Tibetan Buddhism reached the English-speaking world in two waves: scholarly translation from the late nineteenth century, then a flood of teaching books after 1959, when lamas in exile began publishing for Western students. The result is a literature that runs from strict philological translations of Indian and Tibetan treatises to transcribed weekend talks, and it pays to know which kind you are holding.
The backbone of most traditions is the lamrim, the graded path to enlightenment, so a classic lamrim text and a good modern introduction make the best starting pair. From there readers usually branch into a single lineage — Gelug, Kagyu, Nyingma or Sakya — or into specific practices such as mind training (lojong), Mahamudra, Dzogchen or the Kalachakra tantra. Many of the small-press editions of the 1970s to 1990s (Snow Lion, Wisdom, Tharpa, Dharma Publishing, the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives) are long out of print and now circulate mainly second-hand.
Where to start
The Words of My Perfect Teacher (in stock) — Patrul Rinpoche, 1994. The nineteenth-century Nyingma guide to the preliminary practices, still the standard first book in many Tibetan centres (English translation by the Padmakara Translation Group).
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation — Gampopa, 1959. The twelfth-century Kagyu stages-of-the-path text; Herbert Guenther's translation first appeared in 1959.
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment — Tsongkhapa, 2000. The Lamrim Chenmo, foundation text of the Gelug school, in the three-volume Snow Lion translation (2000-2004).
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism — John Powers, 1995. The most widely used university introduction: history, doctrine, practice and the four schools in one volume.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead — Padmasambhava (attrib.), trans. Gyurme Dorje, 2005. The first complete English translation of the Bardo Thodol cycle, edited by Graham Coleman and Thupten Jinpa.
Kindness, Clarity, and Insight — the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, 1984. Lectures translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins; a clear way into the Dalai Lama's own teaching voice.
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism — Chögyam Trungpa, 1973. Talks that shaped how a generation of Western students approached Tibetan practice.
Books on Tibetan Buddhism in stock (135)
Lion's Gaze: A Commentary on Tsig Sum Nedek 1998 by Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Venerable Khenpo Ts — $21.30 Lion's Gaze: A Commentary on Tsig Sum Nedek is a Tibetan Buddhist teaching text by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, published by Sky Dancer Press (Boca Raton, Florida) in 1998.
Lady of the Lotus-Born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal 1999 by Namkhai Nyingpo, Gyalwa Changchub — $17.35 Lady of the Lotus-Born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal is a translation of The Lute Song of the Gandharvas, a Tibetan Buddhist treasure text (terma) on the life of Yeshe Tsogyal, Queen of Tibet and chief…
Studies in Tibetan Medicine by Elisabeth Finckh — $7.05 Studies in Tibetan Medicine is a collection of scholarly papers by Elisabeth Finckh, a West German physician who studied at the Tibetan Medical Institute in Dharamsala, published by Snow Lion in 1988.
Three texts on Madhyamaka by Śākya-mchog-ldan Gser-mdog Paṇ-chen — $5.91 Three Texts on Madhyamaka is an English translation by Yaroslav Komarovski of three treatises by the Sakya scholar Shakya Chokden (1428-1507), published by the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives in 2000.
A handbook of Tibetan culture by Graham Coleman — $6.72 A Handbook of Tibetan Culture: A Guide to Tibetan Centres and Resources throughout the World, compiled by The Orient Foundation and edited by Graham Coleman, with a preface by the Dalai Lama (Rider, 1993).
Selected works of the Dalai Lama III by 3rd Dalai Lama — $13.70 Selected Works of the Dalai Lama III: Essence of Refined Gold is a translation with commentary, compiled, edited and translated by Glenn H. Mullin and published by Snow Lion Publications (Ithaca, New York) in 1985.
Essentials of Mahamudra: Looking Directly at the Mind by Rinpoche Thrangu — $9.10 Essentials of Mahamudra: Looking Directly at the Mind is a book of Tibetan Buddhist teaching by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, published by Wisdom Publications of Boston.
Buddhist Ethics by Jamgon K. Taye — $13.18 Buddhist Ethics is the fifth book of Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé's Treasury of Knowledge, translated and edited by the International Translation Committee founded by the V.V.
