Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment

Geshe Sonam Rinchen, Ruth Sonam, Atisha , Ruth Sonam

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Tibetan

Snow Lion Publications
15 February 2013

Religion & beliefs; Tibetan Buddhism

Atisha's most celebrated text sets forth the entire Buddhist path

Atisha, the eleventh-century Indian Buddhist scholar and saint, came to Tibet at the invitation of the king of Western Tibet, Lha Lama Yeshe Wo, and his nephew, Jangchub Wo. His coming initiated the period of the second transmission of Buddhism to Tibet, formative for the Sakya Kagyu and Gelug traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.

Atisha's most celebrated text, Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, sets forth the entire Buddhist path within the framework of three levels of motivation on the part of the practitioner. Atisha's text thus became the source of the lamrim tradition, or graduated stages of the path to enlightenment, an approach to spiritual practice incorporated within all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

By: Geshe Sonam Rinchen, Atisha
Edited by: Ruth Sonam
Translated by: Ruth Sonam
Imprint: Snow Lion Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: USA ed.
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 261g
ISBN: 9781559390828
ISBN 10: 1559390824
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 15 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Geshe Sonam Rinchen (1933-2013) studied at Sera Je Monastery and in 1980 received the Lharampa Geshe degree. He taught Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India, as well as in dharma centers around the world.

Reviews for Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment

Geshe Sonam Rinchen's lucid and engaging commentary draws out Atisha's meaning for today's practitioners with warmth and wit, bringing the light of this age-old wisdom into the modern world. -Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies