Perfect Conduct : Ascertaining the Three Vows,9780861710836

Perfect Conduct : Ascertaining the Three Vows

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ISBN13: 9780861710836
ISBN10: 0861710835
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-01-01
Publisher(s): Wisdom Books Inc
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Summary

All religions teach codes of ethical behavior. So too does Buddhism. This books is a translation of an indispensable exposition of the three sets of vows that are central to Tibetan Buddhist codes of discipline--the pratimoksa vows of individual liberation; the vows of the bodhisattva, who selflessly strives for the liberation of all beings; the vows of the esoteric path of tantra.

Here, the late Dudjom Rinpoche provides his authoritative commentary on the role of ethics and morality in Buddhist practice, outlining in detail the meaning and scope of the vows, and giving practical advice on maintaining the vows as supportive tools in the journey toward enlightenment.

Author Biography

Dudjom Rinpoche (1904-87) was appointed by H.H. the Dalai Lama as the supreme head of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He was an enlightened yogi and meditation master, a discoverer of concealed treasure teachings (a terton) who was inseparable from Guru Rinpoche [Padmasambhava], the most prolific of contemporary Tibetan scholars, and an incarnate lama who had intentionally emanated for the sake of sentient beings for seventeen successive lives.

Table of Contents

Preface vii(8)
Introduction xv(4)
Translator's Note xix
THE COMMENTARY, INCLUDING THE ROOT TEXT
1(154)
First: The Initial Virtue
3(4)
Second: The Intermediate Virtue
7(142)
Chapter One: A Brief Explanation of the Stages of the Main Teaching
7(7)
Chapter Two: An Explanation of the Pratimoksa-vinaya
14(49)
Chapter Three: The Bodhisattva Vows
63(37)
Chapter Four: Secret Mantra
100(41)
Chapter Five: An Explanation of How to Practice the Three Vows Together without Conflict
141(8)
Third: The Concluding Virtue
149(4)
Commentator's Note
153(2)
TRANSLATION OF THE ROOT TEXT, ASCERTAINING THE THREE VOWS
155(20)
OUTLINE OF THE COMMENTARY
175(16)
Notes 191

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