Ch gyam 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.
Formal entry into the mahayana occurs with taking.
At this point--having trained and seen the benefits of looking within--the student begins to shift their focus outward to the broader world.
In this second volume, Ch gyam Trungpa presents the Bodhisattva teachings of the mahayana.
Considered Ch gyam Trungpa\'s magnum opus, The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma will resonate with new and senior students of Buddhism.
Ch gyam 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.
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.
As a component of lojong, tonglen, or sending and taking, is practiced in order to increase maitri, or loving-kindness.
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.
From the ground of shunyata, compassionate activity is said to arise naturally and spontaneously.
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.
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.
Formal entry into the mahayana occurs with taking the Bodhisattva vow.
At this point--having trained and seen the benefits of looking within--the student begins to shift their focus outward to the broader world.
In this second volume, Ch gyam Trungpa presents the Bodhisattva teachings of the mahayana.
Considered Ch gyam Trungpa\'s magnum opus, The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma will resonate with new and senior students of Buddhism.
Ch gyam 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
