The third volume of the fifteenth-century spiritual classic that condenses the enormous breadth of Buddhist teachings into one easy-to-follow meditation manual.
The third volume of the 15th-century spiritual classic that condenses Buddhist teachings into one easy-to-follow meditation manual
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment(Tib.Lam rim chen mo) is one of the brightest jewels in the world's treasury of sacred literature. The author, Tsong-kha-pa, completed it in 1402, and it soon became one of the most renowned works of spiritual practice and philosophy in the world of Tibetan Buddhism. Because it condenses all the exoteric sūtra scriptures into a meditation manual that is easy to understand, scholars and practitioners rely on its authoritative presentation as a gateway that leads to a full understanding of the Buddha's teachings.
Tsong-kha-pa took great pains to base his insights on 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.
This first of three volumes covers all the practices that are prerequisite for developing the spirit of enlightenment (bodhicitta).
The third volume of the fifteenth-century spiritual classic that condenses the enormous breadth of Buddhist teachings into one easy-to-follow meditation manual.
The third volume of the 15th-century spiritual classic that condenses Buddhist teachings into one easy-to-follow meditation manual
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment(Tib.Lam rim chen mo) is one of the brightest jewels in the world's treasury of sacred literature. The author, Tsong-kha-pa, completed it in 1402, and it soon became one of the most renowned works of spiritual practice and philosophy in the world of Tibetan Buddhism. Because it condenses all the exoteric sūtra scriptures into a meditation manual that is easy to understand, scholars and practitioners rely on its authoritative presentation as a gateway that leads to a full understanding of the Buddha's teachings.
Tsong-kha-pa took great pains to base his insights on 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.
This first of three volumes covers all the practices that are prerequisite for developing the spirit of enlightenment (bodhicitta).
Editor's Preface
PART ONE: MEDITATIVE SERENITY
1. Serenity and Insight
2. Preparing for Meditative Serenity
3. Focusing Your Mind
4. Dealing with Laxity and Excitement
5. Attaining Serenity
6. Serenity as a Part of the Path
PART TWO: INSIGHT
7. Why Insight Is Needed
8. Relying on Definitive Sources
9. The Stages of Entry into Reality
10. Misidentifying the Object to Be Negated
11. Dependent-Arising and Emptiness
12. Rational Analysis
13. Valid Establishment
14. Conventional Existence
15. Production Is Not Refined
16. Not Negating Enough
17. The Actual Object to Be Negated
18. Misinterpretations of the Svātantrika / Prāsangika
Distinction
19. Refuting misinterpretations of the Svātantrika / Prāsangika
Distinction
20. Our Interpretation of the Svātantrika / Prāsangika
Distinction
21. Our Critique of Svātantrika Does Not Hurt Our Own Arguments
22. Analyzing Chariot
23. The Person Lacks Intrinsic Nature
24. Objects Lack Intrinsic Nature
25. Insight Requires Analysis
26. Uniting Insight and Serenity
27. Summary and Conclusion
Dedication
Colophon
Appendix 1: Outline of the Text
Appendix 2: Glossary
Appendix 3: Emendations to the Tibetan Text
Notes
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index
Je Tsong-Kha-Pa (1357-1419), founder of the Gelug school of Tibetan
Buddhism, was one of Tibet's greatest philosophers and a prolific
writer. His most famous work,The Great Treatise on the Stages of
the Path, is a classic of Tibetan Buddhism.
The Lamrim Chenmo Translation Comitteeis composed of Jose Cabez n,
Daniel Cozort, Joshua W. C. Cutler, Natalie Hauptman, Roger R.
Jackson, Karen Lang, Donald S. Lopez Jr., John Makransky, Elizabeth
S. Napper, Guy Newland, John Newman, Gareth Sparham, B. Alan
Wallace, and Joe B. Wilson.
"Of the many works of the Tibetan master Tsong-kha-pa, none compare
in terms of popularity and breadth of influence with his Great
Treatise, which has been treasured by practitioners and scholars
alike for centuries. What distinguishes it as one of the principal
texts of Mahayana Buddhism is its scope and clarity. It expounds
the entire path from the way one should rely on a spiritual
teacher, which is the very root, right up to the attainment of
Buddhahood, which is the final fruit. The various stages of the
path are presented so clearly and systematically that they can be
easily understood and are inspiring to put into practice."—H.H. the
Dalai Lama
“One of the greatest religious or secular works in the library of
our human heritage.”
—Robert A. F. Thurman, Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies,
Columbia University
"The present translation in three volumes is a remarkable
accomplishment and a great gift to all students and practitioners
of Vajrayana. The teachings, given open-handedly in this key text,
are essential for anyone hoping to enter into or attain success in
the higher (Tantric) stages of the path. The wisdom found in the
nearly 1,200 pages of this work is truly astonishing and
liberating. As Robert Thurman mentions in his foreword, Je
Tsong-kha-pa's treatise can cause a 'paradigm shift' in the reader
from a self-centered individual concerned with his own happiness to
a bodhisattva for whom the happiness of others has become an
ultimate concern. May it be so!"—Georg Feuerstein, author of The
Encyclopedia of Yoga and Tantra
"As timely and radiant as ever. An indispensable work for Buddhists
of all stripes."—Tricycle
"This is a classic of religious thought and is essential for
libraries with a demonstrated interest in Buddhism or comparative
religion. It should also be considered for all larger research
collections and public libraries."—Library Journal
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