Sera Monastery by China Intercontinental Press — $13.50 Sera Monastery is a short illustrated booklet in English on the Gelug monastery of Sera near Lhasa, published by China Intercontinental Press in 1997.
Tashilhungpo Monastery by Jin Hui — $14.25 Tashilhungpo Monastery is a short illustrated English-language guide to the Gelug monastery near Xigaze (Shigatse) in Tibet, written by Jin Hui and published by China Intercontinental Press in 1997.
Labrang Monastery by Chen Lijian — $13.50 Labrang Monastery is a short illustrated booklet by Chen Lijian, published in English by China Intercontinental Press in 1997.
Tar Monastery by Lijian Chen — $14.25 Tar Monastery is an illustrated English-language booklet by Lijian Chen, published by China Intercontinental Press in 1999, on the Gelug monastery of Tar (Kumbum) in Huangzhong County near Xining, Qinghai.
The power-places of Central Tibet by Keith Dowman — $11.23 The Power-Places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide is a pilgrimage guidebook by Keith Dowman, published by Routledge & Kegan Paul in 1988.
The Sovereign all-creating mind--the motherly Buddha by E. K. Neumaier-Dargyay — $18.41 A translation of the Kun byed rgyal po'i mdo, the Sovereign All-Creating Mind, a Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen scripture, rendered by E. K. Neumaier-Dargyay and published by State University of New York Press in 1992 in the…
My Life and Lives: The Story of a Tibetan Incarnation 1977 by Marilyn Singer — $6.65 My Life and Lives: The Story of a Tibetan Incarnation is a memoir by Rato Khyongla Nawang Losang, edited and with a foreword by Joseph Campbell, published as a Dutton paperback original in 1977.
The Uttaratantra; A Treatise on Buddha-Essence by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche — $18.17 A commentary on Maitreya's Uttaratantra Shastra (Ratnagotravibhaga) by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, translated by Ken and Katia Holmes and published by Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal Charitable Trust Publications in 2004.
The Buddha's doctrine and the nine vehicles by Jose Ignacio Cabezon — $27.24 A scholarly study of the life and works of the Tibetan scholar and yogi Rog Bande Sherab (Rogben, 1166-1244), by José Ignacio Cabezón, published by Oxford University Press in 2013.
The Gelug/Kagyü tradition of Mahamudra 1997 by Alexander. Berzin, H. H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama, H. H. the H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama — $6.63 The Gelug/Kagyü Tradition of Mahamudra is a study of Mahamudra meditation by the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and the translator and scholar Alexander Berzin, published by Snow Lion Publications in 1997.
Buddhist Himalayas by Olivier Föllmi — $42.96 Buddhist Himalayas is a photography book with photographs by Olivier and Danielle Föllmi and Matthieu Ricard, published by Harry N. Abrams in 2002, with a contribution by the Dalai Lama.
The Treasure Revealer of Bhutan by Padma Tshewang and Chris Butters — $28.49 The Treasure Revealer of Bhutan: Pemalingpa, the Terma Tradition and its Critics is a 1995 study in the Bibliotheca Himalayica series, published by EMR Publishing House in Kathmandu.
The Tibetan assimilation of Buddhism by Matthew T. Kapstein — $49.14 The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory is a scholarly study by Matthew T. Kapstein, published by Oxford University Press in 2000.
The Dalai Lama and the King Demon by Raimondo Bultrini — $17.74 Investigative account by Italian journalist Raimondo Bultrini, translated by Maria Simmons and published by Tibet House US in 2013.
The Light of Kailash: A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet 2013 by Choegyal Namkhai Norbu — $21.35 The Light of Kailash: A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet, Volume Two: The Intermediate Period (Tibet and Zhang Zhung) is a history by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, translated from the Tibetan and edited by Donatella Rossi…
Meditation in Action by Chögyam Trungpa — $13.04 Meditation in Action is a book on Buddhist meditation practice by Chögyam Trungpa, issued in 1970 by Shambhala of Berkeley as part of The Clear Light Series.
Introduction to the Kalachakra initiation by Alexander. Berzin — $11.80 Introduction to the Kalachakra Initiation is a study of the Kalachakra tantric empowerment in Tibetan Buddhism by Alexander Berzin, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama.
