{"product_id":"aryadevas-four-hundred-stanzas-on-geshe-sonam-rinchen-9781559393027","title":"Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way","description":"Gyel-tsap Dar-ma-rin-chen states that Aryadeva's \u003ci\u003eFour Hundred Stanzas\u003c\/i\u003e was written to explain how, according to Nagarjuna, the practice of the stages of yogic deeds enables those with Mahayana motivation to attain Buddhahood. Both Nagarjuna and Aryadeva urge those who want to understand reality to induce direct experience of ultimate truth through philosophic inquiry and reasoning. Aryadeva's text is more than a commentary on Nagarjuna's \u003ci\u003eTreatise on the Middle Way\u003c\/i\u003e because it also explains the extensive paths associated with conventional truths. The \u003ci\u003eFour Hundred Stanzas\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the fundamental works of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy, and Gyel-tsap's commentary is arguably the most complete and important of the Tibetan commentaries on it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMahayana practitioners must eliminate not only obstructions to liberation but also obstructions to the perfect knowledge of all phenomena. This requires a powerful understanding of selflessness, coupled with a vast accumulation of merit, or positive energy, resulting from the kind of love, compassion, and altruistic intention cultivated by bodhisattvas. The first half of the text focuses on the development of merit by showing how to correct distorted ideas about conventional reality and how to overcome disturbing emotions. The second half explains the nature of ultimate reality that all phenomena are empty of intrinsic existence. Gyel-tsap's commentary on Aryadeva's text takes the form of a lively dialogue that uses the words of Aryadeva to answer hypothetical and actual assertions questions and objections. Geshe Sonam Rinchen has provided additional commentary to the sections on conventional reality, elucidating their relevance for contemporary life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a republished version of \u003ci\u003eYogic Deeds of Bodhisattvas\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geshe Sonam Rinchen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1559393025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559393027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snow Lion Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Geshe Sonam Rinchen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985138614527,"sku":"9781559393027","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff0b2cd5-ecd2-4b63-8130-0c78d3a90fe3.jpg?v=1683275775","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aryadevas-four-hundred-stanzas-on-geshe-sonam-rinchen-9781559393027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}