150 pp., with a new introduction by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
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OPENING THE EYE OF NEW AWARENESS

by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, ed. by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

A succinct, thorough overview of the doctrines of Tibetan Buddhism. Written by the young Dalai Lama in his first years of exile, his erudition is brilliantly displayed as he discusses the need for religious practice and the importance of kindness and compassion. This was the Dalai Lama's first book on Buddhist philosophy to appear in English.

Written in 1963--just four years after his escape from Tibet and four years after completing his education--Opening the Eye of New Awareness is the Dalai Lama's first religious work. Originally intended for lay people, Westerners, and "those who do not have the leisure to study the great texts," this is the Dalai Lama's own summation of Buddhist doctrines and practices as they have been practiced in Tibet for a thousand years. It is a work of consummate scholarship by a twenty-seven-year-old monk, wise beyond his years. A new introduction by Professor Lopez provides insight into the historical and philosophical context of His Holiness' work.

"Nowhere in his many subsequent works does one find a more clear and concise exposition of the essentials of Buddhist thought.... All of His Holiness' many publications are in some sense commentaries on this first book."--from the introduction

"...an excellent and original synopsis...for serious students of Tibetan Buddhism."--The Middle Way

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. He travels worldwide to engage in dialogue on religion, ethics, science, and public policy and to advocate the peaceful resolution of the Chinese occupation of his homeland. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1989, he now lives in exile in Dharamsala, India.

Donald S. Lopez, Jr., chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan, is the author of numerous books on Buddhism and Tibet, including A Study of Svatantrika, Elaborations on Emptiness, and The Heart Sutra Explained.