{"product_id":"the-bodhisattva-path-of-wisdom-chogyam-trungpa-9781611801057","title":"The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion","description":"\u003cb\u003eChyam Trungpa continues his study of the three \"yanas\" of Tibetan Buddhism with this overview of the teachings of the mahayana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis three-volume collection presents in lively, relevant language the comprehensive teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist path of the hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana. Considered Chyam Trungpa's magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eThe Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma\u003c\/i\u003e will resonate with new and senior students of Buddhism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this second volume, Chyam Trungpa presents the bodhisattva teachings of the mahayana. At this point--having trained and seen the benefits of looking within--the student begins to shift their focus outward to the broader world. Formal entry into the mahayana occurs with taking the bodhisattva vow. Mahayana practitioners dedicate themselves to the service of all sentient beings, aspiring to save them from sorrow and confusion, and vowing to bring them to perfect liberation. This stage of the path emphasizes the cultivation of wisdom through the view and experience of emptiness, or \u003ci\u003eshunyata\u003c\/i\u003e, in which all phenomena are seen to be unbounded, completely open, ungraspable, and profound. From the ground of shunyata, compassionate activity is said to arise naturally and spontaneously. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to mindfulness and awareness, the mahayanist practices \u003ci\u003elojong\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"mind training,\" based on the cultivation of the \u003ci\u003eparamitas\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"transcendent virtues\" generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and prajna, or \"knowledge.\" As a component of lojong, \u003ci\u003etonglen\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"sending and taking,\" is practiced in order to increase \u003ci\u003emaitri\u003c\/i\u003e, or loving-kindness. Other topics covered in detail in this volume include \u003ci\u003ebodhichitta\u003c\/i\u003e, skillful means, Buddha nature and basic goodness, Madhyamaka, the ten \u003ci\u003ebhumis\u003c\/i\u003e, the three \u003ci\u003ekayas\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chyam Trungpa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611801052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611801057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.50d","brand":"Chyam Trungpa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984601153791,"sku":"9781611801057","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04e76846-be58-4032-9c35-d472938aaa8e.jpg?v=1683273197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bodhisattva-path-of-wisdom-chogyam-trungpa-9781611801057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}