Longchenpa: Old Man Basking in the Sun

by Keith Dowman

Dzogchen is the apotheosis of Tibetan Buddhism and Longchenpa is the pre-eminent master of Dzogchen and one of Tibet greatest mystical poets. The verses of his Treasury of Natural Perfection (Gnas lugs mdzod) written in the fourteenth century encompass and epitomize the radical precepts of Dzogchen while his auto-commentary elaborates their meaning through a concise prose paraphrase and with illustrative quotations from the Collection of Tantras of the Ancients (Rnying ma rgyud bum).

303 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Dcbruhbruh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absence , spaciousness, spontaneity and unity , based spacious space 🌌🌌

[Joel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The middling grade is not for Longchenpa's book but for Keith Dowman's translation. I agree with every detail in Neal J. Pollock's review on Amazon.com, so I can't do better than refer you to it: http://www.amazon.com/Old-Man-Basking...

[Carrolldunham Dunham]

Dowman's tour de force. Must read for serious students of Dzogchen.

[bad · Rating 5 out of 5]

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