by Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang (Author), Padmakara Translation Group (Translator) Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Shambhala (June 22, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 1590300734 ISBN-13: 978-1590300732 This guide provides readers with essential background information for studying and practicing with Patrul Rinpoche's Words of My Perfect Teacher— the text that has, for more than a century, served as the reliable sourcebook to the spiritual practices common to all the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. By offering chapter-by-chapter commentary on this renowned work, Khenpo Pelzang provides a fresh perspective on the role of the teacher; the stages of the path; the view of the Three Jewels; Madhyamika, the basis of transcendent wisdom; and much more.