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Bodhicaryavatara
(Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life)
[byang chub sems pa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa] |
Santideva |
Tibetan Buddhism
English translation from the Tibetan by Stephen Batchelor, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1979. |
The primary source of literature in the path of lo-jong. One of the principal texts used in His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama's book, World of Tibetan Buddhism |
| Deluded Mind | Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche | Journey to Enlightenment, p. 52. | About delusion, maya, and mind. |
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Dhammapada:
Choices ... Elephant in the forest ... In this world ... How easily the wind ... Look how ... |
Gautama Buddha |
Buddhism
A Rendering by Thomas Byrom, Shambhala, 1993. |
From dhamma, or dharma, and patha, path. "A collection of the sayings of the Buddha. Probably first gathered in northern India in the third century before Christ, and originally written down in Sri Lanka in the first century before Christ." |
| The Gelug Tradition | John Powers | Tibetan Buddhism | The story of the founding of Tibetan Buddhism's Gelukpa Tradition, by Tsong Khapa. |
| Illusion ... | Chandrakirti | Tibetan Buddhism | A verse on illusion and dependent origination. |
| kangyur | The Buddha | Tibetan Buddhism |
The great scripture - Lord
Buddha's
teachings
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lak len so dhon ma
(The Thirty-Seven Practices of All Buddhas' Sons)
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Thogme Zangpo | ||
| Lamrim -- i have slipped and fallen ... | Je Tsong Kha Pa |
Tibetan Buddhism
Preparing for Tantra: The Mountain of Blessings (Paljor Publications) |
A commentary on the condensed Lamrim Teachings, Mountain of Blessings of Tsong Khapa. |
| Lamrim Training Outline | HH Dalai Lama |
Tibetan Buddhism
Path to Bliss (Snow Lion) |
An outline of the Lamrim Teachings of Tsong Khapa, the Steps to Buddhahood. |
| The Mind | Gaudapada-Karika, 3.44.45 | ||
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lo jong tsi je ma
(Eight Verses for Training the Mind)
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Kadampa master Geshe Langri Thangpa |
Tibetan Buddhism
Cultivating a Daily Meditation (Tibetan transliteration from Rabten) |
Received by His Holiness the Dalai Lama from his Junior Tutor Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche. His Holiness says: "I have been reciting these verses every day for more than thirty-five years, and contemplating their meanings." "the practice of the mind of enlightenment, and in particular the meditation of exchanging self with others" -- Thangpa |
| Om Mani Padme Hum | Tibetan Buddhism | ||
| The Ornament of Precious Liberation | Gampopa | Tibetan Buddhism | Written in the 11th c. CE, and still a leading manual of the Ka-gyü school. |
| Pali Canon | The Buddha | Buddhism | The Tripitaka, on which Thervada Buddhism is based. |
| Prajnaparamita Sutra | The Buddha | Buddhism | The sutra of highest wisdom. |
| tripitaka | The Buddha | Buddhism |
Sanskrit "three baskets".
The three subdivisions of the basic teachings
of Buddha.
"The three higher trainings".
Known in Tibetan as the
Kangyur.
The dharma. Written down around 20 BC in Sri Lanka, from the oral traditions handed down from Buddha's time. Contain all the known teachings of the Buddha, although it is not always certain whether a given sentence is part of the commentaries, or the Buddha's own words. Published in English, in 136 volumes. [ref] |
| Upanishads | Bharat |
Hinduism
Upanishads |
"One of about 150 highly philosophical works, some in prose, some in verse, and some in both, composed between c.600 BC and c.200 BC. ... They teach the essential identitity of the Atman, the individual soul, with the Paramatman, the universal soul." [ref] |
| Wheel of Life | Sangarakshita |
Buddhism
Survey of Buddhism |
Wheel of Becoming; bhava cakra |
| Words of my Perfect Teacher | Tibet | Buddhism |
Zapatrul Ugyen Jigme Choekyi Wangdue
"Paltrul" |
| why o why | American folk song - mid-20th century. |