Sakya Pandita's Treasury of Good Advice

A profound, down to earth, and practical guide to the art of living, the "Sakya Legshe"- or "Treasury of Good Advice"- has been fundamental to the development of Tibetan culture and character for a thousand years.

Like Aesop's Fables, renowned scholar and Tibetan statesman Sakya Pandita uses proverbs and stories to address the basic question: "How are we to live peaceably with ourselves and with others?" With great humor and grace, he offers inspiration and advice relevant to human life in every era and in all cultures, addressing questions of achievement and failure, anger and kindness, deceit and desire, intelligence and foolishness, and wealth and wisdom.

Ordinary Wisdom: Sakya Pandita's Treasury of Good Advice, Sakya Pandita, John T. Davenport (translator), Wisdom Publications, Paperback, 364 pages, $21.95

Sakya Pandita (1182-1251)--a renowned scholar and Tibetan statesman--staved off a Mongolian invasion by converting Emperor Godan to Buddhism.

Introduction
Translators' Preface
Introduction

A Jewel Treasury of Good Advice, with Commentary
Introductory Verses of Praise

Part I: The Correspondence the Title of the Text with Sanskrit

Part II: The Content of the Text

A. The Beginning of the Text

1. Salutation to the Guru
2. Promise to Compose The Commentary By Explaining the Meaning of the Title
B. Explanation of the Actual Content of the Text

1. An Examination of the Wise
2. An Examination of the Decent
3. An Examination of the Foolish
4. An Examination of the Wise and Foolish Together
5. An Examination of Bad Conduct
6. An Examination of Natural Ways
7. An Examination of Unseemly Ways
8. An Examination of Deeds
9. An Examination of the Dharma

C. The Manner in Which the Text Was Composed
Part III: The Conclusion: An Expression of Gratitude to the Author
Footnotes
Glossary
Subject Index
SL first line index
Citations index
Bibliography