This book of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been written with the intention of giving information to those wishing to know some of the basic facets of Buddhadharma in Tibet. Further, it touches upon a number of points of practical importance for those who wish to progress along the path of Dharma, while it should incidentally set right a number of distorted and strange ideas that some people have regarding Tibetan forms of Dharma.

Opening of the Wisdom-Eye, Dalai Lama, Quest Books, 178 pages, 12.95

The 14th Dalai Lama, born Lhamo Dhondrub on July 6, 1935 to a peasant family in Northeastern Tibet, was recognized as the reincarnation of the spiritual and temporal leader of his nation at the age of two and officially enthroned on February 22, 1940. He served as the leader of Tibet until 1959, when he and 100,000 followers fled the country following a revolt against the Communist Chinese forces that had occupied Tibet for almost a decade. Since that time, the Dalai Lama has met with world leaders and U. N. officials and traveled the world in a tireless effort to free his country. Although he remains in exile, living in India, he was rewarded for his efforts in 1989, when he received the Nobel Peace Prize. He accepted the award in the name of oppressed people everywhere. The Dalai Lama, spiritual & political leader of the Tibetan people & a Nobel Peace Laureate, has in the last decade become a global spiritual leader whose message of universal & individual responsibility has won worldwide acclaim.

	Contents: The OPENING of the WISDOM-EYE
	Preface to the 1991 Edition	1
	Introduction to the 1991 Edition	iii
	The Translators' Preface	ix
	History of the Advancement of Buddhadharma in Tibet	1
	The Opening of the Wisdom-Eye	12
	Dharma	14
	Rebirth	22
	The Two Levels of Truth	31
	The Heaps, Entrances and Elements	37
	The Three Collections of Buddha-word	42
	The Threefoild Training	50
	- in Supreme Virtue	52
	- in Supreme Collectedness	71
	- in Supreme Wisdom	93
	The Path	104
	- The Disciples Vehicle	105
	- The Silent Buddhas' Vehicle	112
	- The Great Vehicle	112
	- The Adamantine Vehicle	117
	The Bodies of a Buddha	120
	The Virtues of a Buddha	126
	Notes to the Text	140