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Discussion published by Nikko Odiseos on Thursday, March 3, 2016

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to share with you three recent publications relevant to this list.

1. The Bodhisattva Path of Unsurpassed Enlightenment: A Complete Translation of the Bodhisattvabhumi By Ārya Asanga’s, translated and introduced by Artemus Engle

The Bodhisattvabhūmi is the Mahāyāna tradition’s most comprehensive manual on the practice and training of bodhisattvas—by the author’s own account, a compilation of the full range of instructions contained in the entire collection of Mahāyāna sutras. A classic work of the Yogācāra school, it has been cherished in Tibet by all the historical Buddhist lineages as a primary source of instruction on bodhisattva ethics, vows, and practices, as well as for its summary of the ultimate goal of the bodhisattva path—supreme enlightenment. Despite the text’s seminal importance in the Tibetan traditions, it has remained unavailable in English except in fragments. Engle’s translation, made from the Sanskrit original with reference to the Tibetan translation and commentaries, will enable English readers to understand more fully and clearly what it means to be a bodhisattva and practitioner of the Mahāyāna tradition.

ISBN: 9781559394291 Pages: 800 Availability: Shambhala.com (now): http://shmb.la/bodhisattvabhumi Everywhere (including ebook): March 8th

2. The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to , Books 15 to 17: The Essential of Mahayoga By Choying Tobden Dorje, translated and introduced by Gyurme Dorje

This two volume set is the second release in this important work, the most complete overview of a Tibetan tradition published in English. This section ofthe work concerns the first of the three classes of inner tantra. It presents the entire text of the , in Tibetan and English, together with the interlinear sections of one of its most important commentaries, Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions, by Longchen Rabjam. Also included is Choying Tobden Dorje’s rewriting of Candragomin’s inspirational Extensive Commentary on the Sublime Litany of the Names of .

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ISBN: 9781559394369 Pages: 1,416 Availability: Shambhala.com (available now): http://shmb.la/completenyingma-15-17 Everywhere (including ebook): March 15th

3. Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness By the Dalai Lama, translated and introduced by Jeffrey Hopkins

This is a translation of some talks His Holiness gave in England in the 80s. Here the Dalai Lama presents the view of Dzogchen through the lens of Patrul RInpoche's Three Words That Stroke the Vital Point.

ISBN: 9781559394536 Availability: Shambhala.com (now): http://shmb.la/heart-of-meditation Everywhere (including ebook): April 5th

Desk and exam copies are all available from our global distributor, Penguin Random House, via [email protected] or by phone: (212) 782-8482.

Nikko

Nikko Odiseos President Shambhala Publications | Snow Lion Publications 4720 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80301 | o: 720-799-8245 Distributed by Penguin Random House

Citation: Nikko Odiseos. New Books> The Bodhisattvabhumi, Mahayoga in The Complete Nyingma Tradition, and the Dalai Lama on Dzogchen. H-Buddhism. 03-03-2016. https://networks.h-net.org/node/6060/discussions/114235/new-books-bodhisattvabhumi-mahayoga-complete-nyingma-tradition-and Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. 2