Self-Arisen Vidya Tantra (Volume 1), The and The Self-Liberated Vidya Tantra (Volume 2)

A complete translation of two of the eleventh-century Seventeen Tantras--texts that are among the most important in all of Tibetan Buddhism. "If one knows the Self-Arisen Vidya Tantra, the Self-Liberated Vidya Tantra, and the Tantra Without Syllables, one will have command over the general meaning [...]
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A complete translation of two of the eleventh-century Seventeen Tantras--texts that are among the most important in all of Tibetan Buddhism. "If one knows the Self-Arisen Vidya Tantra, the Self-Liberated Vidya Tantra, and the Tantra Without Syllables, one will have command over the general meaning of the tantras, like a king who has command over his subjects."--Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle The eleventh-century Seventeen Tantras are among the most important texts in the tradition of the Great Perfection--and in all of Tibetan Buddhism. This edition of the first of the two volumes presented here, the Self-Arisen Vidya Tantra, is the first-ever complete English translation of that text. The second text, the Self-Liberated Vidya Tantra, is a crucial aid to understanding the first tantra, as well as a profound text in its own right. This set provides these two luminous texts in crystal-clear translation, along with Malcolm Smith's comprehensive introduction and two vital appendixes: a brief historical account and survey of the Seventeen Tantras; and an examination of the themes of the Seventeen Tantras, translated from the String of Pearls Tantra. This is vital reading for any student of Dzogchen.