Lam Rim Teachings
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PRACTICING THE PATH: A Commentary on the Lamrim Chenmo by Yangsi Rinpoche, fore. by His Holiness the Dalai Lama 576 pp. #PRPA - $ 24.95 "The Lamrim Chenmo is one of the great classics of Tibetan literature. This contemporary commentary by an erudite, younger scholar of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition brings Tsongkhapa's work to life. Readable, accessible and to the point, Yangsi Rinpoche's book eloquently shows us the relevance of the lamrim to our day-to-day lives. To resort to a Tibetan image, it brings this great classical tradition 'into the very palms of our hands.'"-- Jose Ignacio Cabezon, XIVth Dalai Lama Professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies, UCSB More ... | |
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STEPS ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT--A Commentary on the Lamrim Chenmo Vol. 2: Karma by Geshe Lhundub Sopa with David Patt 512 pp., cloth. #STPAE2 - $ 29.95 This second volume of the five-volume commentary by the renowned Buddhist scholar Geshe Sopa focuses on karma, the universal law of cause and effect, and is the most comprehensive treatment yet published of this key Buddhist concept. Geshe Sopa provides a commentary essential for anyone interested in a sound understanding of Tibetan Buddhist practice and philosophy. More ... | |
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STEPS ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT--A Commentary on the Lamrim Chenmo, Volume 1: The Foundation Practices by Geshe Lhundub Sopa, foreword by Tenzin Gyatso, H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama 556 pp., hardbound edition. #STPAEN - $ 29.95 The Lamrim Chenmo is the essential teaching text of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. This is part of a commentary on this vital text by one of the finest scholars, professor emeritus of Buddhist Studies at Madison, WI. More ... | |
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STEPS ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT--A Commentary on the Lamrim Chenmo, Volume 3: The Way of the Bodhisattva Geshe Lhundub Sopa with Beth Newman 416 pp. #STPAE3 - $ 29.95 The third volume of Steps on the Path to Enlightenment, Geshe Sopa’s commentary on Tsongkhapa’s Lamrim Chenmo, introduces the reader to the path of the bodhisattvas, those who make service to others the driving force of their spiritual striving. More ... | |
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TIBETAN TRADITION OF MENTAL DEVELOPMENT by Geshe Dhargyey 255 pp. #TITRME - $ 12.95 A comprehensive presentation, based on teachings and lecture notes of the first year-long course given at Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA), this book gives a thorough but accessible introduction to Buddhist teaching as presented in the Tibetan tradition of the 'Graded Path to Enlightenment'. Not only are the principal aspects of this path, such as renunciation--the wish for liberation, the altruistic aspiration to enlightenment and the correct understanding of voidness--explained in theory, but the Venerable Geshe offers practical advice from his own experience as to how to implement the teachings and integrate them with the mind. An account of Buddha's life provides further introduction to Buddhism in general; some insight into Tibetan monastic training can be gained from the author's autobiography; while numerous anecdotes throughout the book introduce many of the personalities significant in the history of Indian as well as Tibetan Buddhism. More ... | |