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Discourses on Bodhicharyavatara

Author : His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama
Publisher : Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
ISBN 13 : 9387023079
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Discourses on Bodhicharyavatara written by His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama and published by Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bodhicharyāvatāra, composed in the 8th century A.D. by the Indian scholar Śāntideva, is one of the most celebrated texts of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Its Tibetan translation is included in the Tengyur. Āchārya Śāntideva himself was a bodhisattva and a realized tantric adept and his writings have a universal, timeless appeal. Many ancient scholars wrote Sanskrit commentaries on Bodhicharyāvatāra, prominent among them being Vibhutichandra, Krishnapāda, Kamalśila, Vairochan and Prajnākaramati. Besides its Tibetan translation by such masters as Sarvajnadeva, Dharmasŕibhadra and Sumatikirti, this great classic was also translated into Chinese, French, German, English and Italian languages. The present work is an English translation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s discourses on Bodhicharyāvatāra given to the Himalayan devotees from Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur and the Tibetan residents at Kullu-Manali, Himachal Pradesh in 1981. His Holiness himself has received this teaching from the great Himalayan master Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen of Kinnaur.

A Guide to the Bodhisattava's Way of Life

Author : Shantideva
Publisher : Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
ISBN 13 : 8185102597
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (851 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to the Bodhisattava's Way of Life written by Shantideva and published by Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacharyavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life) holds a unique place in Mahayana Buddhism akin to that of the Dhammapada in Hinayana Buddhism and the Bhagavadgita in Hinduism. In combining those rare qualities of scholastic precision, spiritual depth and poetical beauty, its appeal extends to a wide audience of Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Composed in India during the 8th century of the Christian era, it has since been an inspiration to millions of people throughout the world. This present translation by Stephen Batchelor is based upon a 12th century Tibetan commentary as orally explained by Ven. Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. The ninth chapter on wisdom has been expanded for this edition with relevant commentarial passages.

The Really Hard Problem

Author : Owen Flanagan
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262262754
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book The Really Hard Problem written by Owen Flanagan and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2009-02-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A noted philosopher proposes a naturalistic (rather than supernaturalistic) way to solve the "really hard problem": how to live in a meaningful way—how to live a life that really matters—even as a finite material being living in a material world. If consciousness is "the hard problem" in mind science—explaining how the amazing private world of consciousness emerges from neuronal activity—then "the really hard problem," writes Owen Flanagan in this provocative book, is explaining how meaning is possible in the material world. How can we make sense of the magic and mystery of life naturalistically, without an appeal to the supernatural? How do we say truthful and enchanting things about being human if we accept the fact that we are finite material beings living in a material world, or, in Flanagan's description, short-lived pieces of organized cells and tissue? Flanagan's answer is both naturalistic and enchanting. We all wish to live in a meaningful way, to live a life that really matters, to flourish, to achieve eudaimonia—to be a "happy spirit." Flanagan calls his "empirical-normative" inquiry into the nature, causes, and conditions of human flourishing eudaimonics. Eudaimonics, systematic philosophical investigation that is continuous with science, is the naturalist's response to those who say that science has robbed the world of the meaning that fantastical, wishful stories once provided. Flanagan draws on philosophy, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and psychology, as well as on transformative mindfulness and self-cultivation practices that come from such nontheistic spiritual traditions as Buddhism, Confucianism, Aristotelianism, and Stoicism, in his quest. He gathers from these disciplines knowledge that will help us understand the nature, causes, and constituents of well-being and advance human flourishing. Eudaimonics can help us find out how to make a difference, how to contribute to the accumulation of good effects—how to live a meaningful life.

Bodhicharyavatara: Governing The Bodhisattvas-Way Of Life (vol.18)

Author : Madan G. Chitkara
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788176481977
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (819 download)

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Shantideva's Guide to Awakening

Author : Yeshe Tobden
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1614294550
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Shantideva's Guide to Awakening written by Yeshe Tobden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive modern commentary on Shantideva’s master work. One of the great classics of Buddhist literature, the Bodhicharyavatara, or Way of the Bodhisattva, is required reading for understanding Tibetan Buddhism. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, Shantideva, the seventh-century Buddhist master, outlines the path of the bodhisattvas—those who renounce the peace of their own liberation, vowing instead to attain enlightenment for the sake of all others. The Dalai Lama once remarked that his own understanding of the bodhisattva path is based entirely upon this text. Expounded by an accomplished scholar and deeply realized meditator, Shantideva's Guide to Awakening is a resource for a lifetime of study. Chapter by chapter and verse by verse, Geshe Yeshe Tobden maps the Bodhicharyavatara in clear and insightful language, helping us to deepen our understanding of its teachings and apply them to our lives.

