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&quot;In this new text, Naropa University professor Ringu Tulku presents an in-depth look at the Ri-me movement and its leader. Tulku's lucid history includes a biography of Jamg&#246;n Kongtrul the Great, summaries of the movement's philosophies, and the practices and views of the major Tibetan lineages.&quot;&#8212; Tricycle <br>&quot;For those interested in the history of Buddhism as it was transmitted in Tibet, this history of the Ri-me movement, biography of Jamg&#246;n Kontrul Lodro Thaye, and history of the lineages is invaluable.&quot;&#8212;Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche <br>&quot;This is a marvelous survey of Tibetan Buddhism and the development of the Ri-me approach in the nineteenth century. Ringu Tulku writes with the authority of an insider. This is a must-read for all scholars and students, both Tibetan and Western.&quot;&#8212;E. Gene Smith, Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center at the Rubin Art Museum <br>&quot;A seminal work from one of the great masters of Tibetan scholarship

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Ringu Tulku Rinpoche was born in Kham Lingtsang, in eastern Tibet, and was recognized by His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa as the incarnation of one of the tulkus of Ringu monastery, a Kagy pa monastery in his home province. He studied with some of the most distinguished khenpos of the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions and received teachings from many outstanding masters, including Thrangu Rinpoche, Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and the Gyalwang Karmapa. He is also the author of Path to Buddhahood and The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgon Kongtrul.

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