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MIDDLE BEYOND EXTREMES: Maitreya's Madhyantavibhaga with Commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee Cloth, 212 pp. #MIBEEX - regular price $ 22.95 Our Price $18.36 Published by Snow Lion Middle Beyond Extremes contains a translation of the Buddhist masterpiece Distinguishing the Middle from Extremes. This famed text, often referred to by its Sanskrit title, Madhyantavibhaga, is part of a collection known as the Five Maitreya Teachings. Maitreya, the Buddha's regent, is held to have entrusted these profound and vast instructions to the master Asanga in the heavenly realm of Tushita. More ... | |
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MO: Tibetan Divination System by Jamgon Mipham, fore. by His Holiness Sakya Trizin, trans. & ed. by Jay Goldberg 168 pp., 4 x 6. #MO - regular price $ 11.95 Our Price $9.56 Published by Snow Lion The Tibetan divination system called MO has been relied upon for centuries to give insight into the future turns of events, undertakings, and relationships. It is a clear and simple method involving two rolls of a die to reveal one of the thirty-six possible outcomes described in the text. This MO, which obtains its power from Manjushri, was developed by the great master Jamgon Mipham from sacred texts expounded by the Buddha. More ... | |
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by Jamgon Mipham, fore. by His Holiness Sakya Trizin, trans. & ed. by Jay Goldberg Any 6-sided single die can be used; however, (1) die with Tibetan symbols is available. #MOD - $ 5.00 Published by Snow Lion | |
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NAGARJUNA'S LETTER TO A FRIEND: with Commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche with commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche,translated by The Padmakara Translation Group Cloth. 210 pp. #NALEFR - regular price $ 22.95 Our Price $18.36 Published by Snow Lion Nagarjuna's poetic presentation of the fundamental teachings of the Great Vehicle, or Mahayana--whose followers, driven by compassion, strive to attain Buddhahood for the sake of all beings--is remarkable for its concise style and memorable imagery, making it one of the most widely quoted sources in other commentaries on the Mahayana path. This work will appeal to readers with a general interest in Mahayana Buddhism, to those who wish to familiarize themselves with one of the great classics of Indian Buddhist literature, and to students who come across passages quoted in other Buddhist works and who wish to explore further. More ... | |
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NAGARJUNA'S PRECIOUS GARLAND: Buddhist Advice for Living and Liberation analyzed., trans., and ed. by Jeffrey Hopkins 284 pp., paper. #NAPRGA - regular price $ 26.95 Our Price $21.56 Published by Snow Lion Nagarjuna is renowned for his penetrating analysis of reality. In the Precious Garland, he offers intimate counsel on how to conduct one's life and how to construct social policies that reflect Buddhist ideals. The advice for personal happiness is concerned first with improving one's condition over the course of lifetimes and then with release from all kinds of suffering, culminating in Buddhahood. Nagarjuna describes the cause and effect sequences for the development of happiness within ordinary life as well as the practices of wisdom realizing emptiness and compassion that lead to enlightenment. He describes a Buddha's qualities and offers encouraging advice on the effectiveness of practices that reveal the vast attributes of Buddhahood. More ... | |
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PARTING FROM THE FOUR ATTACHMENTS: Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen's Song of Experience on Mind Training and the View by Chogye Trichen Rinpoche 200 pp., 8 color pp. #PAFOAT - regular price $ 19.95 Our Price $15.96 Published by Snow Lion "Quintessential teachings on how to genuinely enter into the practice of Dharma and get to the very core of the path, by one of the last Tibetan masters of the old generation, commenting on classic verses of the Sakya tradition."--Ven. Matthieu Ricard, author of The Monk and the Philosopher More ... | |
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THE PRACTICE OF THE SIX YOGAS OF NAROPA translated, edited and introduced by Glenn H. Mullin 176 pp. #PRSIYO - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion The Tibetan tradition known as the Six Yogas of Naropa is one of the most popular tantric systems with all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Structured and arranged by the eleventh-century Indian masters Tilopa and Naropa from various Buddhist tantric legacies, this system of yogic practice was carried to Tibet by Marpa the Translator a generation later. These six yogas--inner heat, illusory body, clear light, consciousness transference, forceful projection, and bardo yoga--continue to be one of the most important living meditation traditions in the Land of the Snows. More ... | |
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REFLECTIONS ON A MOUNTAIN LAKE: Teachings on Practical Buddhism by Ven. Tenzin Palmo 262 pp., 8 photos. #REMOLA - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion This sparkling collection of Dharma teachings by Tenzin Palmo addresses issues of common concern to Buddhist practitioners from all traditions. More ... | |
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THE SIX PERFECTIONS by Geshe Sonam Rinchen, trans. and ed. by Ruth Sonam 158 pp. #SIPE - regular price $ 17.95 Our Price $14.36 Published by Snow Lion The Six Perfections of generosity, ethical discipline, patience, enthusiastic effort, concentration, and wisdom are practiced by Bodhisattvas who have the supreme intention of attaining enlightenment for the sake of others. These six are perfections because they give rise to complete enlightenment. Practice of them also insures the attainment of an excellent body and mind in the future and even more favorable conditions for effective practice than those we enjoy at present. Generosity leads to the enjoyment of ample resources, ethical discipline gives a good rebirth, patience leads to an attractive appearance and supportive companions, enthusiastic effort endows the ability to complete what is undertaken, fostering concentration makes the mind invulnerable to distraction, and wisdom discriminates between what needs to be cultivated and what must be discarded and leads to greater wisdom in the future. More ... | |
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THE SIX YOGAS OF NAROPA: Tsongkhapa's Commentary by Glenn H. Mullin 280 pp. #SIYO2E - regular price $ 18.95 Our Price $15.16 Published by Snow Lion Tsongkhapa's commentary entitled A Book of Three Inspirations: A Treatise on the Stages of Training in the Profound Path of Naro's Six Dharmas commonly referred to as The Three Inspirations. More ... | |
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STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART: Buddhist Pith Instructions translated and introduced by Karl Brunnhölzl Cloth edition, 560 pp. #STFRHE - regular price $ 32.95 Our Price $26.36 Published by Snow Lion Straight from the Heart brings together an inspiring collection of Buddhist teachings, songs of realization, meditation instructions, and enlightened poetry all chosen for their power to speak directly to the student. Drawn from Indian Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, as well as from all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, some will impress with their beautiful poetry and powerful imagery; others with their profound power of instruction. Still others share personal advice for life that seems to come directly from the mouth of the author, and some serve as immediate and profound practice instructions. Several are just delightfully unconventional, even outrageous, letting in fresh air on petrified views or musty traditions. Most of them are simply unknown precious gems which deserve a wider audience. More ... | |
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THE TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodu Thaye, translation and commentary by Dr. Ron Garry, foreword by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche, introduction by Gyatrul Rinpoche 263 pp. #TESTRE - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion It is crucial for students of Vajrayana Buddhism to find an authentic wisdom teacher, and know how to properly rely upon that teacher in order to awaken to their buddha nature and thereby attain full enlightenment. Fortunately, the topic has been thoroughly explored by Jamgon Kongtrul in the tenth chapter of the The Treasury of Knowledge. This essential text clearly lays out what credentials and qualities one should look for in a wisdom teacher, why a wisdom teacher is necessary, and how the relationship between this teacher and disciple best develops once it is established. More ... | |
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THE THREE PRINCIPAL ASPECTS OF THE PATH by Geshe Sonam Rinchen, translated and edited by Ruth Sonam 168 pp. #THPRAS - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion The wish for freedom, altruistic intention, and the wisdom of emptiness constitute the three principal aspects of the path to enlightenment. The essential prerequisite is a strong wish for freedom. But to know how to attain freedom and cut the root of cyclic existence, it is necessary to have the correct understanding of reality. Even with a feeling of antipathy to this cycle of involuntary birth and death and an undistorted understanding of reality, supreme enlightenment will remain out of reach without the altruistic intention to act selflessly for the good and happiness of all living beings. These three are the key --everything that the Buddha thought necessary to attain enlightenment is contained in these teachings. More ... | |
