
Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way
With Commentary by Gyel-Tsap
Paperback | 21 January 2008 | Edition Number 1
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Mahayana practitioners must eliminate not only obstructions to liberation but also obstructions to the perfect knowledge of all phenomena. This requires a powerful understanding of selflessness, coupled with a vast accumulation of merit, or positive energy, resulting from the kind of love, compassion, and altruistic intention cultivated by bodhisattvas. The first half of the text focuses on the development of merit by showing how to correct distorted ideas about conventional reality and how to overcome disturbing emotions. The second half explains the nature of ultimate reality that all phenomena are empty of intrinsic existence. Gyel-tsap''s commentary on Aryadeva''s text takes the form of a lively dialogue that uses the words of Aryadeva to answer hypothetical and actual assertions questions and objections. Geshe Sonam Rinchen has provided additional commentary to the sections on conventional reality, elucidating their relevance for contemporary life.
This is a republished version of Yogic Deeds of Bodhisattvas.
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"A core text and an absolute must-have for Mahayana Buddhist studies shelves."--Wisconsin Bookwatch
ISBN: 9781559393027
ISBN-10: 1559393025
Series: Textual Studies and Translations in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
Published: 21st January 2008
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 400
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 22.8 x 15.0 x 2.9
Weight (kg): 0.56
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