Complexities of Tibetan Culture Past and Present: Five Book Reviews by Jesse Abbott in Mandala Magazine

Dzogchen Community member, Jesse Abbot, has several outstanding book reviews about Tibetan culture featured in the newest online edition of Mandala Magazine published by the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT.org), an international Buddhist organization with centers in 37 countries. The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition is an international, non-profit organization, founded in 1975 by Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-84), a Tibetan Buddhist monk.

Click here for the reviews. 

Among the books reviewed by Jesse are :

A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet: Volume One: The Early Period By Chögyal Namkhai Norbu

The Tibetan History Reader Edited by Gray Tuttle and Kurtis R. Schaeffer


The Epic of Gesar of Ling: Volumes One to Three: Gesar’s Magical Birth, Early Years, And Coronation as King Translated by Robin Kornman, Ph.D., Sangye Khandro, and Lama Chönam.


Sources of Tibetan Tradition Edited by Kurtis R. Schaeffer, Matthew T. Kapstein, and Gray Tuttle  

A Hundred Thousand White Stone By Kunsang Dolma

Stay tuned for Jesse's upcoming review of the Three Volume set of Chogyam Trungpa's The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma in the Mirror and here.

J.I. Abbot is a poet, full-time professor of philosophy and writing, and private consultant who helps businesses and individuals around the world engage powerful principles of poetics and contemplative silence. Based in Connecticut, he can be reached at (00 +1) 860-523-0123 or j.i.abbot@gmail.com. His website is http://www.jesseabbot.com/