Kamalasila is one of those distinguished acharyas who went to Tibet from India, stayed there and wrote scholarly treatises on Buddha dharma. His historic debate with and victory over the Chinese monk, Hoshang, is considered as a landmark in the annals of the spread of Buddhism in Bod. 'Bhavana-krama' is one of his more important writings and comprises three chapters. Fortified with extensive quotes from innumerable sutras, it delineates the 'krama' or sequence of meditational practice a seeker should undertake in order to attain 'sarvajnata', the true knowledge of things. The present work is the first-ever English rendering from original Sanskrit done at the suggestion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Bhavanakrama, Kamalashila, Aditya, 125 pages, $8.95
Parmananda Sharma, translator, a long-time student of comparative religions, taught English language and literature for about four decades before retiring as Principal, Government College, Dharmsala. Author of People of the Prayer-wheel, a treatise on Tibetan history and culture, he has written many original books in English and Hindi, including Chenresi, a long poem on the life of H.H. the Dalai Lama.
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Contents: Bhavanakrama of Kamalasila |
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| 1. |
Introduction |
9 |
| 2. |
Bhavanakrama-I |
13 |
| 3. |
Bhavanakrama-II |
51 |
| 4. |
Bhavanakrama-III |
77 |
| 5. |
Glossary-I |
101 |
| 6. |
Glossary-II |
117 |
| 7. |
Glossary-III |
123 |
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