Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2010)

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*{{i|How to meditate on the four boundless attitudes|242}}
 
*{{i|How to meditate on the four boundless attitudes|242}}
 
*{{i|The benefits of this meditation|242}}
 
*{{i|The benefits of this meditation|242}}
 
 
*{{i|CHAPTER 8 The Vow of Bodhichitta|247}}
 
*{{i|What is bodhichitta?|247}}
 
*{{i|Classifications of bodhichitta|249}}
 
**{{i|''Bodhichitta in aspiration and action''|249}}
 
**{{i|''Other classifications of bodhichitta''|249}}
 
**{{i|''Bodhichitta classified according to twenty-two similes''|250}}
 
**{{i|''Bodhichitta classified according to its benefits''|251}}
 
**{{i|''Bodhichitta classified according to the speed of progression''|253}}
 
*{{i|How to cultivate bodhichitta|253}}
 
**{{i|''The causes of bodhichitta''|254}}
 
**{{i|''Who can generate bodhichitta?''|254}}
 
**{{i|''The ritual for taking the vow of bodhichitta''|255}}
 
***{{i|Inculcating the correct attitude|255}}
 
***{{i|Accumulating merit|256}}
 
****{{i|''Preparing the place''|256}}
 
****{{i|Inviting the field of merit''|256}}
 
****{{i|''Offering cleansing waters and clothes''|257}}
 
****{{i|''Requesting to be seated''|260}}
 
****{{i|''Expressions of respect''|260}}
 
****{{i|''The prayer of seven branches''|261}}
 
****{{i|''Offering oneself in service''|264}}
 
****{{i|''Conclusion''|265}}
 
***{{i|The ritual of the bodhisattva vow|266}}
 
***{{i|The conclusion of the ritual: the uplifting of one's own and others' minds|269}}
 
 
 
CHAPTER 9 The Precepts of Bodhichitta in Aspiration
 
and Action 271
 
The Bodhisattva commitment 271
 
The precepts concerning what is to be avoided 27~
 
Repairingfaults 274
 
The precepts to be implemented 275
 
The four precepts oj aspiration bodhichitta 275
 
The first precept: taking suffering and giving happiness 275
 
 
 
