KTD Publications Books In Print
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Finding Genuine Practice: The Eight Verses of Training the Mind
In celebration of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa's official birthday, Dharma ebooks in collaboration with KTD Publications has published Finding Genuine Practice. Comprising teachings His Holiness gave in 2014 on Ges...
Freedom through Meditation
Uniquely attuned to our present world, the Karmapa gives clear and wise teachings on key issues of our times - the environment, social responsibility, and working with our emotional afflictions. He brings a fresh perspect...
A Collection of Commentaries on The Four-Session Guru Yoga
Namo Guru In a meditation hut or cave, on a comfortable seat, Sit properly in the posture of the seven points of Vairochana Except renunciation, weariness, and devotion, Utterly cast away all other thoughts. The Nint...
Rainbow Essence: The Life and Teachings of Jatsön Nyingpo
The title vidyadhara, bearer of awareness, is accorded only the greatest of vajrayana masters. The vidyadhara Jatsön Nyingpo was one of the greatest tertöns of the Seventeenth Century. Jatsön Nyingpo's revelations cont...
Single Sufficient Virtue
This set of instructions contains, within a very few pages, the quintessence of all of the Buddha's teachings. Written by the previous Kyapje Kalu Rinpoche, Karma Rangjung Kunkhyab, it explains how our minds, whether ac...
Dharma King: The Life of the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa in Images
Produced under the direction of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Dharma King: The Life of the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa in Images pays homage to this exceptional spiritual leader who led one of Tibetan Buddhism...
Taking Refuge: A Teaching on Entering the Buddhist Path
Based on two teachings by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, this book is intended to give a basic understanding of taking refuge to those who are new to the Buddhist path, and to bring greater understanding to those already acquai...
Treasury of Eloquence: The Songs of Barway Dorje
A collection of songs and instructions composed by the great treasure revealer and visionary teacher Barway Dorje (1836-1918). Included in this collection are songs expressing Barway Dorje's devotion to his gurus, songs e...
Shower of Blessings: Guru Rinpoche Guruyoga
Based on a seminar he gave at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Lama Yeshe Gyamtso's commentary explains the meaning and practice of this guruyoga which is connected with Guru Rinpoche, Guru Padmasambhava, also called Padmaka...
Establishing Validity
Within the Tibetan tradition, the most highly regarded proof of rebirth is Dharmakirti's long treatment of it in the chapter “Establishing Validity” from his Commentary on Validity, which is presented in this book...
Traveling the Path of Compassion
Known for his clear and direct teaching style, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa radiates the brilliance of his heritage, evidenced here in his commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, which connects this r...
The Torch of True Meaning
Anyone who wishes to practice the ngöndro of the Kagyu lineage and in particular the Karma Kagyu lineage should first read this text carefully and internalize its meaning. They will then have a stable ground for the prac...
Karma Chakme’s Mountain Dharma: Volume Four
Volume Four explores the conduct and lifestyle that create an appropriate framework for Dharma; how to relate to the sangha; incorporating insights on how to benefit others through the traditions of scholarship and reali...
Karma Chakme’s Mountain Dharma: Volume Three
Volume Three opens with concise bardo teachings as well as instructions on benefiting people in the bardo state. The book continues with instructions and advice for the practitioner including protecting oneself from poten...
Karma Chakme’s Mountain Dharma: Volume Two
Volume Two examines the complete path of Mahamudra from initial experience to full realization. There is emphasis on how to conduct a proper retreat, including the use of geomancy in determining the appropriate site, the...
Jewels from the Treasury: Vasubandhu’s Verses on the Treasury of Abhidharma and the Commentary Youthful Play
This book contains a translation of one of the greatest presentations of abhidharma in any tradition: "Vasubandhu's Verses on the Treasury of Abhidharma," along with the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje's clear and concis...
Heart of the Dharma: Mind Training for Beginners
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche explains clearly and simply how to use the practice of mind training and tonglen meditation to transform our habitual selfishness into the compassionate altruism necessary to bring happiness to...
Ceremony of Offering to the Gurus, Composed by the Glorious Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje
A carefully constructed compilation of selected Gurupujas from many different traditions, composed by the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, for the Kagyu Monlam held annually in Bodhgaya, India. [f...
A Garland of Jewels: The Eight Great Bodhisattvas
A collection of stories about the eight great bodhisattvas gathered together and edited by the Buddhist teacher Mipham Namgyal (1846-1912), one of the greatest teachers in Tibet of his time. His writings remain the basis...
Nyima Tashi: Songs and Instructions of the First Traleg Kyabgon
A short collection of the songs and teachings of the first Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, Nyima Tashi with a foreword by the Ninth Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche. In essence, the Traleg Kyabgon is the bodhisattva Vajrapani, the pe...
Bardo: Interval of Possibility
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche's exceptionally clear and lucid commentary on "Aspiration for the Bardo" by Chokyi Wangchuk, describes the true nature of the bardo. "If you examine it, you will see that there is no beginning or...
The Quintessence of the Union of Mahamudra and Dzokchen
This book by Karma Chakme Rinpoche contains the quintessence — the purest, most concentrated form — of the union of Mahamudra and Dzokchen. Composed of eight songs, the text is a masterful synthesis of poetry and dha...
