The Six Perfections
An Oral Teaching
Published on 19. January 1998
185 pages
978-1-55939-995-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Six Perfections of generosity, ethical discipline, patience, enthusiastic effort, concentration, and wisdom are practiced by Bodhisattvas who have the supreme intention of attaining enlightenment for the sake of others. These six are perfections because they give rise to complete enlightenment. Practice of them also insures the attainment of an excellent body and mind in the future and even more favorable conditions for effective practice than those we enjoy at present. Generosity leads to the enjoyment of ample resources, ethical discipline gives a good rebirth, patience leads to an attractive appearance and supportive companions, enthusiastic effort endows the ability to complete what is undertaken, fostering concentration makes the mind invulnerable to distraction, and wisdom discriminates between what needs to be cultivated and what must be discarded and leads to greater wisdom in the future.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
Canada
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Reflowable
File size
0,60 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-55939-995-1 (9781559399951)
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Snow Lion Publications
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Persons
Geshe Sonam Rinchen (1933?2013) studied at Sera Je Monastery and in 1980 received the Lharampa Geshe degree. He taught Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India, as well as in dharma centers around the world.
Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Homage
- Acknowlegement
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Generosity
- Chapter Two. Ethical Discipline
- Chapter Three. Patience
- Chapter Four. Enthusiastic Effort
- Chapter Five. Concentration
- Chapter Six. Wisdom
- Appendix: The Eighteenth Chapter of Nagarjuna's Treatise on the Middle Way
- Tibetan Text
- Notes
