Also Je Tsong Khapa's Essence of the Ocean of Vinaya These two works concern the Vinaya, or system of self-discipline, which is considered of vital importance in monastic training. These texts focus on the Vinaya as it is taught to young novice monks.

The first work is Nagarjuna's Stanzas for a Novice Monk, presented with a commentary by the 19ht century Nyingma lama, Jamyang Mipam Rinpoche.
The second work, Essence of the Ocean of Vinaya, was composed in the 14th century by the great Je Tsong Khapa and concerns the eight fundamental categories of the pratimoksha vows.
Tibetan text included.

Lama Mipham's Commentary to Nagarjuna's Stanzas For a Novice Monk, Mipham, Nagarjuna, Je TsongKhapa, Mullin (Translator), Paperback, 67 pp., $8.00

Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche (1864-1912) was a great master of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and one of the leading figures in the Ri-me (non-sectarian) movement in Tibet. He is an exceptional treasure of wisdom, compassion and scholarship. HIs accomplishments in practice, learning, composition and teaching are immense.