In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgön Kongtrül's Treasury of
Knowledge in ten books stands out as a unique, encyclopedic masterpiece
embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as it was preserved in
Tibet. This volume is the fifth book of that work and is considered by
many scholars to be its heart. Jamgön Kongtrül explains the complete
code of personal liberation as it applies to both monastic and lay
persons, the precepts for those aspiring to the life of a bodhisattva,
and the exceptional pledges for practitioners on the tantric path of
pure perception.