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Author: Gampopa ,
Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen ,
Ani K. Chodron
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint: Snow Lion Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.709kg
ISBN: 9781559390927
ISBN 10: 1559390921
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 01 January 1998
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Anyone who knows the Jewel Ornament well can say that they really understand Buddhism. --Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Contains a wealth of useful material for anyone committed to the study and practice of the path and stages, or the Great Vehicle. The introduction is a fine overview of the text, given in a form accessible to the Western non-scholar practitioner. In fact, the introduction constitutes the contents of a single course on the Great Vehicle. . . . Provides a fine biography of Gampopa. -- Tibet Journal
Anyone who knows the Jewel Ornament well can say that they really understand Buddhism. --Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen <br><br> Contains a wealth of useful material for anyone committed to the study and practice of the path and stages, or the Great Vehicle. The introduction is a fine overview of the text, given in a form accessible to the Western non-scholar practitioner. In fact, the introduction constitutes the contents of a single course on the Great Vehicle. . . . Provides a fine biography of Gampopa. -- Tibet Journal
Anyone who knows the Jewel Ornament well can say that they really understand Buddhism. --Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Contains a wealth of useful material for anyone committed to the study and practice of the path and stages, or the Great Vehicle. The introduction is a fine overview of the text, given in a form accessible to the Western non-scholar practitioner. In fact, the introduction constitutes the contents of a single course on the Great Vehicle. . . . Provides a fine biography of Gampopa. --Tibet Journal Anyone who knows the Jewel Ornament well can say that they really understand Buddhism. Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Contains a wealth of useful material for anyone committed to the study and practice of the path and stages, or the Great Vehicle. The introduction is a fine overview of the text, given in a form accessible to the Western non-scholar practitioner. In fact, the introduction constitutes the contents of a single course on the Great Vehicle. . . . Provides a fine biography of Gampopa. Tibet Journal
Author Information
Gampopa, who lived in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, was the organizer of the Kagy order of Tibetan Buddhism. Khenchen K nchog Gyaltshen, founder of several Buddhist centers worldwide, is respected and beloved as an accomplished scholar, meditation master, teacher, translator, and author. In 2001 he received the high honor of being enthroned as Khenchen (great abbot). He lives in Frederick, Maryland.
