In this skillful translation, Herbert Guenther offers English-speaking readers gGam.po.pa's comprehensive and authoritative exposition of the stages of the Buddhist path. A masterly survey of Tibetan Buddhism, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation explains how an enlightened attitude is strengthened by practicing the six perfections (generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and knowledge) and offers a concise presentation of Buddhism as a living experience.


The Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Gampopa, Translated and annotated by Herbert V. Guenther, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 333 pages, $29.95

Herbert V. Guenther is Professor Emeritus of Far Eastern Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Among his many published works are his translation of The Life and Teaching of Naropa and The Dawn of Tantra.

	Foreword by Chogyam Trungpa
	Preface			vii
	Introduction			ix
		1.	The Motive	1
		2.	The Working Basis	14
		3.	Meeting Spiritual Friends	30
		4.	The Instruction in the Transitoriness of the Composite	41
		5.	The Vicious State of Samsara	55
		6.	Karma and Its Result	74
		7.	Benevolence and Compassion	91
		8.	Taking Refuge	99
		9.	The Acquisition of an Enlightened Attitude	112
		10.	The Training in an Enlightened Attitude	142
		11.	The Six Perfections	148
		12.	The Perfection of Liberality	152
		13.	The Perfection of Ethics and Manners	163
		14.	The Perfection of Patience	173
		15.	The Perfection of Strenuousness	181
		16.	The Perfection of Meditative Concentration	187
		17.	The Perfection of Awareness	202
		18.	The Five Paths	232
		19.	The Spiritual Levels	239
		20.	Perfect Buddhahood	257
		21.	Buddha Activity	271
	Pronunciation Guide			277
	Index of Book Titles
A.	Tibetan			283
B.	Sanskrit			291
C.	Pali			294
	Index of Technical Terms
A.	Tibetan			295
B.	Sanskrit			302
	Index of Names and Subjects			311