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The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment: V. 3 Free FREE THE GREAT TREATISE ON THE STAGES OF THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT: V. 3 PDF Tson-Kha-Pa Blo-Bzan-Grags-Pa | 496 pages | 19 Nov 2004 | Shambhala Publications Inc | 9781559391665 | English | Ithaca, United States Lamrim - Wikipedia The lowest-priced brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See details for additional description. Skip to main content. About this product. Make an offer:. Stock photo. Brand new: Lowest price The lowest-priced brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. See all 7 brand new listings. Buy It Now. Add to cart. About this product Product Information The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment Lam rim chen mo is one of the brightest jewels in the world's treasury of sacred literature. The author Tsong-kha-pa completed this masterpiece in and it soon became one of the most renowned works of spiritual practice and philosophy in the world of Tibetan Buddhism. Tsong- kha-pa took great pains to base his incisive insights on the classical Indian Buddhist literature, illustrating his points with classical citations as well as with sayings of the masters of the earlier Kadampa tradition. In this way, the text demonstrates clearly how Tibetan Buddhism carefully preserved and developed the Indian Buddhist traditions. Volume One covers all practices that are prerequisite for developing the spirit of enlightenment bodhicitta. Volume Two explains how to train in the six perfections in order to develop the heart of compassion indispensable for any student who wants to put the Dharma into practice. Volume Three contains a presentation of the two most important topics to be found in the Great Treatise: meditative serenity shamatha and supramundane insight into the nature of reality vipasyana. What distinguishes it as one of the principal texts of Mahayana Buddhism is its scope and clarity. It expounds the entire path from the way one should rely on a spiritual teacher, which is the very root, right up to the attainment of Buddhahood, which is the final fruit. The various stages of the path are presented so clearly and systematically that they can be easily understood and are inspiring to put into practice. It should also be considered for all larger research collections and public libraries. Thurman "A must-read for anyone seeking to better understand the principles of Buddhism as well as an effective manual for spiritual self-improvement. The teachings, given open-handedly in this key text, are essential The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment: v. 3 anyone hoping to enter into or attain success in the higher Tantric stages of the path. The wisdom found in the nearly pages of this work is truly astonishing and liberating. As Robert Thurman mentions in his Foreword, Je Tsongkhapa's treatise can cause a 'paradigm shift' in the reader from a self-centered individual concerned with his own happiness to a bodhisattva for whom the happiness of others has become an ultimate concern. May it be so! Show More Show Less. Add to Cart. Any Condition Any Condition. See all 13 - All listings for this product. No The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment: v. 3 or reviews yet No ratings or reviews yet. Be the first to write a review. 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Tsong-kha-pa took great pains to base his insights on classical Indian Buddhist literature, illustrating his points with classical citations as well as with sayings of the masters of the earlier Kadampa tradition. In this way the text demonstrates clearly how Tibetan Buddhism carefully preserved and developed the Indian Buddhist traditions. This first of three volumes covers all the practices that are prerequisite for developing the spirit of enlightenment bodhicitta. What distinguishes it as one of the principal texts of Mahayana Buddhism is its scope and clarity. It expounds the entire path from the way one should rely on a spiritual teacher, which is the very root, right up to the attainment of Buddhahood, which is the final fruit. The various stages of the path are presented so clearly and systematically that they can be easily understood and are inspiring to put into practice. The teachings, given open-handedly in this key text, are essential for anyone hoping to enter into or attain success in the higher Tantric stages of the path. The wisdom found in the nearly 1, pages of this work is truly astonishing and liberating. May it be so! An indispensable work for Buddhists of all stripes. It should also be considered for all larger research collections and public libraries. Serenity and Insight 2. Preparing for The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment: v. 3 Serenity 3. Focusing Your Mind 4. Dealing with Laxity and Excitement 5. Attaining Serenity 6. Why Insight Is Needed 8. Relying on Definitive Sources 9. The Stages of Entry into Reality Misidentifying the Object to Be Negated Dependent-Arising and Emptiness Rational Analysis Valid Establishment Conventional Existence Production Is Not Refined Not Negating Enough The Actual Object to Be Negated Analyzing Chariot The Person Lacks Intrinsic Nature Objects Lack Intrinsic Nature Insight Requires Analysis Uniting Insight and Serenity When you buy a book, we donate a book. Sign in. Dec 09, ISBN Add to Cart. Also available from:. Nov 19, ISBN Paperback —. Add to Cart Add to Cart. See All. Also by Tsong-Kha- Pa. Product Details. Inspired by Your Browsing History. The Six Yogas of Naropa. Tenzin Wangyal. Translating Buddhism from Tibetan. Joe B. A Concise Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen. Michael S. Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature. Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham. Becoming Bodhisattvas. Pema Chodron. Basic Teachings of the Buddha. Glenn Wallis and Buddha. The Teacup and the Skullcup. Chogyam Trungpa. Boundless Healing. 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Lamrim Tibetan: "stages of the path" is a Tibetan Buddhist textual form for presenting the stages in the complete path to enlightenment as taught by Buddha. In Tibetan Buddhist history there have been many different versions of lamrimpresented by different teachers of the NyingmaKagyu and Gelug schools. In the Abhisamayalankara they emphasised the hidden meanings of the sutras. Gampopaa Kadampa monk and student of the famed yogi Milarepaintroduced the lamrim to his disciples as a way of developing the mind gradually. His exposition of lamrim is known in English translation as " The Jewel Ornament of Liberation " and is studied to this day in the various Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Lam-rim Chen-mo [2] which has about pages, and is primarily based on literary sources. The Lamrim was the first Tibetan text translated into a European language by Ippolito Desideria Jesuit missionary, who visited Tibet and made an extensive study of Tibetan Buddhism from — The starting point of the lamrim is a division of Buddhist practitioners into beings of three scopes, based upon the motivation of their religious activity. Disregarded in this division are individuals whose motives revolve around benefits in their current life. Striving for a favorable rebirth is implicitly the minimum requirement for an activity or practice to be classified as spiritual. Although lamrim texts cover much the same subject areas, subjects within them may be arranged in different ways. Gampopa's lamrimhowever, starts with the Buddha-naturefollowed by the preciousness of human rebirth. Tsongkhapa's texts start with reliance on a guru Tib. In this way, subjects like karmarebirthBuddhist cosmology and the practice of meditation are gradually explained in logical order. An abbreviated and annotated outline follows to show the structure of this lamrim : [note 2]. Striving for liberation of cyclic existence. The training in The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment: v.
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