Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2010)
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*****{{i|How the three kinds of vow may be observed simultaneously|293}} | *****{{i|How the three kinds of vow may be observed simultaneously|293}} | ||
******{{i|''The observance of the three vows as taught in the Nyingma<br>tradition''|296}} | ******{{i|''The observance of the three vows as taught in the Nyingma<br>tradition''|296}} | ||
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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}} | *******{{i|4. The gradual qualitative enhancement of the three vows|305}} | ||
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*******{{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}} | ******{{i|''The three vows as presented in other traditions''|308}} | ||
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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.
