About the teachings
The Lotus Lion gathers the sūtra-side teachings of Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche — his explanations of the great Indian and Tibetan treatises studied in the shedra — and makes them freely available in audio. Each collection follows a classical text; what follows is a short word on each, and on its author.
The texts & their authors
These descriptions are provisional and are the editor’s to correct.
Ketaka
Mipham Rinpoche’s Nor bu ke ta ka — the “Ketaka Jewel” — his commentary on the wisdom chapter of Śāntideva’s Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryāvatāra). A touchstone of the Nyingma presentation of the Middle Way.
Abhidharmakośa
Vasubandhu’s Treasury of Abhidharma — the classic systematic account of the nature and workings of mind and phenomena, a pillar of the shedra curriculum.
Madhyamakāvatāra
Candrakīrti’s Entering the Middle Way (Uma Jukpa) — the central Indian treatise setting out the Consequentialist (Prāsaṅgika) view of emptiness.
Dyonsal
Teachings on the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā), the largest of the collections. The exact title and source are to be confirmed by the editor.
Tongthün Senge Ngaro
A “Lion’s Roar” (seng ge nga ro) exposition. The precise text and attribution are to be confirmed by the editor.
Kunzang Lamé Shelung
Patrul Rinpoche’s Words of My Perfect Teacher (Kun bzang bla ma’i zhal lung) — the beloved guide to the preliminary practices of the path.
Dechen Zhingdrub
The aspiration to take birth in Sukhāvatī, the pure field of Amitābha, and the teaching on how that aspiration is cultivated.