TANTRA IN TIBET : The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra - Volume 1

by Tsongkhapa, Dalai Lama XIV, Jeffrey Hopkins

The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra - Volume 1
The Wisdom of Tibet Series
Introduced by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
Translated and Edited by Jeffery Hopkins
First Indian Edition; Delhi 1987
Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 81-208-0376-0

Genres: Buddhism, Nonfiction

252 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Je Tsognkhapa (Tib.: tsong kha pa, ཙོང་ཁ་པ། "The Man from Onion Valley") was a monk of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism whose activities led to the formation of the Geluk school, though he never announced the establishment of a new monastic order himself. He is also known by his ordained name Lobsang Drakpa (blo bzang grags pa) or simply as Je Rinpoche (rje rin po che).

Reviews

[Marcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not the fan of this translation in particular, it seems too technical and dry for the most part and I had hard time staying awake and had to re-read parts of the chapters multiple times to reinforce understanding. I am not completely brand new to the topic and this edition is not my favorite. I prefer "Deity Yoga" and "Yoga Tantra" instead.

[Timothy]

Awesome! People who fall asleep reading it will need to study more sutrayana to understand this books significance.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Important and needs to be read again!