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Tsongkhapa's Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages, on the completion stage of Guhyasamaja tantra, stands as one of the greatest literary contributions to the genre of highest yoga tantra ever written. --David Gonsalez, translator of Source of Supreme Bliss <br>PRAISE FOR THE LIBRARY OF TIBETAN CLASSICS <br> The Library of Tibetan Classics will represent a comprehensive reference library of the most important Tibetan classics embracing the entire spectrum of Tibetan thought and artistic traditions. Such a series will make Tibet's classical thought truly a world heritage, an intellectual and spiritual resource open to all. --His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama <br> The Library of Tibetan Classics brings together the essential texts of Tibetan literature. Of excellent quality and great value to scholars, the translations are accessible to nonspecialists as well, and thus should allow a wide audience to gain access to the treasures of the Tibetan tradition. A truly extraordinary accomplishment. --Georges B.J. Dreyfus, Williams College <br> The editing and production are first-rate. --John R. Newman, New College of Florida <br> This new series edited by Thupten Jinpa and published by Wisdom Publications is a landmark in the study of Tibetan culture in general and Tibetan Buddhism in particular. Each volume contains a lucid introduction and outstanding translations that, while aimed at the general public, will benefit those in the field of Tibetan Studies immensely as well. --Leonard van der Kuijp, Harvard University <br> This is an invaluable set of translations by highly competent scholar-practitioners. The series spans the breadth of the history of Tibetan religion, providing entry to a vast culture of spiritual cultivation. --Jeffrey Hopkins, University of Virginia <br> Erudite in all respects, this series is at the same time accessible and engagingly translated. As such, it belongs in all college and university librarie

PRAISE FOR THE LIBRARY OF TIBETAN CLASSICS <br> The Library of Tibetan Classics will represent a comprehensive reference library of the most important Tibetan classics embracing the entire spectrum of Tibetan thought and artistic traditions. Such a series will make Tibet's classical thought truly a world heritage, an intellectual and spiritual resource open to all. --His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama <br> The Library of Tibetan Classics brings together the essential texts of Tibetan literature. Of excellent quality and great value to scholars, the translations are accessible to nonspecialists as well, and thus should allow a wide audience to gain access to the treasures of the Tibetan tradition. A truly extraordinary accomplishment. --Georges B.J. Dreyfus, Williams College <br> The editing and production are first-rate. --John R. Newman, New College of Florida <br> This new series edited by Thupten Jinpa and published by Wisdom Publications is a landmark in the study of Tibetan culture in general and Tibetan Buddhism in particular. Each volume contains a lucid introduction and outstanding translations that, while aimed at the general public, will benefit those in the field of Tibetan Studies immensely as well. --Leonard van der Kuijp, Harvard University <br> This is an invaluable set of translations by highly competent scholar-practitioners. The series spans the breadth of the history of Tibetan religion, providing entry to a vast culture of spiritual cultivation. --Jeffrey Hopkins, University of Virginia <br> Erudite in all respects, this series is at the same time accessible and engagingly translated. As such, it belongs in all college and university libraries as well as in good public libraries. The Library of Tibetan Classics is on its way to becoming a truly extraordinary spiritual and literary accomplishment. --Janice D. Willis, Wesleyan University <br> The Library of Tibetan Classics project should be among t

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Tsongkhapa Losang Dragpa (1357-1419) is arguably the finest scholar-practitioner produced by the Buddhism of Tibet. Renowned for both his written works and his meditative accomplishments, he founded the Gelug school, which produced the lineage of the Dalai Lamas. Gavin Kilty has been a full-time translator for the Institute of Tibetan Classics since 2001. Before that he lived in Dharamsala, India, for fourteen years, where he spent eight years training in the traditional Geluk monastic curriculum through the medium of class and debate at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics. He also teaches Tibetan language courses in India, Nepal, and elsewhere, and is a translation reviewer for the organization 84000, Translating the Words of the Buddha.

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