A Lamp for the Path and Commentary (Wisdom of Tibet, 5) - Hardcover

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9780042941240: A Lamp for the Path and Commentary (Wisdom of Tibet, 5)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0042941245 ISBN 13: 9780042941240
Publisher: Unwin Hyman, 1983

Synopsis

Atisha, the eleventh-century Indian Buddhist scholar and saint, came to Tibet at the invitation of the king of Western Tibet and initiated the period of the "second transmission" of Buddhism there. In this, his most celebrated text, he set forth the entire Buddhist path within the framework of three levels of motivation, represented by the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana paths. His teaching became the source of the lamrim tradition.

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Text: English (translation)

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Publisher
Unwin Hyman
Publication date
1983
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0042941245
ISBN 13 
9780042941240
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
226
Rating
  • 4.44 out of 5 stars
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Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780042941295: A lamp for the path and commentary of Atīśa ([The Wisdom of Tibet series)

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ISBN 10:  0042941296 ISBN 13:  9780042941295
Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 1983
Softcover