Ceaseless Echoes of the Great Silence: A Commentary on the Heart Sutra by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche — $28.49 Ceaseless Echoes of the Great Silence: A Commentary on the Heart Sutra Prajnaparamita is a Buddhist commentary by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, published by Dharma Samudra in 2012…
Journey to enlightenment by Matthieu Ricard — $14.23 Journey to Enlightenment: The Life and World of Khyentse Rinpoche, Spiritual Teacher from Tibet is a photographic biography of the Nyingma master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, with photographs and narrative by Matthieu…
Wonders of the natural mind by Tenzin Wangyal — $6.48 Wonders of the Natural Mind is a presentation of Dzogchen as taught in the Bon tradition of Tibet, written by the Bon lama Tenzin Wangyal, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama and editing by Andrew Lukianowicz.
A Manual of Ritual Fire Offerings by Sharpa Tulku and Michael Perrott — $50.71 A Manual of Ritual Fire Offerings, by Sharpa Tulku and Michael Perrott, was published by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in 1987.
Lamaistische Tanzmasken by Werner Forman and Bjamba Rintschen — $21.16 Lamaistische Tanzmasken: Der Erlik-Tsam in der Mongolei is a German-language illustrated book by Werner Forman and Bjamba Rintschen, published by Koehler & Amelang in Leipzig in 1967.
Magic and Mystery in Tibet by Alexandra David-Neel — $18.74 Magic and Mystery in Tibet is Alexandra David-Neel's account of Tibetan religious and occult practices, published by University Books of New Hyde Park, New York, in this 1965 printing with an introduction by Aaron…
Tibetan Yoga: Principles and Practices by Ian A. Baker — $11.61 A hardcover on Tibetan yoga by Ian A. Baker, with Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa (Inner Traditions, 2019), 292 pages.
As long as space endures: Essays on the Kalacakra Tantra in honor of H.H. by Edward A. Arnold — $17.35 A collection of essays on the Kalachakra Tantra, edited by Edward A. Arnold on behalf of the Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies (Snow Lion, 2009, 479 pages), in honor of the Dalai Lama.
The three vehicles of Buddhist practice by Thrangu Rinpoche — $7.05 A short study of the three vehicles of Buddhist practice (Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana) by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, translated by Ken Holmes (Namo Buddha Seminar, 1998, 126 pages).
Hidden treasures and secret lives by Michael Aris — $37.26 A scholarly study by Michael Aris (Kegan Paul International, 1989) of two Tibetan Buddhist figures, the Nyingma treasure-revealer (terton) Pemalingpa (1450-1521) and the sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso (1683-1706).
Great treasury of merit by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso — $9.57 A commentary by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso on the practice of offering to the spiritual guide (Guru Puja, or Lama Chopa), the Gelug tradition's guru yoga practice (Tharpa Publications, 1992, 2nd edition).
Bon, its encounter with Buddhism in Tibet by B. L. Bansal — $9.45 A history by B. L. Bansal of Bon, the pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet, and its conflict and exchange with Buddhism (Eastern Book Linkers, 1994, 222 pages).
A necklace of good fortune by Geshe Lam Rim — $6.63 A necklace of good fortune by Geshe Lam Rim (Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1997, 42 pages), a series of instructions on past and future lives and on actions and their results (karma), translated from Tibetan by…
Commentary on the thirty seven practices of a Bodhisattva by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the XIV Dalai Lama — $7.77 A commentary by the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, translated by Nyima Tsering and edited by Vyvyan Cayley and Mike Gilmore (Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1995…
The supreme source by Adriano Clemente, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu — $10.52 The Supreme Source by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu and Adriano Clemente (Shambhala, 1999), subtitled the Kunjed Gyalpo, the fundamental tantra of Dzogchen Semde.
Guide to Dakini Land by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso — $11.14 Guide to Dakini Land by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Tharpa Publications, 1996, 2nd edition), subtitled The Highest Yoga Tantra Practice of Buddha Vajrayogini.
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gam-po-pa — $28.49 The Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa (Gam-po-pa), a central text of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
A garland of gold: the early kagyu masters in india and tibet by Lama Jampa Thaye — $8.10 A Garland of Gold: The Early Kagyu Masters in India and Tibet by Lama Jampa Thaye (Ganesha Press, 1990, 120 pages), with a foreword by Karma Thinley Rinpoche and illustrations by Rama Lister.
