In his work Engaging by Stages in the Teachings of the Buddha, the great Tibetan master Phagmodrupa (1110-1170) sets out the Buddhist path with the utmost clarity. For the first time, this seminal treatise is now available in English. Phagmodrupa illustrates the sequential stages of entering the Buddhist path: placing trust in the spiritual tutor, taking refuge, meditating on love and compassion, and attaining the three bodies of the Buddha. He recounts the knowledge of spiritual teachers such as Santideva, cites historical references, and employs logical analysis. With great insight, he describes the behavior of worldly people and how one needs to change in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment. For all these reasons, this work is particularly relevant to the modern reader.

A biography of Phagmodrupa, also contained herein, provides insight into the life and work of this important master.

Slipcase 2 Paperbacks,Total Pages 384 , $36.00

	Contents: Phagmodrupa
	Volume 1
	Foreword	9
	Phagmodrupa: Engaing the stages in the teachings of Buddha	11
	The root text	12
	Explanations of the root verses	15
	Persons and faith	15
	The Characteristics of a Lama	19
	The Difficult-to-Find Leisures and Endowments	28
	The Recollection of Death	37
	The Disadvantage of Cyclic Existence	43
	Going for Refuge	52
	Karmic Causality and the Vows	60
	Meditating on Love and Compassion	71
	Generation of Bodhicitta	82
	The Result, the Three Kayas	133
	Works Quoted	133
	The Life and Liberation of Phagmodrupa, The Protector of Migrating Beings	137
	Volume 2
	Phagmodrupa: The Gradual Manner of Engaing in the Buddha's Teachings	7
	The Root Text	8
	Explantion of the Root Verses	11
	The Individual and Faith	11
	The Qualified Lama	15
	Contemplations of Freedom and Endowments Difficult to Find	24
	Contemplating Death and Impermanence	31
	Contemplating the Shortcomings of Cyclic Existence	37
	Going for Refuge	46
	Karma, Cause and Effect, and the Vows of Individual Liberation	55
	Cultivating Love and Compassion	65
	Arousing Bodhichitta	76
	Frution - the Three Kayas	115
	Phagmodrupa Engaging by Stages in the Teachings of the Buddha / The Gradual Manner of Engaing in the Buddha's Teachings: Tibetan Text	131
	The Life and Liberation of Phagmodrupa, the Protector of Migrant Beings: Tibetan Text	213
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