Jamgön Kongtrül's ten-volume Treasury of Knowledge is a unique,
encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist
teachings as they were preserved in Tibet. Tibetan Buddhist teachers
expected their students to study Buddhist philosophical texts as well as
practice reflection and meditation; present-day students have also
realized that awakening has its source in study as well as in reflection
and practice. Buddhism's Journey to Tibet presents Kongtrül's
masterful history of Buddhism in India and Tibet. Beginning with the
appearance of the Buddha in our world (Book Two), it describes the
Buddha's life, his enlightenment, and what he taught (Book Three) from a
multitude of Buddhist viewpoints. Buddhism's transmission to and
preservation in Tibet is the focus of the main part of this volume (Book
Four), which describes the scriptural transmissions and lineages of
meditation practice as well as the Buddhist arts that together make up
the world of Tibetan Buddhism.