Gateway to Knowledge, Volume IV

by Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, James Gentry (Translator)

Overview

The Gateway to Knowledge is a condensation of the Tripitaka and its accompanying commentaries. Consolidating the intent of Buddha Shakyamuni’s teachings into a unified body of textbooks, it is the philosophical backbone of the living tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Volume IV of this rich source book elucidates, The Four Seals of the Dharma, which are that all conditioned things are impermanent, everything defiling is suffering, nirvana is peace, and all phenomena are empty and devoid of self-entity. It also includes the four right discriminations, which are meaning, Dharma, definitive words, and ready speech as well as the four reasonings that have been taught in the sutras: 1) the principle of efficacy, 2) the principle of dependence, 3) the principle of reality, and 4) the principle of valid proof and the four reliances. Every volume in this series includes the Tibetan text and the English translation on facing pages. The Tibetan master, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche (1846-1912) is an exceptional treasure of wisdom, compassion and scholarship. His accomplishments in practice, learning, composition and teaching are immense. The student of the Gateway to knowledge can begin to comprehend the meaning of the major works on Buddhist philosophy and of the traditional sciences. When you want to extract their meaning you need and “ expert system,” a key. The gateway to Knowledge is like that key, a magical key – it opens up the treasury of precious gemstones in the expansive collection of Buddhist scriptures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789627341680
Publisher:	Rangjung Yeshe Publications
Publication date:	11/14/2012
Series:	Gateway to Knowledge , #4
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche (1846-1912) was a student of Jamgön Kongtrul, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, and Paltrul Rinpoche; he was blessed by Manjushri, the full accomplished Buddha of wisdom. His work is an exceptional treasure of wisdom, compassion, and scholarship. Mipham Rinpoche became one of the greatest scholars of his time and his collected works fill more than thirty volumes. His chief disciple was Shechen Gyaltsab Pema Namgyal.

Table of Contents

Contents of previous volumes 7

Part One The Four Seals of the Dharma 9

23 All Conditioned Things are Impermanent 11

24 Everything Defiling is Suffering 21

25 Nirvana is Peace 27

26 All Phenomena are Empty and Devoid of a Self-entity 35

Part Two The Four Right Discriminations 65

27 Right Discrimination of Meaning and Dharma 67

28 Right Discrimination of Definitive Words 77

Part Three Right Discrimination of Ready Speech 93

29 The Four Reasonings 95

30 The Four Reliances 123

Epilogue 137

Acknowledgements 143

Editorial Reviews

"The student of The Gateway to Knowledge can begin to comprehend the meaning of the major works on Buddhist philosophy and of the traditional sciences. When you want to extract their meaning you need an 'expert system,' a key. The Gateway to Knowledge is like that key, a magical key—it opens up the treasury of precious gemstones in the expansive collection of Buddhist scriptures.... The extremely gifted and learned Tibetan master, Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche (1846-1912) studied with many great masters from all traditions. Accomplished in all five fields of knowledge, he remains the example of perfect scholarship. His unexcelled deeds in teaching and composing Buddhist treatises are immense."
—Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, author of The Bardo Guidebook and Present Fresh Wakefulness

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