
The Small Golden Key
To the Treasure of the Various Essential Necessities of General and Extraordinar y Buddhist Dharma
Thinley Norbu(Author)
Shambhala Publications Inc (Publisher)
Published on 12. October 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-0-87773-856-5 (ISBN)
Description
In The Small Golden Key, Thinley Norbu Rinpoche explains in simple, concise language the important ideas and practices of Buddhism, with special attention to the Vajrayana teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. He discusses the origins of Buddhism in India and its spread to Tibet; the important lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, with emphasis on the Nyingma school; the differences between the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana teachings; the outstanding features of the Mahayana; and some of the special qualities and practices of the Vajrayana.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
NO
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
201 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87773-856-5 (9780877738565)
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Thinley Norbu Rinpoche (1931–2011) was a preeminent teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. The eldest son of His Holiness Düdjom Rinpoche, he was a primary holder of the Düdjom Tersar lineage and considered to be an emanation of Longchenpa, the great fourteenth-century Nyingma master.