Ocean of nectar : wisdom and compassion in Mahayana Buddhism

Author(s)

• Kelsang Gyatso

Bibliographic Information

Ocean of nectar : wisdom and compassion in Mahayana Buddhism

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Tharpa, 1995

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 571-573

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780948006081

Description

This is the first complete explanation in English of Chandrakirti's Guide to the Middle Way, a classic Mahayana scripture, which to this day is regarded as the principal presentation of Buddha's profound view of emptiness, the ultimate nature of reality. With a new translation and verse-by-verse commentary, the author reveals this profound meaning to the West with utmost clarity, and guides us along the stages of the Bodhisattva path to full enlightenment. The book is an indispensable guide for the serious practitioner of Mahayana Buddhism.

Table of Contents

• A praise of compassion
• grounds and paths
• very joyful
• emptiness and liberation
• the perfection of giving
• stainless
• luminous
• radiant
• difficult to overcome approaching
• identifying the negated object
• refuting production from self
• refuting production from other
• the two truths
• the good qualiies of this refutation
• refuting the chittamatra system
• the meaning of this refutation
• selflessness of persons
• the divisions of emptiness
• gone afar
• the three pure grounds
• the good qualities of the ten grounds
• resultant grounds.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780948006234

Description

Chandrakirti's Guide to the Middle Way is regarded as the principal presentation of Buddha's profound view of emptiness, the ultimate nature of reality. With a new translation and verse-by-verse commentary, Geshe Kelsang reveals the profound meaning of this famous text with utmost clarity, and guides us along the stages of the Bodhisattva path to full enlightenment. This book is an indispensable guide for those seeking a deeper understanding of the way things actually exist.

Table of Contents

• Illustrations
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• A Praise of Compassion
• Grounds and Paths
• Very Joyful
• Emptiness and Liberation
• The Perfection of Giving
• Stainless
• Luminous
• Radiant
• Difficult to Overcome
• Approaching
• Identifying the Negated Object
• Refuting Production from Self
• Refuting Production from Other
• The Two Truths
• The Good Qualities of this Refutation
• Refuting the Chittamatra System
• The Meaning of this Refutation
• Selflessness of Persons
• The Divisions of Emptiness
• Gone Afar
• The Three Pure Grounds
• The Good Qualities of the Ten Grounds
• Resultant Grounds
• Conclusion
• Dedication
• Appendix I - The Root Text: 'Guide to the Middle Way'
• Appendix II - The Condensed Meaning of the Commentary
• Appendix III - A Brief Summary of Buddhist Tennents
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Study Programmes
• Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA27059096
• ISBN:
  • 0948006080
  • 0948006234
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 592 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 294.385
• Subject Headings:
  • BLSH : Candrakīrti. Madhayamakavatara
  • LCSH : Mahayana Buddhism
  • LCSH : Compassion (Buddhism)
  • LCSH : Wisdom -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism