This commentary on the Northern Treasure (Byang gTer) accumulation practice (Ngöndro), known as the “Five Nails” (tib. gZer lNga) contains the first chapter of the more lengthy commentary on the Gongpa Zangthal “The Boundless Vision of Dzogchen” by Tulku Tsultrim Zangpo, also known as Tulku Tsurlo, translated by Ven. Tulku Thondup, 2001, and revised by Ven. Rev. Dr. Martin Boord (Rig-‘dzin rdo-rje) 2008, for this publication.
edition khordong at Wandel Verlag, Berlin 2011, paperback, 88 pages, 15x22cm, 150g, 13,80€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-12-6
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Apart from the prayers stemming from the well-known Tibetan Book of the Dead, there is a remarkable lack of ritual material available in the Western world for those who wish to perform a Buddhist funeral. This gap has now been filled. As it has been wisely said, one never knows which will come first: tomorrow morning or the next life. These prayers, therefore, should be kept close at hand at all times as a powerful blessing for the living and the dead.
edition khordong at Wandel Verlag, Berlin, 16.09.2012, 17 illustrations, 362 sewn pages, hard cover, 15x22cm, 630g, 44€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-13-3
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Establishing the mandala through guhyamantra. Vajrakila texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition, Volume Two. This important collection of teachings incl. liturgical practice texts (sadhana) from the original treasure revelations, together with explanatory notes and commentaries by the 17th c. master Padma ’phrin-las on how to take these practices into a closed retreat and employ them for the highest benefit of oneself and all living beings.
edition khordong, Berlin 2010, 432 sewn pages, 3 illustrations, english with tibetan, hard cover, 15x22cm, 740g, 59€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-05-8
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The vast commentary on Vajrakila that hits the essential point including Phur ‘grel ‘bum nag as transmitted to Ye shes mtso rgyal.
The “Phur ‘grel ‘bum nag” is a series of explanations from Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra and Shilamanju. This remarkable encyclopaedic text marks the beginning of the tantric Buddhist practice of the wrathful deity Vajrakila and is its most important commentary.
edition khordong, Berlin 2010, English, partly Sanskrit and Tibetan, 412 sewn pages, 15x22cm, 830g, hard cover, 59€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-00-3
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