Mahayana
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This collection includes the vada-vidhi, a work on logic; the pancaskandhakaprakarana, which deals with the 'aggregates' making up 'personality', the karmasiddhiprakarana, which attacks many features of earlier buddhist psychology, the vimsatika and trimsika, which take buddhist psychology into hitherto unexplored areas; the madhyanta-vibhagabhasya, books of mahayana realization: and the tri-svabhav-nirdesa, which shows a way for ridding consciousness of ensnaring mental constructionsoxfam shop kendal editionminor shelf wear including a mark on the page edges and a few creases to the dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardcover in very good condition with tight bindinginternally clean and bright
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Thus it closes a long-standing gap in the modern scholarship on the prajnaparamita sutras and the literature on paths and bhumis in mahayana buddhismsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop kingsbridge the abhisamayalamkara summarizes all the topics in the vast body of the prajnaparamita sutrasthis study (in two volumes) includes translations of maitreya's famous text and its commentary by the fifth shamarpa goncho yenla (the first translation ever of a complete commentary on the abhisamayalamkara into english), which are supplemented by extensive excerpts from the commentaries by the third, seventh, and eighth karmapas and otherstogether, these texts not only discuss the "hidden meaning" of the prajnaparamita sutras-the paths and bhumis of sravakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas-but also serve as contemplative manuals for the explicit topic of these sutras-emptiness-and how it is to be understood on the progressive levels of realization of bodhisattvasthus these texts describe what happens in the mind of a bodhisattva who meditates on emptiness, making it a living experience from the beginner's stage up through buddhahoodresembling a zip-file, it comes to life only through its indian and tibetan commentariesthe first volume presents an english translation of the first three chapters of the abhisamayalamkara and its commentary by the fifth shamarpagone beyond contains the first in-depth study of the abhisamayalamkara (the text studied most extensively in higher tibetan buddhist education) and its commentaries in the kagyu schoolthe second volume presents an english translation of the final five chapters and its commentary by the fifth shamarpa
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In this book, the shedra program continues with a discussion of the cittamatra school (mind only) of mahayana buddhism in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume 2 in the padma samye ling shedra seriesoxfam bookshop kingsbridge in , the venerable khenpo rinpoches initiated a program of intensive philosophical study (shedra) at padma samye ling, beginning with an exploration of the two schools of hinyana buddhism
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The lotus sutra has been regarded for centuries as one of the most important teachings in mahayana buddhismoxfam shop kendal very good condition paperbackcontaining profound truths for all people from every culture, it reveals the secret for attaining happiness for both oneself and others through the process of self-reformationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book goes beyond theory to show how to bring these teachings into practice in daily lifeminimal shelf wearbased on the teachings of nichiren, a 13th-century buddhist teacher and reformer, the scriptures of the lotus sutra show how every person can attain buddhahood
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