White Lotus is a profound commentary on a famous prayer that is practiced daily by many Tibetan Buddhists. The Seven-Line Prayer is said to contain the most sacred and important teachings of Dzogchen. This commentary provides an explication of the meaning of this sacred verse on many levels—the student’s understanding of those meanings ripens and deepens with study and contemplation. The commentary’s author, Jamgön Mipham, is a celebrated nineteenth-century Tibetan Buddhist scholar who was known for his prolific, lucid, and original writings on many subjects, including science, medicine, and philosophy—in addition to Buddhist practice and theory. Because of Mipham’s brilliance and comprehensive approach, his writings are still pertinent and popularly read today. His translated works are eagerly anticipated by English-language readers.
