The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others

Gyatso, Geshe Kelsang

ISBN 10: 0948006501 / ISBN 13: 9780948006500

Published by Tharpa Publications, 1995

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Title: The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to ...

Publisher: Tharpa Publications

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: paperback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

A Bodhisattva is a friend of the world who, motivated by compassion, spontaneously seeks enlightenment to benefit all living beings. In this welcome guide to compassionate living, Geshe Kelsang explains in detail how to take and keep the Bodhisattva vows, and how to practice the Bodhisattva's deeds of giving, moral discipline, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom. With this handbook as our companion, we can enter into the Bodhisattva's way of life and progress along the path to full enlightenment.

Product Description:

In this guide to compassionate living, Geshe Kelsang explains in detail how to take and keep the Bodhisattva vows. He gives advice on every aspect of a Bodhisattva's moral discipline, as well as explaining a special practice for purifying our mind.