The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Five
Buddhist Ethics
Published on 5. June 2003
568 pages
978-1-55939-885-5 (ISBN)
Description
In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgön Kongtrül's Treasury of Knowledge in ten books stands out as a unique, encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as it was preserved in Tibet. This volume is the fifth book of that work and is considered by many scholars to be its heart. Jamgön Kongtrül explains the complete code of personal liberation as it applies to both monastic and lay persons, the precepts for those aspiring to the life of a bodhisattva, and the exceptional pledges for practitioners on the tantric path of pure perception.
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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.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Publisher's Note
- Dedication
- Foreword by Bokar Rinpoché
- Introduction by His Holiness Sakya Trizin
- Translators' Introduction
- Chapter I: The Qualities of the Spiritual Teacher and Student
- Chapter II: The Vows of Personal Liberation
- Chapter III: The Commitments of Awakening Mind
- Chapter IV: The Vows and Pledges of Secret Mantra
- Root Text
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography of Works Cited by the Author
- Reference Bibliography
- Index
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