Amrita of Eloquence: A Biography of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
A luminous portrait of the life of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, one of the Kagyu lineage’s most beloved and revered teachers. Lama Karma Drodhul describes Khenpo Rinpoche and his life with lyrical beauty, devotion, affectio...
Ngondro for Our Current Day
In response to the needs of his international Dharma students, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje compiled this condensed practice text especially for those who wish to complete their preliminary practices in...
Celebrating Karmapa: Remembering His Kindness
Contains photos, teachings, and interviews covering the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa's remarkable visit to Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, New Jersey KTC, Kunzang Palchen Ling, and Kagyu Thubten Choling in Wappingers Falls, NY. [...
The Kagyu Monlam Books
A compilation for recitation, composed by the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, for the annual Kagyu Monlam in Bodhgaya, India. A rich source of Buddhist prayers from several major Tibetan traditions. In Tibeta...
Ocean of Certainty
Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche's commentary on the sixteenth-century work Pith Instructions of "Coemergent Wisdom, Entitled the Profound Essence of the Ocean of Certainty", by the Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje, provides meditat...
The Dalai Lama in Woodstock: Celebrating the United Nations International Day of Peace
This little book commemorating His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit to the Town of Woodstock, on the United Nations International Day of Peace, September 21, 2006, will serve as a reminder to the people of Woodstock, and t...
Karma Chakme’s Mountain Dharma: Volume One
The Sixteenth Karmapa's wish that Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche present Karma Chakme’s Mountain Dharma to Western students was realized from 1999 to 2003 at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra in Woodstock, New York, and has resulte...
The Vajra Garland: The Lotus Garden Treasure
The two biographies translated here are treasures revealed by Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Taye, who was an emanation of the translator Vairochana, the subject of the second of the two biographies. Vairochana was a disciple o...
Chariot of the Fortunate: The Life of the First Yongey Mingyur Dorje
A fantastic, outrageous, and beautiful biography of the First Yongey Mingyur Dorje, written by Je Tukyi Dorje & Surmang Tendzin Rinpoche, describes the visionary inner life of this great treasure revealer showing us h...
Precious Essence, The Inner Autobiography of Terchen Barway Dorje
Translation of a rare handwritten edition of the biography of the first Barway Dorje. He was a precious revealer of treasure and the rebirth of Nupchen Sangye Yeshe, one of Guru Padma's twenty-five disciples. Barway Dor...
The Influence of Yogacara on Mahamudra
An interesting look at how Yogacara philosophy influenced tantra and mahamudra, by Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche. Developed by Asanga and Vasubandhu as a reaction to over-theorization, Yogacara emphasizes that everything comes...
Compassion NOW!
From a teaching by the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, "Compassion NOW!" exhorts us to translate compassionate feeling into positive action in the world. We accomplish this through the mahayana practice of mind training, which th...
The Hundred Tertons: A Garland of Beryl
Jamgon Kongtrul's history of the visionary men and women who have continuously renewed the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition of Padmasambhava, this book, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso, includes biographies of Padmasambhava...
True Nature An Illustrated Journal of Four Seasons in Solitude
Combining beautifully handwritten notes with watercolor-and-pencil drawings, author and calligrapher Barbara Bash captures exquisite moments of magic in the natural environment: a dragonfly's brief pause, a surprised de...
A Harmonious Path for Buddhist Communities Advice on Keeping Amiable Relations Within a Dharma Center
In clear and precise language, Khenpo Sherap Phuntsok lays out the difficulties that may arise while living in Dharma centers, as well as possible solutions. People who participate in Dharma groups have unique challeng...
The First Karmapa: The Life and Teachings of Dusum Khyenpa
Compiled by the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, this first English translation of the teachings and biographies of the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa enables contemporary readers to fully receive the transmissi...
Four-Session Guru Yoga
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche teaches The Four-Session Guru Yoga, composed by the Eighth Karmapa Mikyo Dorje, from a commentary by Karma Chakme Rinpoche. This special edition includes the actual sadhana of Four-Session Guru Yo...
The Four Dharmas of Gampopa
Gampopa's Four Dharmas is closely related to his masterpiece: "Jewel Ornament of Liberation". This commentary by Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche explains how the four Dharmas relate to the development of the individual on the pat...
Siddhas of Ga
Beautifully recorded by Lama Karma Drodhul, these are stories of siddhas that Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche actually knew. Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche once remarked that there is nothing like these accounts of Siddhas of Ga. [one_...
On the Four Noble Truths
Lama Yeshe Gyamtso gives an elegant presentation of the four noble truths, introducing several aspects of the Buddhist outlook, including the four seals, which are connected to the truth of suffering; the four mindfulness...
Asanga’s Abhidharmasamuccaya
Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche's commentary on one of Asanga's most essential and also most psychologically oriented works, providing a framework as well as a general pattern about how a practitioner should follow the path,...
Chenrezik: For the Benefit of All Beings / En beneficio de todos los seres
This profound teaching by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche inaugurates a new bilingual collection dedicated to offering clear and concise instructions on core practices from great masters of the Karma Kagyu lineage. ...
Karmapa 900 Years, Third Edition E-Book
This beautiful volume of text and photos celebrates the 900th anniversary of the Karmapa Lineage, founded by the First Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa in 1110. "May this 900th anniversary likewise bring people together, no matter w...