Public Buddhist Texts

Bodhisattva Vow & Practice 20 pp.: US/CAD $13.00
This new booklet includes the liturgy for the actual vow ceremony, Morning Liturgy for Mahayana Students, Friendliness Sutta, lojong slogans, and Forty-Six Ways in Which a Bodhisattva Fails.

A Course on View 236 pp.: US/CAD $35
A Course on View: The Two Truths in the Three Yanas and The Mahayana Philosophical Traditions was presented at RMDC in 1991 by Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche during his first mahamudra intensive for the Shambhala sangha. This draft translation has been used in the Ngedön School curriculum.

Daily Chant Book
60 pp. with cover (1998 ed.): US $30/CAD $35
chants without cover: US/CAD $24
cover only: US/CAD $15
Consists of all the basic morning, evening, and meal chants used at Shambhala centers. Includes: The Four Dharmas of Gampopa, Seven-Line Supplication to Padmakara...(for a complete list, click here.)

*NEW General Longevity Supplication:
The Melody That Accomplishes Deathlessness 1 pg.: US/CAD $1.00
To view the translation of this supplication click here for the pdf.

Ritual for Taking the Five Precepts US/CAD $1.75

Shambhala Lineage Supplication (2005)
[included in Daily Chant Book]: US/CAD $1.75

*NEW Supplication for the Longevity of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche [included in Daily Chant Book] 2 pp.: US/CAD $1.75
Written by Namkha Drimed Rinpoche. To view the revision of the translation of this supplication click here for the pdf.

Chants added 1990-94
[included in Daily Chant Book], 14 pp.: US/CAD $5
For those wishing to update older editions of the Daily Chant Book. Includes: Gampo Lhatse (short version), Supplication for the Longevity of the Seventeenth Glorious Gyalwang Karmapa, Supplication for the Rebirth of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (replaced in 1996), Supplications for the Longevity of the Sawang Ösel Rangdrol Mukpo (added to in 1996), Fulfilling the Aspirations of the Vidyadhara the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Dedication of Merit (both Buddhist and Shambhala).

Chants added 1996 [included in Daily Chant Book], 6 pp.: US/CAD $3
For students wishing to update older editions of the Daily Chant Book.
Includes: Abbreviated Supplication to Gesar, Supplication for the Longevity of Khyentse Rinpoche (deleted from daily chant book), Supplication for the Longevity of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

Gesar Windhorse Banner approx. 28" x 42" plus 4 pennants: US/CAD $220
The Gesar of Ling Windhorse Banner was designed and composed by Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche as a special invocation of Gesar. The Vidyadhara chose this as a unique shrine object, which he kept on the wall above the Shambhala shrine at The Kalapa Court. It can be personalized for the owner by inserting one's name, in supplication of increasing one's windhorse. A translation of Mipham Rinpoche's composition is included.

Intensifying Devotion in One's Heart:
The Supplication "Crying to the Gurus from Afar" 16 pp.: US/CAD $9
A very well-known supplication by Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye, originally published in Journey Without Goal by Chögyam Trungpa.

The Life of Marpa the Translator
Available from Shambhala Publications. This lucid and moving translation of a text composed by the author of The Life of Milarepa and The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa documents the fascinating life of Marpa, who, unlike many other Tibetan masters, was a layman, a skillful businessman who raised a family while training his disciples.

*NEW The Life of Tilopa 66 pp. (3rd ed., 2008): US/CAD $15
The Life of Tilopa is a traditional biography by the great Drukpa Kagyü master Pema Karpo. This was originally prepared for use in the Ngedön School. Our third edition (2008) includes a detailed introduction, "The Song of Tilopa," the famed "Mahamudra Upadesha," and a lengthy glossary of important terms.

Lojong slogan cards 63 cards: US $18.95 / CAD $22
This third edition of our translation of the Kadam lineage slogans, entitled The Seven Points of Training the Mind, was revised in 1993 for the publication of the Vidyadhara's commentary on them, Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness (available from Shambhala Publications). The cards are an attractive package of 4" x 6" cards printed in two colors. They are the same size as the book and are labelled with their point and slogan number, for the convenience of study.

Lojong poster 14" x 30": US $16.95 / CAD $22
The lojong poster is also printed in two colors, completely revised and recalligraphed by Barbara Bash, suitable for framing and display. It includes highlights from the presentation of these teachings made by the Vidyadhara at the 1979 Vajradhatu Seminary.

Milarepa Sadhana 24 pp.: US/CAD $13
[Although group practice of the Milarepa Sadhana on Milarepa Day is not restricted (and thus Shambhala Centers may purchase these for their shrinerooms), use by individuals is restricted to tantrikas.]

*NEW Miracle Stories of Mipham Rinpoche 64 pp. booklet (2008): US/CDN $15
A biography of Mipham Jamyang Gyatso (1846-1912) composed by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche, who visited our community in 1993. Translated by committee member Ann Helm. This publication also includes a brief biography of Mipham by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

Monastic Liturgies
Developed for use at Gampo Abbey and available for the ordained sangha from NTC in Halifax

• The Rites of Poshadha (Sojong), 39 pp.: US/CAD $15
• The Abbreviated Rites of Poshadha (Sojong), 26 pp.: US/CAD $11
  
• Summer Retreat (Yarne) Liturgies, 46 pp.: US /CAD $17

Rain of Blessings abbreviated edition 12 pp.: US/CAD $9
Part of the pre-Vajrayana Seminary study course, Entering the Vajra World.

The Rain of Wisdom
Available from Shambhala Publications. Over one hundred profound, spontaneous songs that express spiritual understanding are found in this collection of the work of some of the greatest teachers of the Kagyü Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. With their vivid imagery and deep insight, the songs in this book communicate in a very direct way profound and timeless insight. The Rain of Wisdom is read aloud in its entirety by Tibetan Buddhists every year on the New Year.

*NEW Sadhana of Mahamudra: Annotated Translation for Study
28 pp. : US/CAD $12

Sadhana of Mahamudra: Vidyadhara's Translation for Practice
28 pp.: US/CAD $20
[Although the group practice of the Sadhana of Mahamudra is not restricted (and thus Shambhala Centers may purchase these for their shrinerooms), use by individuals is restricted to tantrikas or students who have studied this in a course or intensive on the sadhana.]

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