Golden Garuda: The Extraordinary Life of Modern-Day Mahasiddha Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche by Khenpo Sodargye

Khenpo Sodargye, a lead teacher at Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy, tells the life of his root teacher Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche (1933–2004), one of the most influential Tibetan Buddhist teachers of the twentieth century.

The biography combines personal anecdotes, prophecies of earlier masters and verses from Buddhist texts to portray its subject with reverence. Thirty black-and-white historical photographs accompany the text.