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Summary: Not Much 'History'
Review: Although this book is meticulously detailed and masterfully edited and translated, I was disappointed by it. Contrary to the book's title, it is not a history of the Nyingma school nor a presentation of its doctrines. Rather, it is a fairly commonplace history of the dharma and overview of the path from the perspective of the Nyingma school. Much of the book is presented as a history, but it is simply a series of biographies of different lineage masters and it does not comprise a 'history' by any contemporary Western standard. For anyone who is already fairly versed in Tibetan materials, you will have to read quite a bit before you find anything new or interesting. There is some information burried in the usual "divisions of the vehicles" and "different types of motivations" kind of material, and the many accounts of the miraculous lives of the Nying-thig saints. I'm not sure who will find this material useful, as on the one hand it is too long and academic to be of interest to the general reader, while on the other hand it is too sparse of information or details for the scholar.
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Summary: Not Much 'History'
Review: Although this book is meticulously detailed and masterfully edited and translated, I was disappointed by it. Contrary to the book's title, it is not a history of the Nyingma school nor a presentation of its doctrines. Rather, it is a fairly commonplace history of the dharma and overview of the path from the perspective of the Nyingma school. Much of the book is presented as a history, but it is simply a series of biographies of different lineage masters and it does not comprise a 'history' by any contemporary Western standard. For anyone who is already fairly versed in Tibetan materials, you will have to read quite a bit before you find anything new or interesting. There is some information burried in the usual "divisions of the vehicles" and "different types of motivations" kind of material, and the many accounts of the miraculous lives of the Nying-thig saints. I'm not sure who will find this material useful, as on the one hand it is too long and academic to be of interest to the general reader, while on the other hand it is too sparse of information or details for the scholar.
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Summary: Larong, Nyingma
Review: The book of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche gives a full account of Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Summary: Larong, Nyingma
Review: The two volumes are both extremely useful for anyone seriously interested in Buddhist philosophy in general and Tibetan Buddhism in particular. Dudjom Rinpoche gives a thorough, encyclopedic overview of all Buddhist schools, seen from the Nyingma (i.e. The Great Perfection, or Dzogchen) perspective, and an account of the history of the Nyingma lineage is given. The reference volume contains amongst other items a brilliant bibliography. Dudjom Rinpoche's work is not easy reading, but demonstrates the complexity of Buddhist thinking and practice. Gyurme Dorje's translation is annotated and is in itself a remarkable feat in buddhology and tibetology.
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Summary: An Outstanding Feat
Review: The two volumes are both extremely useful for anyone seriously interested in Buddhist philosophy in general and Tibetan Buddhism in particular. Dudjom Rinpoche gives a thorough, encyclopedic overview of all Buddhist schools, seen from the Nyingma (i.e. The Great Perfection, or Dzogchen) perspective, and an account of the history of the Nyingma lineage is given. The reference volume contains amongst other items a brilliant bibliography. Dudjom Rinpoche's work is not easy reading, but demonstrates the complexity of Buddhist thinking and practice. Gyurme Dorje's translation is annotated and is in itself a remarkable feat in buddhology and tibetology.
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Summary: A profound and complete way to understand tibetan buddhism
Review: this book make a review on the history and pracice of Nyingma school of tibetan buddhism. The first English translation of the master work of His Holiness Dujom Rinpoche, The Nyingma School is presented in two volumes and constitutes the most complete work of it's type in the west
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