Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2010)
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****{{i|''The eight cold hells''|164}} | ****{{i|''The eight cold hells''|164}} | ||
****{{i|''The ephemeral hells''|165}} | ****{{i|''The ephemeral hells''|165}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|The sufferings of the higher realms|165}} | ||
| + | ****{{i|''The suffering of the gods''|165}} | ||
| + | ****{{i|''The suffering of the asuras''|167}} | ||
| + | ****{{i|''The suffering of human beings''|168}} | ||
| + | *****{{i|Suffering of suffering|168}} | ||
| + | *****{{i|Suffering of change|168}} | ||
| + | *****{{i|All-pervading suffering in the making|168}} | ||
| + | *****{{i|The eight complementary sufferings|169}} | ||
| + | ******{{i|''Birth''|169}} | ||
| + | ******{{i|''Old age''|171}} | ||
| + | ******{{i|''IlIness''|172}} | ||
| + | ******{{i|''Death''|172}} | ||
| + | ******{{i|''Meeting unwanted circumstances''|172}} | ||
| + | ******{{i|''Separation from what is loved''|173}} | ||
| + | ******{{i|''Not having what one wants''|173}} | ||
| + | ******{{i|''Having what one does not want''|173}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''The truth of origin''|173}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''The truth of path and truth of cessation''|174}} | ||
| + | **{{i|The twelve links of dependent arising|175}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''The need for this teaching''|175}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''Definitions of the twelve links''|176}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''Four way's of presenting the principle of dependent arising''|177}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''The number of lifetimes required for an entire cycle''|179}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''How to meditate on the principle of dependent arising''|180}} | ||
| + | ***{{i|''The unoriginated nature of dependent arising''|183}} | ||
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| + | The Extraordinary Path of Beings of Great Scope 185 | ||
| + | Meditation on the T woJold Bodhichitta | ||
| + | CHAPTER 5 The Preparation: The Four Wheels 187 | ||
| + | Prerequisites for the practice 187 | ||
| + | Solitude 187 | ||
| + | Livelihood 189 | ||
| + | Reliance on a spiritual master 191 | ||
| + | Fully qual!fied masters 191 | ||
| + | False teachers 193 | ||
| + | Evoking the sublime qualities oj an authentic teacher 195 | ||
| + | Relying on the teacher with a twentyfold attitude 197 | ||
| + | The characteristics oj bad disciples 198 | ||
| + | The cha racteristics oj good disciples 200 | ||
| + | How to serve and follow the teacher 201 | ||
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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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- 'jigs med gling pa. yon tan rin po che'i mdzod dga' ba'i char. In gsung 'bum 'jigs med gling pa, Vol. 1: 1-102. Gangtok: pema thinley for dodrupchen rinpoche, 1985.
- klong chen ye shes rdo rje. yon tan mdzod kyi mchan 'grel, (bka' 'gyur rin po che). Paro: taklung tsetrul rinpoche pema wangyal, 1982.
