Sunlight Speech That Dispels the Darkness of Doubt: Sublime Prayers, Praises, and Practices of the Nyingma Masters

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; Includes translations from Tibetan. Biographical Note: THINLEY NORBU (1931-2011) was a prominent master of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism with many devoted students in the West as well as Asia. He was revered as an emanation of Longchenpa, a great scholar-saint of the fourteenth century. Among his books are his masterwork, "A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar";" The Sole Panacea"; and his autobiographical "A Brief Fantasy History of a Himalayan."Publisher Marketing: Brief teachings, prayers, and liturgies by famous Tibetan Buddhist scholar-saints from medieval to modern times. Thinley Norbu, a modern Tibetan Buddhist master, translates a collection of wisdom teachings, prayers, and liturgies by five celebrated lineage holders of the Nyingma school, ranging from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries: Longchenpa, Jigme Lingpa, Mipham Rinpoche, Patrul Rinpoche, and Dudjom Rinpoche. The translator's aim is to render these texts into direct and simple English and to inspire and motivate those who are doing spiritual practices." Contributor Bio:  Norbu, Thinley A preeminent teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. The eldest son of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, he is a primary holder of the Dudjom Tersar lineage and is considered to be an emanation of Longchenpa, the great fourteenth-century Nyingma master.