The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones: The Practice of View, Meditation, and Action

Dilgo Khyentse

ISBN 10: 0877734933 / ISBN 13: 9780877734932

Published by Shambhala Publications Inc, 1993

About this Item

Num Pages: 260 pages, 2 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. . 1993. First Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9780877734932

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones: The Practice of View, Meditation, and Action
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877734933
• ISBN 13: 9780877734932
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this book, two great Tibetan Buddhist masters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries challenge us to critically examine our materialistic preoccupations and think carefully about how we want to spend the rest of our lives. At the same time, they provide practical guidance in following the Buddhist path, starting from the most basic motivation and culminating in the direct experience of reality beyond the reach of conceptual mind.

The root text is a teaching in verse written in the nineteenth century by Patrul Rinpoche, one of the outstanding teachers of his day. In the accompanying commentary, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991)—lineage holder of the Nyingma school and one of the great expounders of the Dharma in Europe and North America—expands upon the text with his characteristic compassion and uncompromising thoroughness. Patrul Rinpoche's fresh and piercing verses combined with Khyentse Rinpoche's down-to-earth comments offer a concise yet complete examination of the Buddhist path.

About the Author

Patrul Rinpoche (1808–1887) was one of the greatest Tibetan teachers of the nineteenth century. Famous for his precise and direct style, he shunned high monastic office and lived the life of a homeless wanderer, writing his book in a rustic hermitage under an overhanging rock.