The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye,
one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan
literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of
practice lineages that existed in Tibet. In its 18 volumes, Kongtrul
brings together some of the most important texts on key topics of
Buddhist thought and practice as well as authoring significant new
sections of his own.
In this, the 14th volume, Kongtrul compiles the teachings on Severance,
or Chod. It includes some of the tradition's earliest source scriptures,
such as the "grand poem" of Aryadeva and numerous texts by the
tradition's renowned founder, Machik Lapdron. Kongtrul also brings
together the most significant texts on the rites of initiation,
empowerments for practice, and wide-ranging instructions and guides for
the support of practitioners. Altogether, this quintessential guide to
Severance offers vast resources for scholars and practitioners alike to
better understand this unique and remarkable tradition - the way of
severing the ego through the profound realization of emptiness and
compassion.