Self-Arisen Vidya Tantra (Volume 1), The and The Self-Liberated Vidya Tantra (Volume 2): A Translation of the Rigpa Rang Shar (vol 1) and A Translation of the Rigpa Rangdrol (vol 2)

Malcolm Smith,Jean-Luc Achard

Self-Arisen Vidya Tantra (Volume 1), The and The Self-Liberated Vidya Tantra (Volume 2): A Translation of the Rigpa Rang Shar (vol 1) and A Translation of the Rigpa Rangdrol (vol 2)
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Country
United States
Published
28 September 2018
Pages
800
ISBN
9781614294863

Self-Arisen Vidya Tantra (Volume 1), The and The Self-Liberated Vidya Tantra (Volume 2): A Translation of the Rigpa Rang Shar (vol 1) and A Translation of the Rigpa Rangdrol (vol 2)

Malcolm Smith,Jean-Luc Achard

A complete translation of two of the eleventh-century Seventeen Tantras–texts that are among the most important in all of Tibetan Buddhism.
If one knows the Self-Arisen Vidya Tantra, the Self-Liberated Vidya Tantra, and the Tantra Without Syllables, one will have command over the general meaning of the tantras, like a king who has command over his subjects. –Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle

The eleventh-century Seventeen Tantras are the most important texts in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of the Great Perfection. This boxed set provides two luminous translations. The first is the only complete English translation of the Self-Arisen Vidya Tantra, which is the major commentary tantra on all aspects of the doctrine of the Great Perfection. The second, the Self-Liberated Vidya Tantra, outlines the structure of Dzogchen tantras in general and also provides a detailed outline of the Self-Arisen Vidya Tantra.

Malcolm Smith also offers a comprehensive introduction and two vital appendices: (1) a brief historical account and survey of the Seventeen Tantras and (2) an examination of the themes of the Seventeen Tantras, translated from the commentary to the String of Pearls Tantra. This is vital reading for any student of Dzogchen.

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