JIGME LINGPA (1729-1798) was one of the greatest scholars and practiioners of the last 500 years, reinvigorating the Nyingma tradition. PATRUL RINPOCHE (1808-1887) was a prominent lineage master from eastern Tibet whose teachings and writings remain widely influential in the Nyingma lineage. KHENPO CHEMCHOK was one of the great teachers of the early twentieth century whose students include Tulku Thondup. GUILLAUME AVERTIN is a France-based translator with the Rigpa Sangha.