Enlightened Vagabond: The Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpoche

The wandering yogi Patrul Rinpoche was a highly revered Buddhist master and scholar of nineteenth-century Tibet.  His life and teachings come alive in true stories gathered and translated by the French Buddhist monk, Matthieu Ricard, over more than thirty years, based on the oral accounts of great contemporary teachers as well as written sources. Patrul Rinpoche’s life story reveals the nature of a highly realized being as he transmits the Dharma in everything he does, teaching both simple nomads and great lamas in ways that are often unconventional and even humorous, but always with uncompromising authenticity.