three Key Texts (Library of Tibetan Classics)
• The Tibetan Book of Everyday Wisdom: A Thousand Years of Sage Advice (Library of Tibetan Classics)
• Mirror of Beryl: A Historical Introduction to Tibetan Medicine (Library of Tibetan Classics)
• White Lotus: An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava