{"product_id":"perfecting-wisdom-dalai-lama-9781611807349","title":"Perfecting Wisdom: How Things Appear and How They Truly Are","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on a lecture given by the Dalai Lama on the wisdom chapter of \u003ci\u003eA Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, this book comments on Tibetan Buddhist philosophy in a clear and direct way.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShantideva's \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most important texts in the Mahayana tradition of Buddhist practice. Its ninth chapter, the section on transcendent wisdom, is known among Buddhist scholars as a challenging exposition of Madhyamika philosophy and difficult to understand without a commentary. This extraordinarily clear discussion of the wisdom chapter is based on an oral teaching given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama before an audience of thousands of Tibetans and Westerners. This invaluable volume with its precise explanation of core issues of Tibetan Buddhism stands as a key work in Buddhist literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book was previously published under the title \u003ci\u003eTranscendent Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalai Lama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611807344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611807349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Dalai Lama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979370234111,"sku":"9781611807349","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5786d69e-5eac-4747-8afd-5cfd1407b310.jpg?v=1683245178","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perfecting-wisdom-dalai-lama-9781611807349","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}