Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) was one of the most respected and influential Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age. There was something remarkable about his presence that impressed everyone who met him a quality of mind that comes across even in photographs. Here is his memoir of a remarkable life of study, teaching, and solitary retreat, told with a wealth of anecdotes and stories. It will be an inspiration to the readers of his numerous books as well as to all Buddhist practitioners, who will welcome this rare opportunity to hear the experiences of a highly realized being in his own words. The book also provides an authentic view of Tibetan culture and of the hardships endured by the Tibetans after the Chinese takeover. The second half of the book is a treasury of recollections about Khyentse Rinpoche by his wife; his grandson and heir, Sechen Rabjam Rinpoche; and other lamas and friends who knew him well.

Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse, Dilgo Khyentse / Ani Jinba, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 2008/2010, 350 pp, $32.95

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) was a highly accomplished meditation master, scholar, and poet, and a principal holder of the Nyingma lineage. His extraordinary depth of realization enabled him to be, for all who met him, a foundation of loving-kindness, wisdom, and compassion. A dedicated exponent of the nonsectarian Rime movement, Khyentse Rinpoche was respected by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism and taught many eminent teachers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He tirelessly worked to uphold the Dharma through the publication of texts, the building of monasteries and stupas, and by offering instruction to thousands of people throughout the world. His writings in Tibetan fill twenty-five volumes.

CONTENTS: Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse
Foreword by the Dalai Lama		vii
Foreword by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche		ix
Foreword by Sogyal Rinpoche		xxviii
Foreword by Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche		xliii
Translator's Preface		xlvii
PART ONE. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
1.	My Early Years	3
2.	My Studies	24
3.	Meeting My Root Teacher	42
4.	My Enthronement	58
5.	Yearning for Retreat	71
6.	The Reincarnation of My Guru	90
7.	Teachings with Khyentse Chokyi Lodro	102
8.	Visions and Rediscovered Treasures	141
9.	Visiting Lhasa and Life in Exile	150
PART TWO. RECOLLECTIONS
10.	My Life with Khyentse Rinpoche by Khandro Lhamo	159
11.	My Grandfather, My Guru by Shechen Rabjam	173
12.	Visions in Exile by Tenga Rinpoche	193
13.	Rainbow Body and the Pure Lands by Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche	198
14.	The Life of a Carefree Yogi by Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche	202
15.	Fleeing over the Mountains by Khenpo Pema Sherab	231
16.	Blessing Bhutan by Queen Mother Kesang Chodron Wangchuk and Loppon Pemala	239
17.	Building Shechen Monastery in Nepal by Trulshik Rinpoche	263
18.	Return to Kham by Pewar Tulku	277
19.	Death and Rebirth by Shechen Rabjam	285
Oral Instruction by Dilgo Khyentse		293
Notes		296
Glossary		313
Selected Bibliography		343