Portraits of Tibetan Buddhist Masters

Inspired by Buddhism early in his career as a professional freelance photographer, Don Farber became a disciple of the late Vietnamese Zen master and scholar Thich Thien-An and in 1977 embarked on a ten-year photographic study of life in a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in Los Angeles. Following the publication of Taking Refuge in L.A. (1987, with text by Rick Fields and an introduction by Thich Nhat Hanh), Farber set out to photograph Buddhist life internationally and, to date, has carried out this work in eight Asian countries and the United States. His travels resulted in his critically acclaimed book Visions of Buddhist Life (California, 2002; foreword by Huston Smith) and Tibetan Buddhist Life (2003). This Fulbright scholar's photographs have been exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Asia Society in New York, have appeared in magazines such as Life and Time, and are often published in the Buddhist magazines Tricycle and Shambhala Sun. His photographs have been featured on the covers of many books, including the international best-seller The Art of Happiness (1998) by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler. Sogyal Rinpoche is a world-renowned teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and the author of the best-selling book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (1992). Rebecca McClen Novick is the author of Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism, cowriter of Tibetan Buddhist Life, and the editor of a number of books on Tibetan Buddhism.

Foreword by Sogyal Rinpoche Acknowledgments Introduction PORTAITS OF THE MASTERS His Holiness the Dalai Lama: The Spiritual Leader of Tibetan Buddhism MASTERS OF THE NYINGMA SCHOOL His Holiness Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche His Holiness Penor Rinpoche Trulshik Rinpoche Rabjam Rinpoche Dzogchen Rinpoche Minling Khenchen Rinpoche Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche Sogyal Rinpoche Khandro Tsering Paldron Rinpoche Thinley Norbu Rinpoche Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche Dzatrul Rinpoche Gyatrul Rinpoche Khamtrul Rinpoche Anzin Rinpoche Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche Khenpo Thupten Mewa Rinpoche Sakyong Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche Adzom Paylo Rinpoche Kunsang Dechen Lingpa Rinpoche Lama Tharchin Rinpoche Tulku Thubten Rinpoche Khempo Yurmed Tinly Rinpoche MASTERS OF THE KAGYU SCHOOL Karma Kagyu His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche Tai Situ Rinpoche Gyaltsab Rinpoche Kalu Rinpoche Bokar Rinpoche Thrangu Rinpoche Tenga Rinpoche Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche Drukpa Kagyu Choegon Rinpoche Khamtrul Rinpoche Adeu Rinpoche Togden Atrin Togden Acho Drikung Kagyu The Drikung Kyabgon, His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche Garchen Rinpoche Drikung Ontul Rinpoche Ayang Rinpoche Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche MASTERS OF THE SAKYA SCHOOL His Holiness Sakya Trizin His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche Chogye Trichen Rinpoche Luding Khenchen Rinpoche Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk Rinpoche Dagmo Jamyang Sakya Khandro Tsering Chodron Jetsun Chimey Luding Gona Tulku Rinpoche MASTERS OF THE GELUG SCHOOL The One Hundredth Gaden Tri Rinpoche Ling Rinpoche Lati Rinpoche His Holiness the Ninth Khalkha Jetsun Dampa Khyongla Rato Rinpoche Arjia Rinpoche Tara Tulku Rinpoche Ribur Rinpoche Kangyur Khensur Rinpoche Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche Samdhong Rinpoche Gehlek Rinpoche Lama Zopa Rinpoche Geshe Lhundub Sopa Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen Credits