Original Perfection: Vairotsana's Five Early Transmissions

by Vairotsana and Keith Dowman

These early, foundational Dzogchen texts--clear, lyrical, and rich in metaphor--were smuggled into Tibet in the eighth century on white silk, written in goat-milk ink that would become visible only when exposed to heat. These five texts are the root of Dzogchen practice, the main practice of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Vairotsana, a master among the first generation of Tibetan Buddhists, reveals here a truth that is at once simple and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861716809
• ISBN13: 9780861716807
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"