- Hardcover: 369 pages
- Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr (April 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0791452859
- ISBN-13: 978-0791452851
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 612 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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The first English translation of the influential and controversial Tibetan Buddhist classic.
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A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes offers the first English translation of the sDom gsum rab dbye, one of the most famous and controversial doctrinal treatises of Tibetan Buddhism. Written by Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltshen (1182-1251), a founder of the Sakya school and one of Tibet's most learned sages, The Three Codes strongly influenced subsequent religious and intellectual traditions in Tibet-and sparked a number of long-lasting philosophical disputes, some of which persist today.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Necessary reading for a serious Buddhsit practitioner,
By Humble girl (Samsara with some hope of freedom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Clear Differentiation of the Three: Essential Distinctions Among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems (Paperback)
I personally found this book to be very helpful in dispelling my own ignorance in many aspects of Dharma.Sakya Pandita's straight forward teaching gives clear and precise view on practices of Tibetan Buddhism. Sakya Pandita was one of five legendary founders of Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He is highly recognized by all 4 schools of Tibetan Buddhssm, and he was an emanation of Buddha of Wisdom, Manjushri. Sakya Pandita clearly points of many traps that an ignorant practitioner can get into without understanding of all the aspects of Dharma and the consequences of breacing the vows even due to the simple unawareness. Sakya Pandita's teaching is like a clear and powerful light and should be studied by all, interested in Dharma. In this book,Sakya Pandita explains how an ordinary practitioner can really breach all of his vows and connections with Dharma by misinterpretting its meaning. He clearly warns of danger of teaching Dharma by unqualified person, he clarifies all possible confusions about 3 vehicles of Dharma and honestly warns us to humbly study Dharma without creating any false fabrications in our own minds... Sakya Pandita points that with many benefits of practicing Dharma, comes the great responsibility. And if we will not become aware of those, we can easily slide into many traps of our own ego and grow in huge, and create even more ignorance than before by feeding it our own misinterpretation of Dharma. Even now, after many centuries, this teaching was given by this great Teacher, the hair on my body stands as I read his clear and meaningful instructions. It is sort of like a father instructs his children on how to avoid all possible dangers and traps while travelling by foot at night in the mountains... The least we can do for ourselves now, that we are attempting to understand deep meaing of the Tibetan Buddhism is to simply read this book and try to comprehend its meaning.
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Sheds Light on the Differences Between Different Schools,
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This review is from: Clear Differentiation of the Three: Essential Distinctions Among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems (Paperback)
This book is the first English translation of the "sDom gsum rab dbye"--one of the most famous and controversial doctrinal treatises of Tibetan Buddhism written by Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltshen (1182 - 1251), a founder of the Sakya school and one of the Tibet's most learned sagesThe author discusses the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantric vows of Buddhist conduct, which often diverge and contradict each other. He also points out how later practitioners of almost every lineage (including the Kadampa, Kagyupa and Nyingmapa) for contradicting the original teachings of their own traditions. A very good book which provides much food for thought. Anyone contemplating on the Tibetan Buddhism path should read this first.
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Sheds Light on the Differences Between Different Schools,
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This review is from: Clear Differentiation of the Three: Essential Distinctions Among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems (Paperback)
This book is the first English translation of the "sDom gsum rab dbye"--one of the most famous and controversial doctrinal treatises of Tibetan Buddhism written by Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltshen (1182 - 1251), a founder of the Sakya school and one of the Tibet's most learned sagesThe author discusses the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantric vows of Buddhist conduct, which often diverge and contradict each other. He also points out how later practitioners of almost every lineage (including the Kadampa, Kagyupa and Nyingmapa) for contradicting the original teachings of their own traditions. A very good book which provides much food for thought. Anyone contemplating on the Tibetan Buddhism path should read this first.
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