The second precept: the seven-point causal sequence giving birth to the attitude
 
of bodhichitta 276
 
The third precept: the four black and four white factors 278
 
The fourth precept: the four attitudes that strengthen bodhichitta 279
 
The precepts oj bodhichitta in action 280
 
A brief explanation of the paramitas 280
 
A categorization of Bodhisattvas according to their strength of mind 280
 
The Paramita of Generosity 281
 
The gift of material things 281
 
The gift of protection from fear 282
 
The gift of Dharma 283
 
The Paramita of Discipline 284
 
The diScipline of avoiding negative actions 284
 
The difference between the vows of the Hinayana and Mahayana 284
 
Avoiding negativity according to the Mahayana 286
 
The levels of ordination 287
 
Tht Prtctpts of Layptoplt 287
 
Tht Monastic Prtctpts 288
 
The precepts of shramaneras 288
 
The precepts of a woman novice in training for full ordination 290
 
The precepts of full monastic ordination 290
 
Tht prtctpts conctrning what is to bt avoidtd 290
 
Tht prtctpts conctrning what is to bt dont 291
 
How the three kinds of vow may be observed simultaneously 293
 
Tht obstrvanct of tht thru vows as taught in tht Nyingma tradition 296
 
I. The aspects remain distinct 297
 
2. The three vows are the same both in purpose and as antidote 297
 
3. The transmutation of the vows 299
 
4. The gradual qualitative enhancement of the three vows 305
 
5. The absence of contradiction in the practice of the three vows 306
 
6. Observance should be appropriate to the moment 306
 
Tht thrtt vows as prtstnttd in othtr traditions 308
 
Concluding summary 312
 
The diScipline of gathering virtue 316
 
The discipline of bentjiting others 318
 
The Paramita of Patience 319
 
The Paramita of Diligence 322
 
The three kinds of laziness 322
 
The three kinds of diligence 32 3
 
The Paramita of Concentration 324
 
The prerequisites for concentration 324
 
In praise of forest dwellings 324
 
Giving up attachment to wealth 324
 
 
Giving up attachment to bad company 325
 
Giving up attachment to objects of the senses 326
 
In praise of solitude 327
 
Concentration itself 328
 
The essence of concentration 328
 
The categories of concentration 329
 
Childish concentration 329
 
Clearly disc"ning concentration 332
 
The excellent concentration of the Tathagatas 332
 
The qualities resulting from concentration 333
 
The Paramita of Wisdom 335
 
The categories of wisdom 335
 
The wisdom resultingjrom hearing the teachings 335
 
The keys that open the treasure chest of Dharma 336
 
The drjrnitivt and expedient teachings 336
 
The implied teachings and indirect teachings 337
 
Implied teachings 337
 
Indirect teachings 338
 
The difference between implied and indirect teachings 342
 
An explanation of the treasury of Dharma 342
 
A general exposition of the two truths 342
 
The fou r tentl systems 345
 
The Vaibhashikas 345
 
The Sautrantikas 345
 
The Chittamatrins, the Mind Only school 346
 
The Svatantrika Madhyamikas 346
 
The Prasangika Madhyamikas 347
 
Conclusion 349
 
The wisdom resultingjrom reflection 351
 
Dependent arising with regard to the ground nature 351
 
The dependent arising of samsara 353
 
The dependent arising of nirvana 354
 
The wisdom resultingjrom meditation 355
 
Wisdom itself 355
 
Progress on the paths and the attainment of the result 356
 
A concluding summary of the six paramitas 357
 
APPENDIX I Impermanence demonstrated by the formation and
 
destruction of the universe according to Buddhist cosmology 359
 
The gradual formation of the universe 359
 
The gradual formation of animate beings 360
 
The duration of the universe 362
 
The destruction of beings 363
 
 
The destruction of the universe 364
 
The period of voidness 364
 
The four periods reflected in the existence of an individual being 365
 
The ceaseless continuity of the process of formation and destruction 366
 
APPENDIX 2 The bardo 369
 
The four bardos 369
 
The six uncertainties of the bardo of becoming 369
 
How to benefit the consciousness of beings in the bardo 371
 
APPENDIX 3 The four truths 373
 
Essential definitions and aspects of the four truths 373
 
The meaning of the term "four truths" 374
 
A sequential exposition of the four truths 374
 
APPENDIX 4 The five aggregates 377
 
APPENDIX 5 A Buddha's qualities of realization 387
 
APPENDIX 6 The five paths and the thirty-seven elements leading to
 
enlightenment 391
 
APPENDIX 7 The two truths 397
 
The two truths according to the Madhyamika view 397
 
The specificity of the two truths 398
 
Their literal, etymological meaning 398
 
Their necessarily binary character 399
 
The kinds of cognition that validly ascertain the two truths 400
 
Divisions and categories of the two truths 400
 
The necessity and benefits of establishing the two truths 410
 
APPENDIX 8 The Madhyamika school 413
 
The Svatantrika Madhyamikas 413
 
The Prasangika Madhyamikas 417
 
Establishing the ground Madhyamika 417
 
IJentifying the object oj rifutation: the two selves 421
 
The difference between the "self" and "apprehension of
 
(or clinging to) self" 421
 
Ana9'sis through the application oj reason 422
 
The four arguments 424
 
An investigation of causes: the Diamond Splinters argument 425
 
An investigation of results: no effects, whether existent or nonexistent, can be
 
said to be produced 426
 
An investigation of the causal process itself: a refutation of origination related
 
to four possible alternatives 426
 
 
An investigation into the nature of phenomena: the Great Interdependence
 
argument and the argument of "Neither One nor Many" 427
 
Wiry the Madlryamika dialectic is superior to all other tenet systems 428
 
APPENDIX 9 The twenty-one qualities of Dharmakaya wisdom 431
 
APPENDIX 10 The three doors of perfect liberation 437
 
Notes 439
 
Glossary 491
 
Bibliography 531
 
Index 537
 
 
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Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2010)
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This book is a translation of the first part of Jigme Lingpa's Treasury of Precious Qualities, which in a slender volume of elegant verses sets out briefly but comprehensively the Buddhist path according to the Nyingma school. The concision of the root text and its use of elaborate poetic language, rich in metaphor, require extensive explanation, amply supplied here by the commentary of Kangyur Rinpoche.

The present volume lays out the teachings of the sutras in gradual stages according to the traditional three levels, or scopes, of spiritual endeavor. It begins with essential teachings on impermanence, karma, and ethics. Then, from the Hinayana standpoint, it describes the essential Buddhist teachings of the four noble truths and the twelve links of dependent arising. Moving on, finally, to the Mahayana perspective, it expounds fully the teachings on bodhichitta and the path of the six paramitas, and gives an unusually detailed exposition of Buddhist vows. (Source: Shambhala Publications)

Citation Fletcher, Wulstan, and Helena Blankleder (Padmakara Translation Group), trans. Treasury of Precious Qualities: The Rain of Joy; Book One. By Jigme Lingpa ('jigs med gling pa). With The Quintessence of the Three Paths, a commentary by Longchen Yeshe Dorje, Kangyur Rinpoche (klong chen ye shes rdo rje, bka' 'gyur rin po che). Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2010.