The fourth of five books of Sangharakshita's memoirs, Precious Teachers covers the latter seven of Sangharakshita's fourteen years in Kalimpong.

This period includes all twelve of Sangharakshita's tantric initiations, and the remarkable Tibetan masters who gave them to him. There's also a host of other remarkable figures who come to stay at Sangharakshita's vihara, including Jivaka - the first person to undergo a medical transformation from female to male, as well as fellow English monk Khantipālo.

One could see the Urgyen House exhibition ‘Precious Teachers’ as a companion to this book.