King of the Dharma: The Illustrated Life of Je Tsongkapa
About this ebook
These teachings, still relevant today, started with an extraordinary master who was known as Je Tsongkapa (1357-1419). He trained the first great lamas of this lineage, and was himself a master of a great number of arts, sciences, and philosophies.
This book, The King of the Dharma, combines the story of a modern American temple dedicated to these teachings, with rare illustrations of the life of Je Tsongkapa, accompanied by the unique translation of a text describing every panel, as well as a complete bibliography of all of his writings. This is the first time such a complete and detailed translation of the life of this extraordinary Buddhist master—one of the most important spiritual figures ever to walk this world—has ever been available.
About the author
GESHE MICHAEL ROACH (1952–) graduated with honors from Princeton University and received the Presidential Scholar Medallion from the president of the United States. He is the first westerner in the 600-year history of Sera Mey Tibetan Monastic University to be awarded the degree of geshe. Michael is the founder of the Asian Classics Input Project, which has digitally preserved thousands of ancient Asian books by training and equipping poor people in many countries during the past 35 years. To pay for this work, he helped found Andin International Diamond Corporation of New York, which reached US$250 million in sales and was sold to super-investor Warren Buffett in 2009. The Diamond Cutter, his international business bestseller, tells the story of how he used ancient Asian principles for success. Michael founded Diamond Cutter Institute Global for spreading this message to over 100,000 people each year, in more than 30 countries around the world.