Offerings by Danielle Föllmi, Olivier Föllmi — $5.63 Offerings: Moments of Mindfulness from the Masters of Tibetan Buddhism by Danielle and Olivier Follmi (Abrams, 2016, 288 pages), a pictorial book of photographs paired with teachings and quotations from Tibetan Buddhist…
Spectrum of Ecstasy by Ngakpa Chogyam, Khandro Dechen — $7.90 Spectrum of Ecstasy: The Five Wisdom Emotions According to Vajrayana Buddhism by Ngakpa Chogyam and Khandro Dechen (Shambhala, 2003, 336 pages), a presentation of the Vajrayana view of the five wisdom emotions.
Daily Purification: A Short Vajrasattva Practice by Lama Zopa Rinpoche — $76.17 A short Tibetan Buddhist practice text, Daily Purification: A Short Vajrasattva Practice, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, published by the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive in 2001.
Wonders of the natural mind by Tenzin Wangyal — $14.25 An introduction to Dzogchen as taught in the Bon tradition of Tibet, by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama and editing by Andrew Lukianowicz (Shambhala, 2000).
The Buddha from Dolpo by Cyrus Stearns — $6.44 A study of the life and thought of the Tibetan master Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (1292-1361), known as the Buddha from Dolpo, by Cyrus Stearns (State University of New York Press, 1999).
Quintessential Dzogchen by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche — $8.95 A book of Dzogchen teachings by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, titled Quintessential Dzogchen: Confusion Dawns as Wisdom (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2006).
The fulfillment of all hopes by Je Tsongkhapa — $6.58 A commentary by Tsongkhapa on Aśvaghoṣa's Fifty Verses of Guru Devotion (Gurupañcāśikā), translated and introduced by Gareth Sparham (Wisdom Publications).
Paths and grounds of Guhyasamaja according to Arya Nagarjuna by Losang Tsephel Geshe. — $14.51 A commentary on the Guhyasamaja tantra's paths and grounds according to Arya Nagarjuna, by Geshe Losang Tsephel, published by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in 1995.
Path of the Bodhisattva warrior by 13th Dalai Lama — $85.29 Path of the Bodhisattva Warrior is a life and teachings of the thirteenth Dalai Lama (1876-1933), compiled and translated by Glenn H. Mullin (Shambhala, 1988).
Highest yoga tantra by Daniel Cozort — $8.76 An introduction to the esoteric Buddhism of Tibet by Daniel Cozort (Shambhala, 1986).
The heart treasure of the enlightened ones by Dilgo Khyentse, Patrul Rinpoche, H. H. the H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama — $10.95 A discourse on the practice of view, meditation and action by Patrul Rinpoche, with commentary by Dilgo Khyentse, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group and published by Shambhala.
Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism by Lama Anagarika Govinda — $42.75 Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism, by Lama Anagarika Govinda, published by E.P.
Dependent-Arising and Emptiness by Elizabeth S. Napper — $21.90 A study of Tibetan Buddhist Madhyamaka philosophy by Elizabeth Napper (Wisdom Publications, 1989), Dependent-Arising and Emptiness.
The Golden Letters by John Myrdhin Reynolds, ed. — $21.70 A translation of the three statements of Garab Dorje, the first teacher of Dzogchen, together with the commentary by Patrul Rinpoche titled The Special Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King.
The Iron Statue Monastery by Ester Bianchi — $18.90 A study of the Iron Statue Monastery (Tiexiangsi), a Buddhist nunnery of Tibetan tradition in Chengdu, China, by Ester Bianchi (Leo S. Olschki, Florence, 2001), volume X of the Orientalia Venetiana series.
Bonpo Dzogchen teachings by Tenzin Namdak — $38.00 A book of Bon Dzogchen teachings according to Lopon Tenzin Namdak (Vajra Publications, 2006), Bonpo Dzogchen Teachings.
Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso — $27.35 A Buddhist meditation manual by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Tharpa Publications, second edition), Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully, subtitled The Profound Practice of Transference of Consciousness.
Joyful Path of Good Fortune by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso — $9.50 A guide to the Buddhist path to enlightenment by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Tharpa Publications, third edition), Joyful Path of Good Fortune.
