Portrait of Trungpa
Portrait of Trungpa · Four biographical books about Chögyam Trungpa
· Warrior-King of Shambhala — by Jeremy Hayward · Chögyam Trungpa - His Life and Vision — by Fabrice Midal · Recalling Chögyam Trungpa — by Fabrice Midal · Dragon Thunder - My Life With Chögyam Trungpa — by Diana J. Mukpo
Born in Tibet
Born in Tibet — by Chögyam Trungpa
Autobiography of one of the twentieth century's greatest meditation teachers.
Fantasy History
A Brief Fantasy History of a Himalayan - Autobiographical Reflections — by Thinley Norbu
Personal stories with most direct and trenchant instructions on the view of Buddhism and on what practitioners need to do on the Buddhist path.
Indestructible Wisdom
Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom - The Life and Legacy of H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche — by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal
Everything His Holiness told to author, and also what author learned about him from his vajra brothers.
Heart of Tibet
From the Heart of Tibet - The Biography of Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche, the Holder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage — by Elmer R. Gruber
The story of great Buddhist master's life, which encompasses a remarkably broad range of Tibetan experience over the past fifty years.
Women Chan Masters
Eminent Nuns - Women Chan Masters of Seventeenth-Century China ― by Beata Grant
An important perspective on female monasticism in China, and the contribution of Buddhist nuns to the history of Chinese women's writing.
Clapping Hands
The Sound of Two Hands Clapping - The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk — by Georges B. J. Dreyfus
A unique insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery - this work reveals to Western audiences the fascinating details of monastic education.
Tulku Chagdud
Lord of the Dance - The Autobiography of a Tibetan Lama — by Chagdud Tulku
This new edition includes an epilogue that lists many of his accomplishments.
Masters of Awareness
A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems - Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage — by Nyoshul Khenpo
This work maps out the heart of all the lines of transmission of Dzogpachenpo from the primordial Buddha to the present day.