The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion (volume 2)

Chogyam Trungpa

ISBN 10: 1611801052 / ISBN 13: 9781611801057

Published by Shambhala Publications Inc Apr 2014, 2014

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Neuware -ChögyamTrungpa continues his study of the three "yanas" of Tibetan Buddhism with this overview ofthe teachings of themahayanaThis three-volume collection presents inlively, relevant language the comprehensive teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist path of the hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana. Considered Chögyam Trungpa s magnum opus,The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharmawill resonate with new and senior students of Buddhism.In this second volume,Chögyam Trungpapresents the bodhisattva teachings of the mahayana. At this point having trained and seen the benefits of looking within the student begins to shift their focus outward to the broader world. Formal entry into the mahayana occurs with taking the bodhisattva vow. Mahayana practitioners dedicate themselves to the service of all sentient beings, aspiring to save them from sorrow and confusion, and vowing to bring them to perfect liberation. This stage of the path emphasizes the cultivation of wisdom through the view and experience of emptiness, orshunyata, in which all phenomena are seen to be unbounded, completely open, ungraspable, and profound. From the ground of shunyata, compassionate activity is said to arise naturally and spontaneously.In addition to mindfulness and awareness, the mahayanist practiceslojong, or 'mind training,' based on the cultivation of theparamitas, or 'transcendent virtues': generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and prajna, or 'knowledge.' As a component of lojong,tonglen, or 'sending and taking,' is practiced in order to increasemaitri, or loving-kindness. Other topics covered in detail in this volume includebodhichitta, skillful means, Buddha nature and basic goodness, Madhyamaka, the tenbhumis, the threekayas, and more. 528 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion (volume 2)
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc Apr 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1611801052
• ISBN 13: 9781611801057
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 154H x 40D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 154 millimeters height by 40 millimeters depth
• Weight: 716 grams

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Synopsis

Chögyam Trungpa continues his study of the three “yanas” of Tibetan Buddhism with this overview of the teachings of the mahayana

This three-volume collection presents in lively, relevant language the comprehensive teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist path of the hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana. Considered Chögyam Trungpa’s magnum opus, The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma will resonate with new and senior students of Buddhism.

In this second volume, Chögyam Trungpa presents the bodhisattva teachings of the mahayana. At this point—having trained and seen the benefits of looking within—the student begins to shift their focus outward to the broader world. Formal entry into the mahayana occurs with taking the bodhisattva vow. Mahayana practitioners dedicate themselves to the service of all sentient beings, aspiring to save them from sorrow and confusion, and vowing to bring them to perfect liberation. This stage of the path emphasizes the cultivation of wisdom through the view and experience of emptiness, or shunyata, in which all phenomena are seen to be unbounded, completely open, ungraspable, and profound. From the ground of shunyata, compassionate activity is said to arise naturally and spontaneously.

In addition to mindfulness and awareness, the mahayanist practices lojong, or "mind training," based on the cultivation of the paramitas, or "transcendent virtues": generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and prajna, or "knowledge." As a component of lojong, tonglen, or "sending and taking," is practiced in order to increase maitri, or loving-kindness. Other topics covered in detail in this volume include bodhichitta, skillful means, Buddha nature and basic goodness, Madhyamaka, the ten bhumis, the three kayas, and more.

About the Author

Chögyam Trungpa (1940–1987)—meditation master, teacher, and artist—founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist-inspired university in North America; the Shambhala Training program; and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the author of numerous books including Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, and The Myth of Freedom.

Judith L. Lief was a close student of Chögyam Trungpa, who authorized her as a teacher in the Buddhist and Shambhala traditions. She has served as one of his primary editors for over twenty-five years.