Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2010)

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*{{i|''Foreword by Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche''|xix}}
 
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*{{i|Excellent aspiration|208}}
 
*{{i|Excellent aspiration|208}}
 
*{{i|The supreme protection of merit|210}}
 
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*{{i|CHAPTER 6 The Foundation of the Path: Refuge|213}}
 
*{{i|CHAPTER 6 The Foundation of the Path: Refuge|213}}
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**{{i|''The causes of faith''|215}}
 
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***{{i|The qualities of the Buddha|215}}
 
***{{i|The qualities of the Buddha|215}}
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*****{{i|The one hundred and twelve obscurations eliminated on the path of seeing|215}}
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*****{{i|The one hundred and twelve obscurations eliminated on the path<br>of seeing|215}}
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*****{{i|How the obscurations militate against the understanding of the four truths|216}}
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*****{{i|The four hundred and fourteen obscurations eliminated on the path of meditation|217}}
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*****{{i|The difference between the Hinayana and the Mahayana approaches to the removal of obscurations|219}}
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*****{{i|The Hinayana and Mahayana ways of removing the obscurations<br> by seeing|219}}
 
*****{{i|How the obscurations are eliminated on the path of meditation|222}}
 
*****{{i|How the obscurations are eliminated on the path of meditation|222}}
 
****{{i|''The qualities of a Buddha's realization''|223}}
 
****{{i|''The qualities of a Buddha's realization''|223}}
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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}}
 
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*{{i|CHAPTER 8 The Vow of Bodhichitta|247}}
 
*{{i|CHAPTER 8 The Vow of Bodhichitta|247}}
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***{{i|Accumulating merit|256}}
 
***{{i|Accumulating merit|256}}
 
****{{i|''Preparing the place''|256}}
 
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****{{i|''Offering cleansing waters and clothes''|257}}
 
****{{i|''Offering cleansing waters and clothes''|257}}
 
****{{i|''Requesting to be seated''|260}}
 
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***{{i|The ritual of the bodhisattva vow|266}}
 
***{{i|The ritual of the bodhisattva vow|266}}
 
***{{i|The conclusion of the ritual: the uplifting of one's own and others' minds|269}}
 
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*{{i|CHAPTER 9 The Precepts of Bodhichitta in Aspiration and Action|271}}
 
*{{i|CHAPTER 9 The Precepts of Bodhichitta in Aspiration and Action|271}}
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********{{i|''The precepts concerning what is to be done''|291}}
 
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*****{{i|How the three kinds of vow may be observed simultaneously|293}}
 
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*******{{i|2. The three vows are the same both in purpose and as antidote|297}}
 
*******{{i|2. The three vows are the same both in purpose and as antidote|297}}
 
*******{{i|3. The transmutation of the vows|299}}
 
*******{{i|3. The transmutation of the vows|299}}
 
*******{{i|4. The gradual qualitative enhancement of the three vows|305}}
 
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*******{{i|5. The absence of contradiction in the practice of the<br>three vows|306}}
 
*******{{i|6. Observance should be appropriate to the moment|306}}
 
*******{{i|6. Observance should be appropriate to the moment|306}}
 
******{{i|''The three vows as presented in other traditions''|308}}
 
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*{{i|APPENDIX I Impermanence demonstrated by the formation and destruction of<br>the universe according to Buddhist cosmology|359}}
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*{{i|The gradual formation of the universe|359}}
 
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*{{i|The gradual formation of animate beings|360}}
 
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*{{i|The four periods reflected in the existence of an individual being|365}}
 
*{{i|The four periods reflected in the existence of an individual being|365}}
 
*{{i|The ceaseless continuity of the process of formation and destruction|366}}
 
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*{{i|APPENDIX 2 The bardo|369}}
 
*{{i|APPENDIX 2 The bardo|369}}
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*{{i|The six uncertainties of the bardo of becoming|369}}
 
*{{i|The six uncertainties of the bardo of becoming|369}}
 
*{{i|How to benefit the consciousness of beings in the bardo|371}}
 
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*{{i|APPENDIX 3 The four truths|373}}
 
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*{{i|The meaning of the term "four truths"|374}}
 
*{{i|The meaning of the term "four truths"|374}}
 
*{{i|A sequential exposition of the four truths|374}}
 
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*{{i|APPENDIX 4 The five aggregates|377}}
 
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*{{i|APPENDIX 5 A Buddha's qualities of realization|387}}
 
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*{{i|APPENDIX 7 The two truths|397}}
 
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*{{i|Divisions and categories of the two truths|400}}
 
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*{{i|The necessity and benefits of establishing the two truths|410}}
 
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*{{i|APPENDIX 8 The Madhyamika school|413}}
 
*{{i|APPENDIX 8 The Madhyamika school|413}}
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**{{i|''Establishing the ground Madhyamika''|417}}
 
**{{i|''Establishing the ground Madhyamika''|417}}
 
**{{i|''Identifying the object of refutation: the two selves''|421}}
 
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**{{i|''Analysis through the application of reason''|422}}
 
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***{{i|The four arguments|424}}
 
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****{{i|An investigation of causes: the Diamond Splinters argument|425}}
 
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****{{i|An investigation of results: no effects, whether existent or<br>nonexistent, can be said to be produced|426}}
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****{{i|An investigation of the causal process itself: a refutation of origination related to four possible alternatives|426}}  
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****{{i|An investigation into the nature of phenomena: the Great Interdependence argument and the argument of "Neither One nor<br>Many"|427}}
 
**{{i|''Why the Madhyamika dialectic is superior to all other tenet systems''|428}}
 
**{{i|''Why the Madhyamika dialectic is superior to all other tenet systems''|428}}
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*{{i|APPENDIX 9 The twenty-one qualities of Dharmakaya wisdom|431}}
 
*{{i|APPENDIX 9 The twenty-one qualities of Dharmakaya wisdom|431}}
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*{{i|APPENDIX 10 The three doors of perfect liberation| 437}}
 
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*{{i|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.

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