Presents colorful biographies of thirty-five realized teachers whose lives were full of peace, enlightenment, and amazing miracles. They flourished in Tibet, the Roof of the World, in its golden days. These teachers belong to the Longchen Nyingthig lineage of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, a cycle of mystical teachings revealed by the great scholar and adept Jigme Lingpa.

From the first master, Garap Dorje, to the present, each spiritual personality has his or her own distinctive role to play in this great lineage. In retelling their stories in his own words, the author has sought to bring out their inner feelings as well as their external activities: how they faced and and healed physical pain, how they dealt with emotional turmoil, how they overcame spiritual or meditative illusions, and most important, what experiences they had when they awakened their own inner Buddha Mind and Buddha qualities. These biographies not only provide great sources of teachings on meditation, but will also kindle a spiritual flame in the hearts of readers.

Masters of Meditation and Miracles: Lives Great Buddhist Masters of India and Tibet , Tulku Thondup, Shambhala Publications, 383 pp, $34.95

Tulku Thondup author and teacher, was born in East Tibet and studied at the famed Dodrupchen Monastery. In 1958 he settled in India, where he taught at Indian universties for many years. He came to the United States in 1980 as a visiting scholar at Harvard University. For the past two decades he lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, engaging in translation and writing on Tibetan Budhism, particularly the Nyingma teachings, under the auspices of the Buddhayana Foundation. Among his books are The Healing Power of Mind, which has been published in seventeen languages, and Boundless Healing, in twelve languages.

	Acknowledgments			ix
	Author's Note			xi
	Preface			xiii
Part 1	Introduction
	Shakyamuni Buddha			4
	After the Buddha			11
	Buddhism in Tibet			13
	Three Modes of Lineal Transmission of the General Nyingma Inner Tantras			18
	Mind Transmission of the Buddhas			18
	Symbolic Transmission of the Knowledge-holders			19
	Oral Transmission of the Ascetics			22
	Lineages of Three Major Nyingma Inner Tantras			23
	Mahayoga			23
	Anuyoga			28
	Atiyoga (Dzogpa Chenpo)			29
	Semde			30
	Longde			31
	Me-ngagde			32
Part 2	The Lineage of Longchen Nyingthig
	Longchen Nyingthig Teachings			43
	The Lineage Masters of Longchen Nyingthig			46
		1.	Dharmakaya	48
		2.	Sambhogakaya	51
		3.	Nirmanakaya	53
		4.	Prahevajra (Garab Dorje)	55
		5.	Manjushrimitra	59
		6.	Shrisimha	62
		7.	Jnanasutra	65
		8.	Vimalamitra	68
		9.	Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava	74
	Guru Rinpoche's Visit to Tibet			83
	The Five Principal Consorts of Guru Rinpoche			92
	The Chief Disciples of Guru Rinpoche in Tibet			96
		10.	Kunkhyen Longchen Rabjam (1308-1363)	109
		11.	Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa (1730-1798)	118
		12.	First Dodrupchen Jigme Thrinle Ozer (1745-1821)	136
		13.	Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku (1765-1843)	163
		14.	Dola Jigme Kalzang (nineteenth century)	173
		15.	Fourth Dzogchen Mingyur Namkhe Dorje (1793-?)	175
		16.	Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje (1800-1866)	179
		17.	Gyalse Zhenphen Thaye (1800-?)	198
		18.	Dzogchen Khenpo Pema Dorje (nineteenth century)	200
		19.	Paltrul Jigme Chokyi Wangpo (1808-1887)	201
		20.	Second Dodrupchen Jigme Phuntsok Jungne (1824-1863)	211
		21.	Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892)	215
		22.	Nyoshul Lungtok Tenpe Nyima (1829-1901/2)	222
		23.	Onpo Tendzin Norbu (nineteenth century)	226
		24.	Adzom Drukpa Drodul Pawo Dorje (1842-1924)	228
		25.	Lushul Khenpo Konchok Dronme (1859-1936)	230
		26.	Third Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima (1865-1926)	237
		27.	Shuksep Lochen Chonyi Zangmo (1865-1953)	251
		28.	Fifth Dzogchen Thupten Chokyi Dorje (1872-1935)	256
		29.	Gekong Khenpo Kunzang Palden (1872-1943)	258
		30.	Yukhok Chatralwa Choying Rangtrol (1872-1952)	260
		31.	Kathok Khenpo Ngawang Palzang (1879-1941)	266
		32.	Alak Zenkar Pema Ngodrup Rolwe Dorje (1881-1943)	275
		33.	Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro (1893-1959)	278
		34.	Kyala Khenpo Chechok Thondrup (1893-1957)	283
		35.	Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Paljor (1910-1991)	292
		36.	Chatral Sangye Dorje (b. 1913)	296
		37.	Fourth Dodrupchen Rigdzin Tenpe Gyaltsen (1927-1961)	298
		38.	Fourth Dodrupchen Thupten Thrinle Palzang (b. 1927)	314
	Lineage Tree			333
	Works Cited			351
	Notes			359
	Index			379
	Credits			384