Foundations of the Path: Lamrim Teachings Volume I

Name: Foundations of the Path: Lamrim Teachings Volume I
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Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron

Jan 2015 · Lamrim Teachings Book 1 · Sravasti Abbey Corporation

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In the early eleventh century the Indian Buddhist master Atisha condensed essential points from the sutras and ordered them into the text Lamp of the Path. These were then expanded upon in the fourteenth century by the Tibetan Buddhist master Lama Tsongkhapa into the text The Great Exposition on the Gradual Path to Enlightenment (Lamrim Chenmo). Venerable Thubten Chodron taught on this text over several years at Dharma Friendship Foundation, and related these practical teachings to our daily lives. These ebooks are lightly-edited transcripts of those teachings. They have been organized and formatted by Lai Wee Chiang. This first volume contains teachings on:

a) Introduction to the Lamrim

b) How the Teachings Should Be Studied and Taught

c) Mind, Rebirth, Cyclic Existence and Enlightenment

d) The Six Preparatory Practices

e) How to Rely on a Spiritual Mentor

f) Precious Human Life

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keith millward

January 12, 2023

Good reading clear English Keith

About the author

Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron is an author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, one of the first Tibetan Buddhist training monasteries for Western nuns and monks in the US. She graduated from UCLA, and did graduate work in education at USC. Ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun in 1977, she has studied extensively with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhap Serkong Rinpoche, and Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche. She received full ordination as a bhikshuni in 1986.

Bhikshuni Chodron teaches worldwide and is known for her warm, practical, and humorous explanations of how to apply Buddhist teachings in daily life. She is also involved in prison outreach and interfaith dialogue. She has published many books on Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and is currently co-authoring with His Holiness the Dalai Lama a multi-volume series of teachings on the Buddhist path, The Library of Wisdom and Compassion. Visit thubtenchodron.org for a media library of her teachings, and sravasti.org to learn more about Sravasti Abbey.

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