The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Volume 2)The second volume of the 15th-century spiritual classic that condenses Buddhist teachings into one easy-to-follow meditation manual The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Tib. Lam rim chen mo) is one of the brightest jewels in the world’s treasury of sacred literature. The author, Tsong-kha-pa, completed it in 1402, and it soon became one of the most renowned works of spiritual practice and philosophy in the world of Tibetan Buddhism. Because it condenses all the exoteric sūtra scriptures into a meditation manual that is easy to understand, scholars and practitioners rely on its authoritative presentation as a gateway that leads to a full understanding of the Buddha’s teachings. 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). |
Contents
Editors Preface | 9 |
How to Give | 127 |
The Perfection of Ethical Discipline | 143 |
The Perfection of Patience | 151 |
The Perfection of Joyous Perseverance | 181 |
The Perfections of Meditative Stabilization and Wisdom | 209 |
The Four Ways | 225 |
Other editions - View all
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, Volume 2 Tsong-Kha-Pa Limited preview - 2015 |
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Volume 2) Tsong-kha-pa No preview available - 2014 |
Common terms and phrases
accept suffering adopt the spirit afflictions aims anger is unjustified angry Asanga aspirational spirit Atisha attain buddhahood attitude ba'i benefits Bhagavan Bodhisattva Deeds Bodhisattva Levels bodhisattva vows body buddha buddhahood bya ba theg Byang chub lam Candrakirti cause Chapter chen po'i mdo collections of merit compassion cultivate cyclic existence develop the spirit eliminate Engaging eons ethical discipline explained faults fixed number four future lives gather disciples gifts happiness harm harmdoers Hinayana immeasurable Inappropriate giving joyous perseverance Lam rim liberation limitless lineage LRCM Mahāyāna meditative stabilization method mind miserable realms nonvirtue number of perfections object pa'i patience Perfection of Wisdom perfections based Phags praise pratyekabuddha qualities ritual rnam roots of virtue scriptures sems six perfections spirit of enlightenment śravakas stinginess Stopping impatience strive sublime wisdom Sutra tantra tathāgatas teaching theg pa chen tion Treatise Tucci viewpoint welfare of living Wisdom that knows zhes bya ba