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The Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa (1074–1153), one of the most highly respected Tibetan masters, offers an insightful exploration of Mahayana Buddhism’s core teachings, emphasizing the cultivation of loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom as pathways to personal and collective peace. Through Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche’s beautiful translation, Gampopa provides readers with a complete foundation for Buddhist study and practice, illustrating the interconnectedness of all beings and the importance of selfless service. This masterpiece of Tibetan Buddhism serves as a comprehensive guide for those seeking to deepen their understanding of Buddhist philosophy and practice. Gampopa details the ten bodhisattva bhumis and the six paramitas, along with the nature of afflicting emotions, the significance of meditative concentration, and the role of primordial wisdom in realizing emptiness, offering practical insight for overcoming obstacles on the path to enlightenment. Gampopa’s teachings remain timeless over the past eight centuries, inviting readers to reflect on their place within the vast tapestry of existence.

Stages of the Buddha's Teachings is an extraordinary and systematized representation of the complete path to enlightenment. From the acclaimed Library of Tibetan Classics.The “stages of the teachings” or tenrim genre of Tibetan spiritual writing expounds the Mahayana teachings as a graded series of topics, from the practices required at the start of the bodhisattva’s career to the final perfect awakening of buddhahood. The three texts in the present volume all exerted seminal influence in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The first text, The Blue Compendium, presents the instructions of the Kadam teacher Potowa (1031–1106) as recorded by his student Dölpa (1059–1131). This text is followed by Gampopa’s (1079–1153) revered Ornament of Precious Liberation, which remains the most authoritative text on the path to enlightenment within the Kagyü school. The final text is Clarifying the Sage’s Intent, a masterwork by the preeiment sage of the Sakya tradition, Sakya Pandita (1182–1251).

A masterwork of Tibetan Buddhism—providing the complete foundation for study and practice—from beginning to Buddhahood. Includes teachings on Buddha-nature, finding the spiritual master, impermanence, karma, cultivation of bodhicitta, development of the six perfections, the ten bodhisattva bhumis, Buddhahood, and the activities of the Buddha.

A welcome new translation of Gampopa's classic overview of the Buddha's teachings.Discover the heart of the Buddha’s teachings in this new and beautiful translation of Gampopa’s classic guidebook. Ornament of Precious Liberation is a spiritual and literary treasure of Tibetan Buddhism and of the Kagyü lineage in particular. Laying out step-by-step the path to buddhahood that is open to us all, to read Gampopa’s text is like receiving the teachings directly from the master himself. It is a quintessential guide to enlightenment that students will return to again and again for its insights into living an awakened life.