"Whenever I think of [Khunu Rinpoche], I always say to
myself, 'This is what St. Francis of Assisi must have been like. -Sogyal Rinpoche, from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.
Revered by many as the very embodiment of altruism, the late Khunu Rinpoche devoted his life to the development of Bodhicitta-the aspiration to achieve enlightenment for the sake of all living beings. Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea is a collection of Khunu Rinpoche's inspirational verse-presented here in both English and the original Tibetan.
"To hold in your hands Khunu Rinpoche's own words on Bodhicitta is Xto be given a priceless opportunity,v-of touching the heart of a master ; who had made it the guiding light of his entire life."-Sogyal Rinpoche
"Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea] is extremely inspiring and very : poetics very sweet and pleasing to read, like drinking nectar or eating cream."-Lama Zopa Rinpoche
"...a classic, in the tradition of Shantideva's great masterpiece, The Way of the Bodhisattva." Matthieu Ricard, co-author of The Monk and the Pilosopher
Born in the Indo-Tibetan borderlands at the end of the nineteenth century, Khunu Rinpoche Tenzin Gyaltsen was revered by Tibetan Buddhists of all spiritual traditions because his life embodied the spiritual practice of compas sion. Among his many students was His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.
Vast as the Heavens Deep as the Sea, Khunu Rinpoche, Wisdom Publications, Pperback, 151 pp, $16.95
The monk Khunu Rinpoche (1894-1977) was born in Kinnaur, India, and educated in Tibet. A lifelong student and teacher, he taught, among others, the current Dalai Lama and other Tibetans after being exiled from their homeland in the 1950s.
Translator
Gareth Sparham, a monk for over twenty years, holds a Ph D. in Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia. He lives in India.
| Publisher's Acknowledgment |
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| Translator's Acknowledgments |
vii |
| Translator's Introduction |
1 |
| Foreword to the 1966 Edition by the Dalai ^Lama (Tibetan and English) |
20 |
| The Jewel Lamp: A Praise of Bodhicitta (Tibetan and English) |
23 |
| Translator's Dedication |
146 |
| Notes |
147 |
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