The Words of My Perfect Teacher - Pre-Loved
Author: Patrul Rinpoche
A Complete Translation of a Classic Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
Translated By: Padmakara Translation Group
šĀ Format: Hardcover
š Page Count: 458
šĀ Dimensions: Approx. 24cm x 17cm x 4.5cm
āļø Weight: Approx. 900g
Ā Ā Ā Publisher: Harper Collins
Gently pre-loved, this book remains in good condition and is ready to inspire its next reader.
Back Cover:
A complete English translation of a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism. Recommended by the Dalai Lama and other senior teachers.
"The series of texts translated at the instigation of the Sacred Literature Trust will make available teachings of spiritual and intellectual richness to match what we inherit from the classical civilizations. A rich dimension of our world culture is here revealed in a living interchange across the abyss of centuries and civilizations."
āPETER WHALEY, Dean of Eliot College
"A project of great merit and historic importance... It offers the most determined understanding on the deepest level. It is not so much a publishing venture: not material, not imaginative, more dreadful, or more exalting."
āTED HUGHES
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A favorite of Tibetans and recommended by the Dalai Lama and other senior Buddhist teachers, this practical guide to inner transformation introduces the fundamental spiritual practices common to all Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
The Words of My Perfect Teacher is the classic commentary on the preliminary practices of the Longchen Nyingtigāone of the best-known cycles of teachings and a spiritual treasure of the Nyingma schoolāthe oldest Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Patrul Rinpoche makes the technicalities of his subject accessible through a wealth of stories, quotations, and references to everyday life. His style of mixing learned colloquialisms, stringent irony, and poetry has all the life and atmosphere of an oral teaching. Great care has been taken by the translators to render the prose meaning of the text in English while still reflecting the vigor and insight of the original Tibetan.
A preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, insightful introductory essays, explanatory notes, and classic illustrations enhance this quintessential introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice.
Inside Back Cover:Ā
Patrul Rinpoche was one of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist teachers of the nineteenth century. He was the founder of the ecumenical movement in Tibet, which brought about a renaissance in Tibetan thought. Famous for his direct style of teaching, Patrul Rinpoche shunned high monastic office and lived the life of a homeless wanderer, writing his book in a simple hermitage under an overhanging rock.
The Padmakara Translation Group based in Dordogne, France, is composed of European and American Buddhist practitioners of long standing, who work with Tibetan lamas to translate Tibetan works and oral teachings into English, French, German, and Spanish.
The International Sacred Literature Trust was established to promote understanding and open discussion between and within faiths, and to give voice in todayās world to the wisdom that speaks across time and tradition.