Selected works of the Dalai Lama II by 2nd Dalai Lama — $65.55 Selected works of the Dalai Lama II: Tantric Yogas of Sister Niguma, compiled, edited and translated by Glenn H. Mullin (Shambhala, 1985), in the Teachings of the Dalai Lamas series.
Selected works of the Dalai Lama I by 1st Dalai Lama — $9.50 Selected works of the Dalai Lama I: Bridging the Sutras and Tantras, compiled, edited and translated by Glenn H. Mullin (Shambhala, 1985), in the Teachings of the Dalai Lamas series.
Buddhist Advice for Living & Liberation by Lati Rinpoche, Jeffrey Hopkins, Anne Klein — $16.53 Buddhist Advice for Living & Liberation: Nagarjuna's Precious Garland, analysed, translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins, first published by Snow Lion in 1998.
King of the Empty Plain by Cyrus Stearns — $33.25 King of the Empty Plain by Cyrus Stearns, published by Snow Lion in 2007 in the Tsadra Foundation Series, subtitled "The Tibetan Iron-Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo".
An ocean of the ultimate meaning by Khenchen Thrangu — $11.68 An Ocean of the Ultimate Meaning by Khenchen Thrangu, published by Shambhala in 2004 and translated by Peter Alan Roberts.
Compassion in Tibetan Buddhism by Jeffrey Hopkins, Anne D. Klein — $11.40 Compassion in Tibetan Buddhism, published by Snow Lion in 1980, presenting Tsongkhapa's text on compassion with Kensur Lekden's Meditations of a Tantric Abbot, edited and translated by Jeffrey Hopkins.
The words of my perfect teacher by Patrul Rinpoche — $10.45 The Words of My Perfect Teacher by Patrul Rinpoche, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group with a foreword by the Dalai Lama and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (Shambhala, 1998, second edition).
History of the Karmapas by Marie Aubele, Lama Kunsang — $11.40 History of the Karmapas: The Odyssey of the Tibetan Masters with the Black Crown by Lama Kunsang, Lama Pemo and Marie Aubele (Snow Lion, 2012), translated and adapted from the French.
A Cultural History of Tibet by David Snellgrove & Hugh Richardson — $25.17 A cultural history of Tibet by David Snellgrove and Hugh Richardson, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1968.
Buddhahood Without Meditation by Dudjom Lingpa — $23.70 Buddhahood Without Meditation by Dudjom Lingpa, published by Padma Publishing in 1997.
The Garland of Mahamudra Practices by Kun-dgaʼ-rin-chen — $5.46 The Garland of Mahamudra Practices, a translation of Kunga Rinchen's Clarifying the Jewel Rosary of the Profound Fivefold Path, translated and introduced by Khenpo Könchok Gyaltsen with Katherine Rogers (1986).
The Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism by Kalu Rinpoche — $13.95 The Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism by Kalu Rinpoche (1999), subtitled "the gem ornament of manifold oral instructions".
Myriad Worlds by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye — $23.75 Myriad Worlds: Buddhist Cosmology in Abhidharma, Kalacakra, and Dzog-Chen by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1995).
Natural Great Perfection: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songs by Nyoshul Khenpo, Nyshul K. Rinpoche — $4.95 Natural Great Perfection: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songs by Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche and Lama Surya Das, translated by Lama Surya Das (1995).
Path of the Bodhisattva warrior by 13th Dalai Lama and Glenn H. Mullin — $23.75 Path of the Bodhisattva Warrior: The Life and Teachings of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, compiled and translated by Glenn H. Mullin, with a foreword by Thubten Norbu and illustrations by Namkhah Tashi (1988).
Establishing Appearances as Divine by Heidi I. Koppl, Rongzom Chok Zangpo — $12.30 Establishing Appearances as Divine: Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo on Reasoning, Madhyamaka, and Purity by Heidi I. Koppl (Snow Lion, 2008).
Masters of Enchantment by Keith Dowman — $23.95 Masters of Enchantment: The Lives and Legends of the Mahasiddhas by Keith Dowman, illustrated by Robert Beer (Inner Traditions, 1989).
Dzog Chen and Zen by Namkhai Norbu — $10.68 Dzog Chen and Zen by Namkhai Norbu, edited with a preface and notes by Kennard Lipman (Blue Dolphin, 1987).
Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre by Jose Ignacio Cabezon — $28.50 Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre, edited by José Ignacio Cabezón and Roger R. Jackson (1996).
Buddhahood Without Meditation by Dudjom Lingpa — $33.25 Buddhahood Without Meditation by Dudjom Lingpa, published by Padma Publishing in 1997 (English edition).
14th Dalai Lama : Spiritual Leader of Tibet by Whitney Stewart — $13.83 A biography of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, by Whitney Stewart, published by Lerner in 1996 (128 pages) for younger readers.
La Religion au Tibet by Garsangrgya — $76.02 La Religion au Tibet is a French-language introduction to religion in Tibet by Garsangrgya, published by China Intercontinental Press in 2003 as part of its "Collection Tibet" series.
The double mirror: A Skeptical Journey into Buddhist Tantra 1994 by Stephen Butterfield — $14.70 The Double Mirror: A Skeptical Journey into Buddhist Tantra is a 1994 account by Stephen T. Butterfield, published by North Atlantic Books of Berkeley, California.
An interview with the Dalai Lama by John F. Avedon — $6.53 An Interview with the Dalai Lama is a short 1980 book by John F. Avedon, published by Littlebird Publications, presenting an interview with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.
Sacred Landscape of the Himalaya by Niels Gutschow and Axel Michaels — $84.76 Sacred Landscape of the Himalaya is a volume of conference proceedings edited by Niels Gutschow, Axel Michaels, Charles Ramble and Ernst Steinkellner, published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, Vienna, in 2003.
ZEITLOSES TIBET by Jörg-Peter Maurer — $43.44 Zeitloses Tibet: Mönche und Klöster auf dem Dach der Welt is a German-language illustrated book on Tibetan monks and monasteries by Jörg-Peter Maurer and Gisela Maurer, published by Touristbuch in 1982.
Thrul Khor: Ancient Tibetan Bon Yoga by Tempa Lama — $17.22 Thrul Khor: Ancient Tibetan Bon Yoga is a practice manual by Tempa Dukte Lama, published by Olmo Ling Publications in Pittsburgh in 2019.
Four Essential Buddhist Commentaries by His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama — $6.34 Four Essential Buddhist Commentaries is a collection of teachings by the 14th Dalai Lama, published by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India.
Tibet Handbook: A Pilgrimage Guide by Victor Chan — $7.53 Tibet Handbook: A Pilgrimage Guide is a travel guidebook to Tibet by Victor Chan, published by Moon Publications in 1994 and running to about 1,100 pages.
Tibetan Medicine: And Other Holistic Health-Care Systems by Tom Dummer — $13.75 Tibetan Medicine and Other Holistic Health-Care Systems is a study by Tom Dummer, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama, first issued by Routledge in 1988 and reprinted in this 1994 Indian edition.
The Golden Rosary of Tara by Taranatha — $28.49 The Golden Rosary of Tara is a short Tibetan Buddhist text on the female deity Tara by Taranatha, published in English by Shang-Shung Edizioni in 1985 with a preface by Namkhai Norbu.
Knowledge of Freedom by Tarthang Tulku — $11.99 Knowledge of Freedom: Time to Change is a work of philosophy and self-development by Tarthang Tulku, a teacher educated in the Buddhist tradition in Tibet, published in 1984 (Dharma Publishing; the back cover gives…
The Preliminary Practices of Tibetan Buddhism by Geshe Rabten — $28.49 The Preliminary Practices of Tibetan Buddhism, published by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala in 1975, presents the teaching of Geshe Rabten, a Tibetan meditation master.
Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet by Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche — $12.23 Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet is an illustrated book of Tibetan Buddhist art by Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, published by Shambhala in Berkeley and London in 1975.
Tibetan Amulets by Tadeusz Skorupski — $38.93 Tibetan Amulets is a study by Tadeusz Skorupski, published by White Orchid Press in Bangkok in 1983, with an introductory preface by Per Kværne.
Feste in Ladakh by Brauen — $21.30 Feste in Ladakh is a German-language study of the festivals of Ladakh by Martin Brauen, published in 1980 by the Akademische Druck- u.
