Jamgon Mipham: His Life and Teachings Ngondro and wisely engaged forms of

and wisely engaged forms of life

by the outstanding fourteenth-century master Longchen Rabjam

"Don't mistake mere words to be the meaning of the teachings

The two texts are published together because they contain some of the most detailed expositions on which are based the two essential practices of the Great Perfection: trekchö

Jamgon Mipham: His Life and Teachings Ngondro and wisely engaged forms ofJamgn Mipam (18461912) is one of the most extraordinary figures in the history of Tibet. Monk, mystic, and brilliant philosopher, he shaped the trajectory of Tibetan Buddhisms Nyingma school. This introduction provides a most concise entre to this great luminarys life and work. The first section gives a general context for understanding this remarkable individual who, though he spent the greater part of his life in solitary retreat, became one of the