{"product_id":"the-tibetan-book-of-everyday-beth-newman-9780861714667","title":"The Tibetan Book of Everyday Wisdom: A Thousand Years of Sage Advice","description":"\u003cb\u003eEnjoy popular Tibetan collections of advice, fables, and aphorisms for following the way of the wise and avoiding the path of fools. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tibetan Book of Everyday Wisdom: A Thousand Years of Sage Advice\u003c\/i\u003e presents a genre of Tibetan works known as \"wise sayings\" (\u003ci\u003eleksh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e). While most Tibetan literature focuses on the Buddhist path, wise sayings literature has traditionally been a centerpiece of secular education in Tibet and in the cultivation of social mores and an honorable way of life. Drawing inspiration from classical Indian literature on human virtue and governance (\u003ci\u003enitisastra\u003c\/i\u003e), including the folktales in the\u003ci\u003e Pa catantra\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors of these Tibetan works strove to educate young minds in the ways of the civilized world, especially by distinguishing the conduct of the wise from that of the foolish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This anthology includes some of the best-loved classics of Tibetan literature, such as Sakya Pandita's \u003ci\u003eJewel Treasury of Wise Sayings\u003c\/i\u003e, Panchen S nam Drakpa's \u003ci\u003eGanden Wise Sayings\u003c\/i\u003e, and Gungthang's \u003ci\u003eTreatise on Trees\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTreatise on Water\u003c\/i\u003e. The final work is the intriguing\u003ci\u003e Kach  Phalu's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Advice. \u003c\/i\u003eOstensibly written by a wise Tibetan Muslim, this versified text enjoys great popularity within Tibetan-speaking communities, such that many Tibetans are able to recite at least a few verses from memory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Newman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0861714660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861714667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.60d","brand":"Beth Newman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44616371568895,"sku":"9780861714667","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c46cac0-7df3-4db1-8532-801834474da0.jpg?v=1703019981","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tibetan-book-of-everyday-beth-newman-9780861714667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}