Fountainhead of the Ngakpa Tradition
This excerpt from The Golden Letters contains an exposition of the four kinds of Buddhist teaching prevalent in Tibet in the 8-9 cen. CE.
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Dzogchen Meditation and Chinese Buddhism
The historical origin of the Dzogchen meditation teachings and the relationship of Dzogchen meditation to certain other Buddhist teachings and traditions, such as Yogachara and Ch’an or Zen, has puzzled scholars not only in the West, but in Tibet itself.
Bonpo and Nyingmapa Traditions of Dzogchen Meditation
Here is a preliminary survey of the Bonpo tradition of Dzogchen meditation known as the Zhang-zhung Nyan-gyud. This Bonpo tradition is especially important for research into the historical origins of Dzogchen meditation.
Ancient Tibetan Bonpo Shamanism
Explores ancient shamanism through the lens of the pre-Buddhist spiritual and religious culture of Tibet known as Bon, the practitioners of shamanic techniques of ecstasy and ritual magic.
Dzogchen Meditation for Dying, After Death & Rebirth
Article looks at how Tibetan culture and religious tradition approaches the existential fact of our mortality.
The Golden Letters
This core Buddhist teaching directly introduces the meditation practitioner to the Nature of Mind, or innate Buddha-nature, which has been there from the very beginning.
The Precepts of the Dharmakaya
Translation of the Twenty-One Little Nails. The Precepts of the Dharmakaya is a translation of a root text and its commentary from the Zhang Zhung Nyan Gyud, with advanced instructions on the practice of Bonpo Dzogchen meditation.
Oral Tradition from Zhang-Zhung
Excerpt from: The Cult and Practice of the Bönpo Deity Walchen Gekhöd, also known as Zhang-zhung Meri