About the Book: Sects in Tibetan Buddhism: Comparison of Practices Between
Gelugpa and Nyingmapa Sects
The teachings of Buddha are timeless and priceless. Theeightfold path as
preached by Buddha is still relevant andconcurrent with non-violence and
compassion in its central pointand can answer most of the problems that the
materialistic world isfacing due to ignorance as its root cause. The Tibetan
books werewell preserved by the Lamas in their monasteries throughoutcenturies
and in live conditions. India, once the source ofreligion for Tibet, lost its
Buddhist treatises during the past fewcenturies. Tibetan Buddhist treatises are
considered the mostauthentic source for restoration of Buddhist teaching in the
Indiansub-continent. Nyingma, the