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The great treatise on the stages of the path to enlightenment - Volume 3

Lama Tsong-kha-pa

Publié en 2004

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The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Lam rim chen mo) is one of the brightest jewels in the world's treasury of sacred literature. The author Tsong-kha-pa (1357–1419) completed this masterpiece in 1402 and it soon became one of the most renowned works of spiritual practice and philosophy in the world of Tibetan Buddhism. Tsong-kha-pa took great pains to base his incisive insights on the classical Indian Buddhist literature, illustrating his points with classical citations as well as with sayings of the masters of the earlier Kadampa tradition. In this way, the text demonstrates clearly how Tibetan Buddhism carefully preserved and developed the Indian Buddhist traditions. Volume Three contains a presentation of the two most important topics to be found in the Great Treatise: meditative serenity (shamatha) and supramundane insight into the nature of reality (vipasyana).

Language:English. Translation: Lamrim Chenmo Translation Committee

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The mind and its functions

Gueshe Rabten

Publié en 1992

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Mind training like the rays of the sun

Nam-kha Pel

Publié en 1992

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Language: English. Translation: Brian C. Beresford

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The four noble truths: The foundation of buddhist thought, vol. 1

Geshe Tashi Tsering

Publié en 2001

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Language:English. Transcript FPMT

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The two truths: The foundation of buddhist thought, vol.2

Geshe Tashi Tsering

Publié en 2001

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Buddhist psychology and epistemology: The foundation of buddhist thought, vol.3

Geshe Tashi Tsering

Publié en 2002

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The mind of enlightenmemt (bodhicita): The foundation of buddhist thought, vol.4

Geshe Tashi Tsering

Publié en 2002

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Emptiness according to the Prasangika Madhyamaka School: The foundation of buddhist thought, vol.5

Geshe Tashi Tsering

Publié en 2002

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An overview of tantric paths and grounds: The foundation of buddhist thought, vol.6

Geshe Tashi Tsering

Publié en 2003

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Cittamani Tara & the Twenty-one Taras

Weber Andy

Publié en 2018

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Cittamani Tara & Twenty-One Tara's The second booklet in our series is an instruction manual for drawing and painting Cittamani Tara and her 21 manifestations, one of the most popular practises among Tibetan Buddhists. Tara is the most important female Buddha and her images can be found in every monastery and temple throughout Central Asia. Many Tibetans perform rituals and prayers to Tara for her blessing when moving house, launching a new business venture or before giving birth to a child. Such prayers bring Tara’s blessing to the mundane and worldly level. The text explains the symbolism of Tara together with the meaning of her robes and ornaments, her miraculous origin and the meaning of her mantra. The prayers to Cittamani Tara and each of her 21 manifestations provide guidance for practitioners in how to avoid obstacles and health issues, attract wealth and find suitable partners, and eradicate poisons to the body and mind. Each Tara has a specific purpose in finding solutions to our many human problems. The last chapter also includes the Five Line Prayer, which is a shortened version of the longer 21 prayer. The booklet is suitable for beginners and advanced students alike, as it includes both a step-by-step instruction for drawing Tara and detailed explanations of her symbolism for those who wish to deepen their understanding of her iconography.

Language: English.

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Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics - Vol. 2: The Mind

Dalai Lama ; Thupten Jinpa

Publié en 2020

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Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics compiles classical Buddhist explorations of the nature of our material world, the human mind, logic, and phenomenology and puts them into context for the modern reader. This ambitious four-volume series—a major resource for the history of ideas and especially the history of science and philosophy—has been conceived by and compiled under the visionary supervision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama himself. It is his view that the exploratory thinking of great Indian masters in the first millennium CE still has much that is of interest to us today, whether we are Buddhist or not. These volumes make those insights accessible. This, the second volume in the series, focuses on the science of the mind. Readers are first introduced to Buddhist conceptions of mind and consciousness and then led through traditional presentations of mental phenomena to reveal a Buddhist vision of the inner world with fascinating implications for the contemporary disciplines of cognitive science, psychology, emotion research, and philosophy of mind. Major topics include: -The distinction between sensory and conceptual processes and the pan-Indian notion of mental consciousness -Mental factors—specific mental states such as attention, mindfulness, and compassion—and how they relate to one another -The unique tantric theory of subtle levels of consciousness, their connection to the subtle energies, or “winds,” that flow through channels in the human body, and what happens to each when the body and mind dissolve at the time of death -The seven types of mental states and how they impact the process of perception -Styles of reasoning, which Buddhists understand as a valid avenue for acquiring sound knowledge In the final section, the volume offers what might be called Buddhist contemplative science, a presentation of the classical Buddhist understanding of the psychology behind meditation and other forms of mental training. To present these specific ideas and their rationale, the volume weaves together passages from the works of great Buddhist thinkers like Asanga, Vasubandhu, Nagarjuna, Dignaga, and Dharmakirti. His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s introduction outlines scientific and philosophical thinking in the history of the Buddhist tradition. To provide additional context for Western readers, each of the six major topics is introduced with an essay by John D. Dunne, distinguished professor of Buddhist philosophy and contemplative practice at the University of Wisconsin. These essays connect the traditional material to contemporary debates and Western parallels, and provide helpful suggestions for further reading.

Language: English. Translator(s): Dechen Rochard ; John Dunne.

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Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics - Vol. 1: The Physical World

Dalai Lama ; Thupten Jinpa

Publié en 2017

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Under the visionary supervision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics brings together classical Buddhist explorations of the nature of our material world and the human mind and puts them into context for the modern reader. It is the Dalai Lama’s view that the explorations by the great masters of northern India in the first millennium CE still have much that is of interest today, whether we are Buddhist or not. Volume 1, The Physical World, explores the nature of our material world—from the macroscopic to the microscopic. It begins with an overview of the many frameworks, such as the so-called five aggregates, that Buddhist thinkers have used to examine the nature and scope of reality. Topics include sources of knowledge, the scope of reason, the nature and constituents of the material world, theories of the atom, the nature of time, the formation of the universe, and the evolution of life, including a detailed explanation of the early Buddhist theories on fetal development. The volume even contains a brief presentation on early theories about the structure and function of the brain and the role of microorganisms inside the human body. The book weaves together passages from the works of great Buddhist thinkers such as Asanga, Vasubandhu, Nagarjuna, Dignaga, and Dharmakirti. Each of the major topics is introduced by Thupten Jinpa, the Dalai Lama’s principal English-language translator and founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics.

Language: English. Translator(s): Ian James Coghlan.

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