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A Cloudburst of Blessings by Rig-’dzin rdo-rje (Martin Boord)

The water initiation and other rites of empowerment for the practice of the Northern Treasures Vajrakīla, Vajrakīla Texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition, volume four.
edition khordong at Wandel Verlag, Berlin 2017, 332 sewn pages, with 12 illustrations, English and partly Tibetan and Sanskrit, hard cover, 15x22cm, 560g, 49€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-23-2
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A Blaze of Fire in the Dark by Rig-’dzin rdo-rje (Martin Boord)

Homa rituals for the fulfilment of vows and the performance of deeds of great benefit. Vajrakīla Texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition, volume three. The major text composed by Rig-’dzin padma ’phrin-las in 1695 (Accomplishing All Deeds) has remained the standard work on this subject for more than three centuries. …
edition khordong at Wandel Verlag, Berlin, 2015, 228 pages, with 17 illustrations, English and partly Tibetan and Sanskrit, sewn pages, hard cover, 15×22 cm, 460g, 42€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-20-1
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The Path of Secret Mantra: Teachings of the Northern Treasures Five Nails

Pema Tinley’s guide to vajrayāna practice. Explanation of Rigzin Godem’s Jangter Ngöndro Zer Nga (byang gter sngon ‘gro gzer lnga) according to the commentary by Rigzin Pema Tinley.
Translation and oral transmission by Khenpo Chowang, edited by Martin Boord.
edition khordong at Wandel Verlag, Berlin, 31.07.2014, 2nd edition 2020, 268 pages, with 6 illustrations, English and partly Tibetan, flap cover, 15×22 cm, 380g, 16,80€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-18-8
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Gathering the Elements by Rig-’dzin rdo-rje (Martin J Boord)

An overview of the Vajrakīla tradition in all its facets. Vajrakīla Texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition, Volume One.
A newly revised and expanded edition of the work formerly published as The Cult of the Deity Vajrakīla, Tring, 1993
edition khordong at Wandel Verlag, Berlin, 12.07.2013, 420 pages, with several illustrations, English and partly Tibetan and Sanskrit, sewn pages, hard cover, 15×22 cm, 710g, 49€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-10-2
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The Five Nails – Commentary by Tulku Tsultrim Zangpo (Tulku Tsulu)

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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Illuminating Sunshine: Buddhist funeral rituals of Avalokiteśvara by Martin Boord (Rig-‘dzin rdo-rje)

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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