Vairotsana's Five Original Transmissions

Translation and Commentary by Keith Dowman

The Eye of the Storm, published in America as Original Perfection, is a translation of Vairotsana's five early transmissions of Dzogchen (snga 'gyur lnga) from Sri Singha in Orgyen to King Trisong Detsen of Tibet and his court. They comprise the five seminal tantras of the Mind Series of Dzogchen precepts, translated here with a commentary from the Mdo bcu by Keith Dowman, with a foreword by Bhakha Tulku Pema Rigdzin. Eye of the Storm is published by Vajra Publications, Kathmandu, Nepal, [www.vajrabooks.com.np] and the excerpts on this page are taken from that edition. Original Perfection is published by Wisdom Publications, Boston, MA www.wisdompubs.org.

Details and excerpts have been moved to the newer edition -- Original Perfection