Tibetan Medicine: The Buddhist Way of Healing by Tsewang Dolkar Khangkar — $6.34 Tibetan Medicine: The Buddhist Way of Healing is an illustrated introduction to Tibetan medicine by Dolkar Khangkar, published in 1998 by Lustre Press and Roli Books in an 84-page hardcover edition.
The Tibetan art of healing by Ian Baker — $7.58 The Tibetan Art of Healing is an illustrated introduction to traditional Tibetan medicine by Ian A. Baker, published by Thames & Hudson in 1997, with a preface by Deepak Chopra.
The Flight of the Garuda by Keith Dowman — $43.91 The Flight of the Garuda: Teachings of the Dzokchen Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, compiled and translated by Keith Dowman (Wisdom Publications, 1994).
Indisputable Truth by Chokyi N. Rinpoche — $27.24 Indisputable Truth by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1998, 208 pages), a book of Buddhist teachings listed under the subjects Buddhism and truth.
Buddhist Publications in the West by Dharma Publishing — $19.45 Buddhist Publications in the West, a 76-page illustrated booklet from Dharma Publishing; its cover is dated 1983-1984.
The Realm of Tibetan Buddhism by Li Jicheng — $28.49 The Realm of Tibetan Buddhism by Li Jicheng, published by UBSPD (reprinted 1988).
Phurpa: Magisches Dolchritual Aus Tibet by Thomas Marcotty — $29.43 A German-language book on the Tibetan phurpa (phurba), the ritual dagger, Phurpa: Magisches Dolchritual aus Tibet by Thomas Marcotty (Fabri Verlag, 1997, German first edition).
Kalachakra by Michael Henss — $37.88 A German-language book on the Kalachakra, Kalachakra: ein tibetisches Einweihungsritual, by Michael Henss (Fabri Verlag, 1992, 143 pages), about the Tibetan Kalachakra initiation rite.
Kar gliṅ Źi khro by Henk Blezer — $28.49 Kar gling Zhi khro: A Tantric Buddhist Concept by Henk Blezer (CNWS, Leiden, 1997, 237 pages).
Leaves of the heaven tree by K. Semendra, Padma-Chos-Phel — $22.06 Leaves of the Heaven Tree: The Great Compassion of the Buddha, by Kshemendra and Padma Chos-phel, translated by Deborah Black (Dharma Publishing, 1997, 512 pages).
Die Heiterkeit der Seele: Motive Tibetischer Lebensphilosophie by Blanche Christine Olschak — $28.49 A short book in German on Tibetan philosophy of life by Blanche Christine Olschak, titled Die Heiterkeit der Seele: Motive Tibetischer Lebensphilosophie, 59 pages and published by GBS-Verlag Schwarzenburg.
Heart Essence - Bodhisattva Maitreya by Dorje Jinpa — $12.35 Heart Essence: Bodhisattva Maitreya, by Dorje Jinpa, published by Pentarba Publications (2008), 113 pages, paperback.
Mahāmudra and Atiyoga by Giuseppe Baroetto — $16.15 A study of Mahāmudrā and Atiyoga (Dzogchen), two Tibetan Buddhist systems of meditation and realization, by Giuseppe Baroetto (D. K. Printworld, 2005).
Das Tibetanische Totenbuch by Mr. E.T. Sturdy, ed. — $21.85 A German-language edition of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Das Tibetanische Totenbuch, published by Walter-Verlag, Olten, in 1971.
Aspects of Buddhist Culture from Tibetan Sources by Anukul Chandra Banerjee — $27.55 Aspects of Buddhist Culture from Tibetan Sources, by Anukul Chandra Banerjee, published by Firma KLM Private Limited, Calcutta (1984), 118 pages.
The Message of Milarepa by Sir Humphrey Clarke, trans. — $25.65 The Message of Milarepa, translated by Sir Humphrey Clarke and published by John Murray in 1958 in the Wisdom of the East series.
Attaining Enlightenment by Venerable Lama Lodö — $14.25 A short Tibetan Buddhist teaching booklet, Attaining Enlightenment, by Venerable Lama Lodö, published by KDK Publications in 1987.
Anthology of Well-Spoken Advice on the Graded Path of the Mind by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the XIV Dalai — $23.75 Anthology of Well-Spoken Advice on the Graded Path of the Mind: teachings on the lamrim, the Tibetan Buddhist graded path to enlightenment, published by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala (2001).