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In this 3 volumes the great figures of Tibetan Buddhism and its literature a special place is held by Klong-chen Rab-byams-pa (1308-1364) of the rNying-ma-pa school. He is known for having tirelessly pursued all Buddhist learning available during his time and for having systematized the teachings of the "Great Perfection" or "Great Completeness" (rdzogs chen). Nevertheless, it seems that his writings were never collected together by his followers, as those of his contemporaries such as Bu-ston Rin-chen grub (1290-1364) have been.

The Sacred Garden Monasteries of Lumbini, with a guided tour of the Maya Devi Temple as another highlight.

He also recognized the need to supplement texts with eyewitness accounts. It is thus an important source for understanding the geographical conception of 18th-century Tibetan intellectuals.

It was an early afternoon on Wednesday, February gth, 2006, the third and final day of the spiritually significant first phase of the Sherpas' seven week long mortuary rites. In the course of each of these three days the 'pho ba practice, i.e. the ritual transference of the consciousness of the deceased to a pure realm of rebirth, is performed by one bla ma. As a rule, neither family members or his assistants take part in this most intimate religious ceremony. The focus of its performance was the separate room especially built for this purpose in the Sherpa Seva Kendra in Bodnath, which is the communal building (mi 'dzom sa) of the entire Sherpa community.

The Letters of Lo-Chen Bsod-Nams Rgya-Mtsho Monograph Series Vol. 3. According to this biographical account, bSod-nams rgya-mtsho was born into a family descending from Ngan-lam rGyal-ba mchog-dbyangs, one of the twenty-five disciples of Padmasam-bhava. His first ordination as a Buddhist novice he received at an early age from the Sa-skya-pa masters Rong-ston Shes-bya kun-rig (1367-1449) and Dvags-po bKra-shis rnam-rgyal (1399-1458); these two noted scholars were respectively the founder and the second abbot of the monastery 'Phan-po Nalendra, located to the north of lHa-sa. His diligence at the religious school of rTse[s/d]-thang in the Yarlung valley impressed Grags-pa 'byung-gnas (1414-1445), the head of the Phag-mo-gru dynasty at the time, and the ruler began to pay for the further studies of the young novice.