For the Benefit of All Beings: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva

H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

ISBN 10: 1590306937 / ISBN 13: 9781590306932

Editore: Shambhala Classics, 2009

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• Titolo: For the Benefit of All Beings: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva
• Editore: Shambhala Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1590306937
• ISBN 13: 9781590306932
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Very Good
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: No Jacket
• Peso: 0,59 libbre

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Riassunto

The Dalai Lama explains how to follow the spiritual path of the bodhisattva, offering his commentary on Shantideva's beloved Buddhist text

The fourteenth Dalai Lama, a living embodiment of the bodhisattva ideal, presents here detailed practical guidance based on sections of The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, the best-known text of Mahayana Buddhism. The Dalai Lama explains this classic and beloved work, showing how anyone can develop a truly "good heart" and the aspiration for the enlightenment of all beings. In this book, the Dalai Lama's profound knowledge is evident—the result of extensive training. Here he shares his extraordinary insight into the human condition and what it means to be a responsible and caring person.
 
This book was previously published under the title A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night.

Informazioni sull?autore

His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama is considered the foremost Buddhist leader of our time. The exiled spiritual head of the Tibetan people, he is a Nobel Peace Laureate, a Congressional Gold Medal recipient, and a remarkable teacher and scholar who has authored over one hundred books.