- Stages of the Buddha's Teachings
- Cover
- Title
- Message from the Dalai Lama
- Special Acknowledgments
- Contents
- General Editor’s Preface
- Translators’ Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Technical Note
- Abbreviations
- Part I: The Blue Compendium
- 1. Preliminaries
- 2. The Training for Individuals at the Initial Level
- 3. The Training for Individuals at the Middle Level
- 4. The Training for Excellent Individuals
- 5. The Practice of the Perfections
- 6. Wisdom
- 7. Enhancing the Conditions for Practice
- Part II: Ornament of Precious Liberation
- Author’s Preface
- I. The Prime Cause
- II. The Basis
- III. The Condition
- IV. The Means: The Dharma Master’s Instruction
- 5. The Suffering of Samsara
- 6. Karma and Its Effects
- 7. Loving Kindness and Compassion
- 8. Taking Refuge
- 9. The Proper Adoption of Bodhicitta
- 10. Precepts for Generating Aspiring Bodhicitta
- 11. Presentation of the Six Perfections
- 12. The Perfection of Generosity
- 13. The Perfection of Moral Discipline
- 14. The Perfection of Patience
- 15. The Perfection of Diligence
- 16. The Perfection of Meditative Concentration
- 17. The Perfection of Wisdom
- 18. The Presentation of the [Five] Paths
- 19. The Presentation of the Levels
- V. The Result
- VI. Buddha Activity
- Part III: Clarifying the Sage’s Intent
- 1. Spiritual Potential
- 2. Taking Refuge
- 3. Generating the Resolve to Attain Awakening
- 4. The Perfection of Generosity
- 5. The Perfection of Moral Discipline
- 6. The Perfection of Patience
- 7. The Perfection of Diligence
- 8. The Perfection of Meditative Concentration
- 9. The Perfection of Wisdom
- 10. The Four Means of Attraction
- 11. The Paths and Levels
- 12. The Ultimate Fruit
- The Conclusion of the Treatise
- Appendix 1. Table of Tibetan Transliteration
- Appendix 2. Outline of Clarifying the Sage’s Intent
- Notes to the Introduction
- Notes to the Blue Compendium
- Notes to Ornament of Precious Liberation
- Notes to Clarifying the Sage’s Intent
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Contributors
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- Copyright
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