In 1991 Thrangu Rinpoche accompanied a group of western Buddhist students to each of the four major pilgrimage sites from the life of the Buddha. This book contains the teachings Rinpoche gave to the group at each pilgrimage site, enabling readers to share this unique experience.

This book also includes Rinpoche's summary of the History of Buddhism in India based on Taranatha's famous history describing the 12 deeds of the Buddha's life, the subsequent Buddhist councils and universities which oversaw the development of the sutras, shastras, and tantras, and the emergence of the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism.

Rinpoche's teachings are accessible to new students while at the same time offering new insights to advanced students. Finally, the teachings are supplemented by a 60 page description of Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India which includes over 20 photographs and several maps.
The History of Buddhism in India, Thrangu Rinpoche, Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal Charitable Trust Publications, Paperback, 244 pp, $29.95

The Ninth Thrangu Rinpoche is one of the foremost teachers of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and was appointed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the personal tutor of His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. Rinpoche's teachings are accessible to new students while at the same time offering new insights to advanced students.

CONTENTS: The History of Buddhism in India
	Foreword by Venerable Choje Lama Shedrup		11
Chapter 1
	The Life of the Buddha		13
Chapter 2
	The Three Wheels of the Dharma		21
Chapter 3
	The Second and Third Dharma Councils		37
Chapter 4
	The Mahayana and the Varjayana Councils		37
Chapter 5
	The Foundation Vehicle Path		43
Chapter 6
	The Mahayana Path		51
Chapter 7
	The Spread of the Vajrayana Teachings		65
Chapter 8
	The Ten Buddhist Sciences		73
Chapter 9
	Bodhgaya and The Buddha Essence		83
Chapter 10
	Sarnath and The Four Noble Truths		95
Chapter 11
	Kushinagar and Impermanence		123
Chapter 12
	Lumbini and The Excellent Dharma		135
Chapter 13
	Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites by Kai Jensen		153
	Introduction		153
	Eight Major Sites		157
		Lumbini	158
		Bodhgaya	161
		Sarnath	163
		Rajgir	165
		Shravasti	169
		Sankashya	173
		Nalanda	174
		Kushinagar	177
	Additional Sites		181
		Kapilvastu	182
		Lauriya Nandangarh	184
		Nairanjana and Pragbodhi	185
		Kaushambi	186
		Kesariya	187
		Hajipur	188
		Gurpa	189
		Vikramasila	189
		Vaishali	190
		Patna	194
		Amravati	194
		Ajanta Caves	196
		Ellora Caves	196
		Dhauli Hill	197
		Nagarjuna Konda	198
		Tso Pema	200
		Dharamsala	204
		Gyuto University	207
		Palpung Sherabling	208
		Boudhanath Stupa	210
		Swayambunath Stupa	215
	Notes		219
	Glossary		227
	Index		237