Publications
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
The
Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Lam rim chen
mo) is one of the brightest jewels in the world's treasury
of sacred literature. The author, Tsong-kha-pa, completed this
masterpiece in 1402 and it soon became one of the most renowned works
of spiritual practice and philosophy in the world of Tibetan Buddhism.
Tsong-kha-pa took great pains to base his incisive insights on the
classical Indian Buddhist literature, illustrating his points with
classical citations as well as with sayings of the masters of the
earlier Kadampa tradition. In this way the text demonstrates clearly
how Tibetan Buddhism carefully preserved and developed the Indian
Buddhist traditions.
TBLC Co-Director and Great Treatise translator Joshua Cutler has written an article describing the journey of this project, which was originally published in Mandala Magazine in 2004. If you wish, you can find the article here.
Originally published in the Snow Lion Newsletter and Catalogue, a historical account of the Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center's project to translate the Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment has been provided for you here.
To learn more about this edition of the Great Treatise or to obtain a copy, please visit the book's page at Snow Lion Publications.
The Jewelled Staircase
The author of
this book, Geshe Wangyal, passed away on January
30, 1983 at the age of eighty-one. Geshe-la had profound insight into
Buddha's teaching, and through his great compassion was the unexcelled
teacher to many people, myself included. He manifested this knowledge
in his everyday life and that life itself serves as a great inspiration
to those who aspire to practice Buddha's teaching.
The book is presently out of print, but used copies can be found on Amazon.com. TBLC Co-Director Joshua Cutler has written an introduction to the Jewelled Staircase, which can be downloaded as a Word Document.