Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sutras: Maitreya's

Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sutras: Maitreya's Mahayanasutralamkara with Commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham (Maitreya Texts)

This new translation of one of the most important texts of Mahayana Buddhism makes a clear case for why we should strive energetically to achieve the unsurpassable state of enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings, and having formed that intention, how we should practice the bodhisattva path.

The Buddhist masterpiece Ornament of the Great Vehicle SÃ…Â«tras, often referred to by its Sanskrit title, MahÃ„ÂyÃ„ÂnasÃ…Â«trÃ„ÂlaÃ¡Â¹Æ’kÃ„Âra, is part of a collection known as the Five Maitreya Teachings, a set of philosophical works that have become classics of the Indian Buddhist tradition. Maitreya, the Buddhaâ‚¬s regent, is held to have entrusted these profound and vast instructions to the master AsaÃ¡Â¹â€¦ga in the heavenly realm of TuÃ¡Â¹Â£ita.

The Ornament provides a comprehensive description of the bodhisattvaâ‚¬s view, meditation, and enlightened activities. Bodhisattvas are beings who, out of vast love for all sentient beings, have dedicated themselves to the task of becoming fully awakened buddhas, capable of helping all beings in innumerable and vast ways to become enlightened themselves. To fully awaken requires practicing great generosity, patience, energy, discipline, concentration, and wisdom, and Maitreyaâ‚¬s text explains what these enlightened qualities are and how to develop them.Â

This volume includes commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham, whose discussions illuminate the subtleties of the root text and provide valuable insight into how to practice the way of the bodhisattva. Drawing on the Indian masters Vasubandhu and, in particular, Sthiramati, Mipham explains the Ornament with eloquence and brilliant clarity. This commentary is among his most treasured works.
Country USA
Brand Snow Lion
Manufacturer Snow Lion
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781559394284
Color Purple
ReleaseDate 2014-11-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781559394284

Country	USA
Brand	Snow Lion
Manufacturer	Snow Lion
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781559394284
Color	Purple
ReleaseDate	2014-11-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781559394284

Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sutras: Maitreya's Mahayanasutralamkara with Commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham (Maitreya Texts)

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