The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech

Author : Kunzang Pelden
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780834822665
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (226 download)

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Download or read book The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech written by Kunzang Pelden and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bodhicharyavatara, or Way of the Bodhisattva, composed by the eighth-century Indian master Shantideva, has occupied an important place in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition throughout its history. It is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment through generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. In this commentary, Kunzang Pelden has compiled the pith instructions of his teacher Patrul Rinpoche, the celebrated author of The Words of My Perfect Teacher.

The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech

Author : Kun-bzaṅ-dpal-ldan (Mkhan-po.)
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 159030439X
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech written by Kun-bzaṅ-dpal-ldan (Mkhan-po.) and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an authoritative, comprehensive explanation of Shantideva's classic Tibetan Buddhist text, 'The Way of the Bodhisattva'.

Shantideva's Guide to Awakening

Author : Yeshe Tobden
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1614294305
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Shantideva's Guide to Awakening written by Yeshe Tobden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of translation: The way of awakening. 2005.

The Wheel of Sharp Weapons

Author : Dharmarakshita
Publisher : Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wheel of Sharp Weapons written by Dharmarakshita and published by Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wheel of Sharp Weapons, one of the most important and influential texts in the Mahayana training of the mind. It was composed by the great Indian Yogi Dharmarakshita and he transmitted these teachings to Atisha (982-1054), who later transmitted the same to his greatest disciple Upasaka Dromtonpa and together translated it into Tibetan from Sanskrit. The present English translation is based on its Tibetan text, done by the Translation Bureau of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. Commentary to The Wheel of Sharp Weapons was given by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey.

The Eight Gates of Zen

Author : John Daido Loori
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 083482390X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book The Eight Gates of Zen written by John Daido Loori and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2002-09-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible introduction to the philosophy and practice of Zen Buddhism includes a program of study that encompasses practically every aspect of life. The American Zen teacher John Daido Loori shows us that Zen practice should include not only meditation, the study of Zen literature and liturgy, and moral and ethical action, but should also manifest in work, artistic, and everyday activities. The Eight Gates are: 1. Zazen, a type of meditation described as "sitting Zen" 2. Face-to-face meetings between teacher and student 3. Academic study of the sutras related to Zen training, other schools of Buddhism, Buddhist history, psychology, and philosophy 4. Zen rites and rituals and their meaning 5. The moral and ethical requirements set in the Buddhist Precepts 6. Art practice as an extension of Zen practice 7. Body practice as an extension of Zen practice 8. Work as an active function of zazen Beautifully illustrated with Loori's own photographs, this edition also includes a new introduction and an updated reading list.

Ten Pillars of Buddhism

Author : Sangharakshita
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
ISBN 13 : 1907314954
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Ten Pillars of Buddhism written by Sangharakshita and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ten Pillars of Buddhism are ten ethical precepts-such as generosity, truthfulness, or compassion-that together provide a comprehensive moral guide. These teachings are the source of Buddhist ethics, their depth revealed here as Sangharakshita considers them collectively, then individually. The Ten Pillars of Buddhism provides a fascinating insight for anyone interested in leading an ethical or Buddhist life. "e;A handy and easily readable introduction to Buddhist ethics."e; Prof Damien Keown, author of Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction.

