The Words of My Perfect Teacher is a nineteenth century Nyingma lamrim (stages of the path) text composed by Patrul Rinpoche (1808 to 1887), presenting the preliminary practices (ngondro) of the Longchen Nyingtig tradition through a combination of doctrinal instruction and memorable, often humorous, illustrative stories. It remains one of the single most widely used and translated manuals of foundational Tibetan Buddhist practice, assigned as introductory reading across Nyingma centers well beyond Tibet.
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Manuscript TraditionComposed in the nineteenth century by Patrul Rinpoche within the Nyingma teaching tradition, and later rendered into English by the Padmakara Translation Group for wide lay and academic circulation. 1Tradition: The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism Scholarship and Forensics
Scholarly NoteWidely cited among scholars of Tibetan Buddhism as one of the most accessible and influential expositions of preliminary-practice literature available outside specialist monastic training. 1Tradition: The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism Origins
Attributed Author / CompilerPatrul Rinpoche (1808 to 1887) 1 Text
Literary FormCommentary 1Tradition: The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism Cross-Tradition Connections
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A nineteenth century Nyingma lamrim text presenting the preliminary practices of the Longchen Nyingtig tradition.
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