The Bodhisattva Vow: The Essential Practices of Mahayana Buddhism

Gyatso, Geshe Kelsang

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ISBN 10: 0948006196 ISBN 13: 9780948006197

Published by Tharpa Publications, London, 1991

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Title

The Bodhisattva Vow: The Essential Practices of Mahayana Buddhism

Publisher

Tharpa Publications, London

Publication Date

1991

ISBN 10

0948006196

ISBN 13

9780948006197

Binding

Paperback

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Very Good

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A Bodhisattva is a friend of the world who motivated by compassion, spontaneously seeks enlightenment to benefit all living beings.

In this practical guide to compassionate living, Geshe Kelsang explains in detail how to take and keep the Bodhisattva vows, how to purify downfalls, and how to practise the Bodhisattva’s deeds of giving, moral discipline, patience, effort, concentration and wisdom.

With this handbook as our companion, we can enter the Bodhisattva's way of life and progress along the path to full enlightenment..

About the Author

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism who has pioneered the introduction of modern Buddhism into contemporary society. He is the author of 22 highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He has also founded over 1200 Kadampa Buddhist Centers and groups throughout the world.

In his teachings, Geshe Kelsang emphasizes the importance of meditation and how to apply it in daily life. He reveals practical methods for developing wisdom, cultivating a good heart and maintaining a peaceful mind through which we can all find true and lasting happiness. Demonstrating these qualities perfectly in his own life, Geshe Kelsang has dedicated his whole life to helping others find inner peace and happiness.

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