Lama Mipham (1846-1912) was a great scholar-practitioner of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. Charged by his teacher with writing textbooks for his lineage, Mipham composed commentaries on all levels of teachings that are still relied on by Nyingma students. Ways of Enlightenment is based on a concise text by Lama Mipham, augmented by Dharma Publishing editors with explanations and extensive citations from traditional sources.