The very first entry in the tantra section of the Buddhist canon translated into Tibetan, right before the Kalachakra root tantra, is the Jampal Tsenjod ('jam dpal ye shes sems dpa'i don dam pa'i mtshan yang dag par brjod pa) Professing The Qualities of Manjusri.

The Indian Buddhist masters who first brought their tantric tradition to Tibet treated this text as fundamental to the view and practice of both maha yoga and ati yoga (or dzogchen), the non-dual dharma.

Presented here, alongside a new translation of the root text that seeks to convey its poetic brilliance as a classical masterpiece of world literature, are three original commentaries, two by Indian masters (Vimalamitra and Garab Dorje) and one by the renowned eleventh century Tibetan master Rongzom Mahapandita, which together provide a complete view of the critical meaning and importance of this text within the Nyingma tradition, and for the Vajrayana Buddhist teachings in general.

Tulku Sherdor is the Executive Director of Blazing Wisdom Institute, a high-ranking incarnate Lama at a major monastery in Eastern Tibet, and one of the most accomplished translators in the world of Buddhist teachings from Tibetan into English.

He teaches widely around the U.S. and the world.

Tulku Sherdor is a founder, with Lama Surya Das, of the Rimay Monlam, an annual non-sectarian peace prayer gathering in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.