Sutras and Root Texts
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Root Texts
1.
A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment
(Atisha)
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A seminal text that sets out the stages of the path to enlightenment (lam-rim)
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atisha
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lam-rim (path to enlightenment)
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Calling the Lama from Afar
(Pabongka Rinpoche)
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A prayer to one's guru, composed by Pabongka Rinpoche
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guru devotion
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spiritual teacher (guru / lama)
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Heart-Spoon
(Pabongka Rinpoche)
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Heartspoon: Encouragement through Recollecting Impermanence
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impermanence
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death
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
(Pabongka Rinpoche)
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A Teaching With Special Emphasis on The Methods of an Experiential Instruction
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lam-rim (path to enlightenment)
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meditation
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5.
Lines of Experience
(Lama Tsongkhapa)
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The Abbreviated Points of the Graded Path to Enlightenment
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lam-rim (path to enlightenment)
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The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
(Geshe Langri Tangpa)
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A classic mind training (lo-jong) text by Kadampa Geshe Langri Tangpa.
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eight verses
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mind training (lo-jong)
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The Foundation of All Good Qualities
(Lama Tsongkhapa)
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A lam-rim prayer
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guru devotion
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spiritual teacher (guru / lama)
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lam-rim (path to enlightenment)
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The Seven-Point Mind Training
(Pabongka Rinpoche)
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A definitive root text on the seven-point mind training, supplemented by outlines.
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mind training (lo-jong)
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The Three Principal Aspects of the Path
(Lama Tsongkhapa)
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Renunciation, bodhicitta, and the correct view of emptiness
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three principal aspects
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Sutra Commentaries
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A Commentary on the Heart Sutra
(Geshe Lama Konchog)
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A teaching on the Heart Sutra, a profound text that contains the condensed meaning of all three levels of the Prajnaparamita sutras
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heart sutra
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perfection of wisdom (prajnaparamita)
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emptiness (shunyata)
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Commentary on the Heart Sutra
(Geshe Jampa Tegchok)
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Teachings on the Heart Sutra, a Perfection of Wisdom text.
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emptiness (shunyata)
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dependent arising
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12.
Golden Light Sutra in New York City (Audio)
(Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche)
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Commentary and partial oral transmission of the first seven chapters of the Golden Light Sutra given at New York's Tibet House September 2007
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golden light sutra
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Golden Light Sutra in Portland OR (Audio)
(Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche)
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this commentary and partial oral transmission of the Golden Light Sutra at Maitripa Institute over two days, November 2nd and 3rd 2007.
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golden light sutra
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14.
Heart Sutra Retreat (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
(Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche)
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this teaching in Malaysia, 10-13 April 1997.
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heart sutra
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retreat
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emptiness (shunyata)
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vajrasattva
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Long-life Sutra and Torma Offering (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
(Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche)
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Teachings on the Long-life Sutra, including the oral transmission and teachings on torma offering. Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings in Taipei, Taiwan, 15-16 April, 2007.
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sutras
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offering
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Sanghata Sutra Commentary and lung (Audio and Unedited Transcript)
(Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche)
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These teachings were given on February 28 2007 at Shakyamuni Center in Taiwan. It includes an oral transmission of the Sanghata Sutra.
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sanghata sutra
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The Benefits of Studying the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras (Prajnaparamita)
(Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche)
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains the benefits of studying the teachings of the Buddha
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perfection of wisdom (prajnaparamita)
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sutras
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Tibetan Numbers
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Definitions for various Tibetan numbers
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Sutras
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Diamond Cutter Sutra
(The Buddha)
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The Diamond (Vajra) Cutter Sutra
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diamond cutter