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THE THREE VISIONS: Fundamental Teachings of the Sakya Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism by Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrub, fore. by H.H. Sakya Trizin, trans. by Lobsang Dagpa and Jay Goldberg 256 pp. #THVIFU - regular price $ 15.95 Our Price $7.97 Published by Snow Lion The most profound and fundamental teaching of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism is that of the "Path Including Its Result." This unique teaching of Virupa, one of India's extraordinary Mahasiddhas, covers the entire Buddhist path from the time of entering the spiritual discipline up to the attainment of full and perfect enlightenment. Though it comprehensively explains the tenets of the Buddha, its main function is to serve as a manual for contemplating and meditating upon the various stages leading to the final result of ultimate happiness and liberation. More ... | |
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TIBETAN LITERATURE: Studies in Genre ed. by Jose Cabezon and Roger R. Jackson 530 pp., paper. #TILI - regular price $ 29.95 Our Price $23.96 Published by Snow Lion More ... | |
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ed. by Jose Cabezon and Roger R. Jackson 530 pp., cloth. #TILIC - regular price $ 45.00 Our Price $36.00 Published by Snow Lion | |
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TIBETAN LOGIC Katherine Manchester Rogers Pre-order Now--Available December 2008. 528 pp. #TILOPA - regular price $ 39.95 Our Price $31.96 Published by Snow Lion In the Ge-luk-pa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, training in analytical reasoning is considered essential not only for the academic path, but because it enhances the pursuit of meditation. The Ge-luk-pa system of logic (the “path of reasoning”) produces a mind that is trained, powerful, flexible, and able to approach an idea from numerous points of view. When it is applied in meditation on emptiness, it is an essential tool for self-transformation. Tibetan Logic is based on an introductory logic manual by Pur-bu-jok Jam-ba-gya-tso (1825-1901) widely used in Ge-luk-pa monastic universities. Rogers takes up each of the manual’s topics in turn, providing explanation and commentary, and investigates the role of reasoning in the Ge-luk-pa system of education, highlighting conflicting points of view in different oral traditions as they arise. A complete translation of Pur-bu-jok’s text, a glossary of technical terms, and a detailed table of contents are included. More ... | |
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THE TIBETAN TREASURE LITERATURE: Revelation, Tradition, and Accomplishment in Visionary Buddhism by Andreas Doctor 246 pp., cloth. #TITRLI - regular price $ 24.95 Our Price $12.47 Published by Snow Lion The Treasure tradition of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism is richly permeated with wonder and controversy. This unique, mysterious tradition embraces revelation as the primary path to spiritual awakening. Over the course of Tibetan history, revelations-known as Treasures-have been discovered hidden in nature or have emerged directly from the great minds of the Nyingma School, creating a profound and lasting effect on Tibetan religious society and culture. More ... | |
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THE TIBETAN YOGAS OF DREAM AND SLEEP by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, edited by Mark Dahlby 220 pp., 8 b&w photos. #TIYODR - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion "If we cannot carry our practice into sleep," Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche writes, "if we lose ourselves every night, what chance do we have to be aware when death comes? Look to your experience in dreams to know how you will fare in death. Look to your experience of sleep to discover whether or not you are truly awake." More ... | |
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TIMELESS RAPTURE: Inspired Verse of the Shangpa Masters compiled by Jamgon Kongtrul, trans. & ed. by Ngawang Zangpo, a Tsadra Foundation Series book 416 pp., 6 x 9, 2 b&w photos, 49 line drawings, cloth. 362 pp., 6" x 9", cloth. #TIRAIN - regular price $ 29.95 Our Price $23.96 Published by Snow Lion Throughout history awakened ones have celebrated the rapture of mystical states with inspired verse, sung extemporaneously. This book offers a rare glimpse into the mysticism of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage, a tradition based mainly on the profound teaching of 2 women. This compendium of spontaneous verse sung by tantric Buddhist masters from the 10th century to the present includes translations as well as short descriptions of each poet's life and a historical overview of the lineage. More ... | |