A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path

by Gyaltshen Rinpoche, Khenchen Konchog; Chodron, Khenmo Trinlay

• ISBN13: 9781559393423
• ISBN10: 1559393424
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-16
• Publisher: Snow Lion

Summary

Buddhist Teachings provide numerous methods for bringing greater meaning and happiness into our lives and into our relationships with others. In A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche reveals these methods in direct, vibrant, and down-to-earth language.

Author Biography

Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen, founder of several Buddhist centers worldwide, is respected and beloved as an accomplished scholar, meditation master, teacher, translator, and author. In 2001, he received the high honor of being enthroned as Khenchen (great abbot). He lives in Frederick, Maryland. Khenmo Trinlay Chdron is a senior student of Khenchen Rinpoche. She teaches at the Tibetan Meditation Center in Frederick, Maryland, as well as at affiliated centers in the U.S. and Sweden.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Editor's Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Jewel Treasury of Advice, One Hundred Teachings from the Heart
Introductory Verses	p. 11
General Advice	p. 19
Advice for Meditation Practitioners	p. 81
Advice for Mahayana Practitioners	p. 204
Advice about the Six Perfections	p. 227
Advice for Vajrayana Practitioners	p. 259
Advice on Preparing for Mahamudra Practice	p. 314
Advice for Mahamudra Practitioners	p. 318
Advice on How to Dispel Obstacles When They Are Encountered	p. 346
Advice on the Six Yogas of Naropa	p. 362
Advice about the Final Result of Dharma Practice	p. 376
Conclusion with Concise Advice	p. 398
Dedication	p. 406
Appendix: The Life of Drigung Bhande Dharmaradza	p. 409
Guideline for Dharma Practitioners	p. 423
Glossary of Enumerations	p. 427
Glossary of Terms and Names	p. 451
Annotated Bibliography of Works Mentioned in A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path	p. 461
Index of First Lines of the Hundred Verses of Advice	p. 469
Index	p. 475
About Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche	p. 483
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