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9781559391917

The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Five Buddhist Ethics

by Unknown
  • ISBN13:

    9781559391917

  • ISBN10:

    155939191X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-06-05
  • Publisher: Snow Lion

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Summary

Kongtrul explains here the complete code of personal liberation as it applies to both monastic and lay persons, the precept for those aspiring to thelife of a bodhisattva, and the exceptional pledges for practitioners on the tantric path of pure perception.

Author Biography

Jamgön Kongtrül (1813–1899) was a versatile and prolific scholar. He has been characterized as a "Tibetan Leonardo" because of his significant contributions to religion, education, medicine, and politics.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 7
Introductionp. 9
Translators' Introductionp. 19
The Qualities of the Spiritual Teacher and Studentp. 35
The Vows of Personal Liberationp. 79
The Commitments of Awakening Mindp. 161
The Vows and Pledges of Secret Mantrap. 215
Root Textp. 307
Abbreviationsp. 329
Notesp. 333
Bibliography of Works Cited by the Authorp. 513
Reference Bibliographyp. 533
Indexp. 545
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