This ebook includes a brief biography of Mingyur Dorje by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye, extracted from his The Hundred Tertöns (གཏེར་སྟོན་བརྒྱ་རྩའི་རྣམ་ཐར།), and the biography of Mingyur Dorje called Chariot of the Fortunate. The latter was begun by Dzigar Tukyi Dorje and completed by Surmang Tendzin Rinpoche.

Chariot of the Fortunate is largely based on oral traditions about the life of its subject. It is, therefore, free from the rigid organization that characterizes many Tibetan biographies. Reading it often feels like being spoken to by the writers, both because of its colloquial language and because of its informal structure. Nevertheless, it describes the visionary inner life of Mingyur Dorje, showing us his wisdom, kindness, and extraordinary abilities. It tells us a great deal about this great treasure revealer, and perhaps something about ourselves.

Its first ebook edition was enriched with an up-to-date biography of the current Seventh Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and information about his activities and centers worldwide.

"I rejoice in and am grateful for this painstaking English translation by Yeshe Gyamtso of the biography of Yongey Mingyur Dorje. This biography is both concise and direct in its message, and has been translated in such a way that the clarity, simplicity, and directness of the Tibetan have been captured. I therefore hope and pray that it will be beneficial and useful to its readers."—the Seventh Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche