Luminous Essence: A Guide to the Guhyagarbha Tantra by Mipham

The Guhyagarbha Tantra is the first tantra to introduce the concept of the 42 peaceful and 58 wrathful deities that are experienced in the Bardo.

One of the most accomplished scholars and prolific writers of recent times in Tibet was Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche. An eclectic master, who was prom- inent in the nonsectarian movement that flourished, particularly in East- ern Tibet, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, his works are regarded as authoritative.

I am pleased to know that great care has been taken in preparing this trans- lation of Luminous Essence, Mipham Rinpoche’s commentary on the Guhya- garbha Tantra, the root tantra which reveals mind and wisdom to be naturally manifest.