The Jewel Ornament of Liberation - Softcover

SGAM.PO.PA.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0394730062 ISBN 13: 9780394730066

Publisher: Shambhala / The Clear Light Series, 1972

Synopsis

In this skillful translation, Herbert Guenther offers English-speaking readers sGam.po.pa's comprehensive and authoritative exposition of the stages of the Buddhist path. A masterly survey of Tibetan Buddhism, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation explains how an enlightened attitude is strengthened by practicing the six perfections (generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and knowledge) and offers a concise presentation of Buddhism as a living experience.

As Chögyam Trungpa writes in his foreword: "It is in the flow of karma that this book materialized in 1959 on the very eve of the destruction of the spiritual land of Tibet. Professor Guenther was instrumental in making available the only commentary and guide in English to the bodhisattva tradition of Tibet, Japan, and China. The book remains the classic text of all Buddhists."

About this title

About the Author:

sGam.po.pa, who lived in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, was the organizer of the Kagyü order of Tibetan Buddhism.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Tibetan (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Shambhala / The Clear Light Series
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0394730062
• ISBN 13: 9780394730066
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1