When our most meaningful and precious possessions are collected together in a jewel treasury, we cherish it above all other wealth and never tire of looking at it. Like a jewel treasury, this text contains a collection of the most valuable teachings of the Buddha's teachings, beneficial both for those with a general interest in Buddhism and for serious practitioners. Essential teachings have been gathered together here as pieces of advice for daily life and, especially, for the spiritual journey toward enlightenment. It maps out the essential points of both sutra and tantra from beginning to end, from the four foundations to the perfection of buddhahood.

Buddhist teachings provide numerous ideas and methods for bringing greater meaning and happiness to our lives and to our relations with others. In this book we are introduced to these methods through an intimate advice-style commentary in direct, down to earth language. Drawn from The Jewel Treasury of Advice, a root text written over three hundred years ago by the Buddhist master Drikung Bhande Dharmaradza, Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche interprets these ancient teachings with compassion, strength of mind, warmth, humor, and a keen awareness for their place and need in contemporary Western life. Buddhist teachings are vibrantly and accessibly conveyed from a modern day master.

Those who sincerely want to study and practice Buddhism will find this an indispensable guide that they can read over and over again.

Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path, Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 2010, 486 Pages, $25.95

Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen, founder of several Buddhist centers worldwide, is respected and beloved as an accomplished scholar, meditation master, teacher, translator, and author. In 2001, he received the high honor of being enthroned as khenchen (great abbot). He lives in Frederick, Maryland.

Khenmo Trinlay Chodron, an American nun under the tutelage of Khenchen Rinpoche, also lives in Frederick, Maryland.

	Contents: A Complete Guide to the BUDDHIST PATH
	Foreword by Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang	vii
	Editor's Preface	ix
	Introduction	1
	The Jewel Treasury of Advice, One Hundred Teachings from the Heart by Drigung Bhande Dharmaradza
	Introductory Verses	11
.	General Advice	19
	Advice for Meditation Practitioners	81
	Advice for Mahayana Practitioners	204
	Advice about the Six Perfections	227
	Advice for Vajrayana Practioners	259
	Advice on Preparing for Mahamudra Practice	314
	Advice for Mahamudra Practitioners	318
	Advice on How to Dispel Obstacles When They Are Encountered	346
	Advice on the Six Yogas of Naropa	362
	Advice about the Final Result of Dharma Practice	376
	Conclusion with Concise Advice	398
	Dedication	406
	Appendix: The Life of Drigung Bhande Dharmaradza	409
	Guideline for Dharma Practitioners	423
	Glossary of Enumerations	427
	Glossary of Terms and Names	451
	Annotated Bibliography of Works Mentioned in A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path	461
	Index of First lines of the Hundred Verses of Advice	469
	Index	475
	About Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche	483