Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse

A Brilliant Moon - is a beautiful book with a rare glimpse into the mind of an enlightened being through his words and poetry. One gets a taste of what Dilgo Khyentse was like through reading this book.

Anyone who has an appreciation of Buddhist wisdom will appreciate the life and teachings of HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. This books honors this great man and gives a fine introduction to his life and contribution to buddhism and humankind as a whole. Great honor and respect to HH Dilgo Khyentse, one of the great lights of Tibetan buddhism.

This is, as said before, half autobiography and half anecdotes from family, students, etc. Much of the book is "Khyentse Rinpoche gave such and such empowerment at such and such time", which to some people would be very boring. However, within that, there are some very interesting stories. You do get a sense of how the mind of the terton Khyentse works, and also of the devotion that other lamas had towards him, as well as other things- stories about his time in retreat, etc. All in all, for a person who is willing to sort of go through the seemingly thousands of empowerments that he gave, the book is a good account of one of the recent meditation masters of Tibet.

Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse is a compilation of anecdotes, stories, and recollections from the friends, family, and students of Buddhist meditation master and scholar Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Half of Brilliant Moon consists of Dilgo Khyentse's early life story told in his own words; the other half draws testimony from his wife, grandson, and spiritual heir, as well as such notable figures as the Queen Mother of Bhutan and many more. Enhanced with a handful of black-and-white photographs, extensive notes, a glossary, and a bibliography, Brilliant Moon is a welcome addition to Buddhist studies shelves strong in biographies of spiritual leaders.