"Born in Bhutan, Neten Chokling was brought down to India at the age of four at his predecessor's monastery in Himachal Pradesh. He was recognized by the sixteenth Karmapa as well as Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche as being the reincarnation of Neten Chokling Pema Gyurme. The fourteenth Karmapa named him Gyurme Dorje. Neten Chokling and Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche are the reincarnations of the nineteenth-century master Chokgyur Lingpa. This lineage traces back to Trisong Detsen, the Tibetan king who invited Padmasambhava to Tibet. He acted in Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche's films 'The Cup' (1999) and Travelers and Magicians (2003). In 2006, he directed his own first film, Milarepa—Magician, Murderer, Saint. The film portrays the early life of Thopaga, the young Milarepa, before he encounters the spiritual path. Neten Chokling also made Brilliant Moon, a documentary on the life of his teacher, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He is currently in the midst of a production on Padmasambhava."

"This is essential reading for anyone who wishes to learn more about one of the most important figures in the transmission of India's great Buddhist heritage, and the powerful legacy that he left for these troubled times." -- Sogyal Rinpoche

"This first hagiography of the Great Indian Pandit ever written in English by an authentic Tibetan master who has been immersed throughout his life in the original sources and has combined them in a beautiful manner is a must read." -- Matthieu Ricard

"...essential reading on an important figure in the transmission of India's great Buddhist heritage..." -- Sogyal Rinpoche

"... an essential figure in the transmission of India's great Buddhist heritage..." -- Sogyal Rinpoche