Dharma

Author : Veena R. Howard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786732122
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Dharma written by Veena R. Howard and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dharma is central to all the major religious traditions which originated on the Indian subcontinent. Such is its importance that these traditions cannot adequately be understood apart from it. Often translated as "ethics," "religion," "law," or "social order," dharma possesses elements of each of these but is not confined to any single category familiar to Western thought. Neither is it the straightforward equivalent of what many in the West might usually consider to be "a philosophy". This much-needed analysis of the history and heritage of dharma shows that it is instead a multi-faceted religious force, or paradigm, that has defined and that continues to shape the different cultures and civilizations of South Asia in a whole multitude of forms, organizing many aspects of life. Experts in the fields of Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh studies here bring fresh insights to dharma in terms both of its distinctiveness and its commonality as these are expressed across, and between, the several religions of the subcontinent. Exploring ethics, practice, history and social and gender issues, the contributors engage critically with some prevalent and often problematic interpretations of dharma, and point to new ways of appreciating these traditions in a manner that is appropriate to and thoroughly consistent with their varied internal debates, practices and self-representations.

Introduction to the Middle Way

Author : Chandrakirti
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780834824485
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (244 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to the Middle Way written by Chandrakirti and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2005-02-08 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to the Middle Way presents an adventure into the heart of Buddhist wisdom through the Madhyamika, or "middle way," teachings, which are designed to take the ordinary intellect to the limit of its powers and then show that there is more. This book includes a verse translation of the Madhyamakavatara by the renowned seventh-century Indian master Chandrakirti, an extremely influential text of Mahayana Buddhism, followed by an exhaustive logical explanation of its meaning by the modern Tibetan master Jamgön Mipham, composed approximately twelve centuries later. Chandrakirti's work is an introduction to the Madhyamika teachings of Nagarjuna, which are themselves a systematization of the Prajnaparamita, or "Perfection of Wisdom" literature, the sutras on the crucial but elusive concept of emptiness. Chandrakirti's work has been accepted throughout Tibetan Buddhism as the highest expression of the Buddhist view on the sutra level. With Jamgön Mipham's commentary, it is a definitive presentation of the wisdom of emptiness, a central theme of Buddhist teachings. This book is a core study text for both academic students and practitioners of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.

Discovering Buddhism

Author : Dominique Side
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803138629
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Discovering Buddhism written by Dominique Side and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering Buddhism introduces Buddhism as a culture and civilization, a system of thought and a religion. It presents the views and practices of all the main Buddhist traditions without bias and addresses the history of Buddhism, the key topics taught by the Buddha, and a selection of contemporary issues.

I'll Meet You There

Author : Shantigarbha
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
ISBN 13 : 1911407422
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book I'll Meet You There written by Shantigarbha and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shantigarbha shows how we connect with each other in the space that opens up when we let go of our ideas of good and bad, right and wrong. To empathize with others, we need to learn how to empathize with ourselves, so that when we reach out, we do so from the inside out. To support this, in each chapter there are practical exercises.

No Self, No Problem

Author : Anam Thubten
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 155939921X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book No Self, No Problem written by Anam Thubten and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We can realize the highest truth in each moment when we learn to see through the illusion of the self. Anam Thubten, in remarkably easy-to-understand language, provides teachings for doing exactly that, based on the wisdom of the Buddhist traditions. He illuminates the path of going beyond the misconceptions of the ego to experience the reality of our true nature, which is already enlightened. He communicates with clarity, humor, and refreshing honesty, lighting the way to a life full of love, compassion, and true satisfaction.

Nagarjuna

Author : N?g?rjuna
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887061486
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Nagarjuna written by N?g?rjuna and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a completely new translation of Nagarjuna's major work, the Mulamadhyamakakarika, accompanied by a detailed annotation of each of the verses. The annotation identifies the metaphysical theories of the scholastics criticized by Nagarjuna, and traces the source material and the arguments utilized in his refutation back to the early discourses of the Buddha. The Introduction presents a completely new hypothesisthe nature of the treatise. The work is a grand commentary on the Buddha's "Discourse to Katyayana" (Kaccayanaqotta-sutta). The concluding part of the Introduction compares the teachings of the Buddha and Nagarjuna in regard to epistemology, ontology, ethics and philosophy of language indicating how the latter was making a determined attempt to reconstruct the Buddha's teachings in a very faithful manner, avoiding the substantialist metaphysics of the scholastics. The book shows that Nagarjuna's ideas are neither original nor are they an advancement from the early Buddhist period. Nagarjuna is not a Mahayanist.