Synopses & Reviews
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 works combine a profound meditative spirituality with meticulous reasoning. THE LAMRIM CHENMO TRANSLATION COMMITTEE is composed of José Cabezón, 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.
About the Author
Editor's Preface
Foreword by Robert A. F. Thurman
Introduction by D. Seyfort Ruegg
Prologue
1. Atisha
2. The Greatness of the Teaching
3. How to Listen to and Explain Things
4. Relying on the Teacher
5. The Meditation Session
6. Refuting Misconceptions About Meditation
7. A Human Life of Leisure and Opportunity
8. The Three Types of Persons
9. Mindfulness of Death
10. Reflecting on Your Future Life
11. Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels
12. The Precepts of Refuge
13. The General Characteristics of Karma
14. The Varieties of Karma
15. Cultivating Ethical Behavior
16. The Attitude of a Person of Small Capacity
17. The Eight Types of Suffering
18. The Six Types of Suffering
19. Further Meditations on Suffering
20. The Origin of Suffering
21. The Twelve Factors of Dependent-Arising
22. The Attitude of a Person of Medium Capacity
23. Ascertaining the Nature of the Path
24. The Nature of the Three Trainings
Appendix 1: Outline of the Text
Appendix 2: Glossary
Notes
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index
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