Buddhist Ethics [Paperback]

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (Author)

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Publication Date: January 19, 1997

Spiritual growth in a Buddhist context is a process of discovering a perfect quality that is already within us.

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An incredible resource for all serious students of Tibetan Buddhism. -- Georg Feuerstein, PhD in endorsement --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Book Five, Buddhist Ethics, is considered by many scholars to be the heart of Jamgön Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge. Kongtrul explains here the complete code of personal liberation as it applies to both monastic and lay persons, the precepts for those aspiring to the life of a bodhisattva, and the exceptional pledges for practitioners on the tantric path of pure perception.

"Upon seeing the Treasury of Knowledge, the first Khyentse Rinpoche, a contemporary of Lodro Thaye, said that it was so inclusive of all knowledge that it did not seem to be composed by a human being, but must have been written through the blessing of the dakinis."--Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

"In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgon Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge in ten books stands out as a unique encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as it was preserved in Tibet. This volume is Book Five of that work and is considered by many scholars to be its heart.... It provides a clearly structured and lucid exposition of the qualities of spiritual teachers and their students, as well as of the ethical systems of Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhism."--The Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies

"Both the Tibetan original and the English translation are exemplary in their lucidity... an incredible resource for all serious students of Tibetan Buddhism."--Georg Feuerstein, PhD --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 564 pages
• Publisher: Snow Lion Publications (January 19, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559390662
• ISBN-13: 978-1559390668
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,752,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and thorough - Brilliant, October 16, 2000

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This review is from: Buddhist Ethics (Paperback)

This book is an absolute must for serious Buddhist students. Jamgon Kongtrul's "Shes Terzod" (of which this is a translation in part) is a classic, and this is a surprisingly easy read. The translator is thorough and careful, and graciously provided the commentary he received in the annoted section. The notes could almost be published as a separate work.

Beginning students are confused by the differences between Tantric practice and the well-known monastic tradition of Buddhism. This book puts it all together and explains in detail how both are practiced simultaneously.

The bibliography to the book alone is a treasure map of resources for new students, and no one who has received any wang or any vow in Buddhism should be without such a careful explanation of the meaning of vows as this.

For very advanced students, Jamgon Kongtrul put no sect of Buddhism above another, and studied all four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism thoroughly. Consequently this is an excellent guide for students of different schools to clearly understand philosophical commonalities & differences, breaking down biases and misunderstandings. This is especially valuable in his description of the differences between the Nyingma and Sarma, in his even-handed, thorough description of Highest Yoga Tantra, and Maha, Anu and Ati Yoga Tantra. A truly invaluable work.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, October 31, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Buddhist Ethics (Paperback)

This book is the most comprehensive account of how to live one's life in a Buddhist manner. END

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete and Perfect Handbook on Buddhist Ethics (Tibetan Buddhism), December 27, 2009

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This review is from: The Treasury of Knowledge, Book 5: Book Five: Buddhist Ethics (v. 5) (Hardcover)

This precious book is a complete summery of all modes of ethical conduct in the Buddhist system from lay vows, novice and full ordained monk vows, Bodhisattva vows up to Vajrayana vows as it has been transmitted in Indian-Tibetan Buddhism.

I have never seen or heard from a more detailed book in any Western language. If one is interested in this important and basic topic of Buddhism (the Vinaya or Ethics) one will find with this book a real and complete treasure.