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Essence of Refined Gold by the Third Dalai Lama with Related Texts by the Second and Seventh Dalai Lama
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Essence of Refined Gold is among the Third Dalai Lama Gyalwa Sonam Gyatso's most widely read works. Drawing out the essential meaning of Lama Tsongkhapa's Great Exposition of the Stages of the Path, the text is valued for its concise summary of the Buddha's teachings in a form readily applicable to practice. This volume presents Glenn H. Mullin's translation of the root text together with a commentary compiled from a discourse on the text delivered by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.
Citation
Dalai Lama, 3rd, Dalai Lama, 2nd, Dalai Lama, 7th. Essence of Refined Gold by the Third Dalai Lama with Related Texts by the Second and Seventh Dalai Lama. Translated by Glenn H. Mullin. Dharamsala: Tushita Books, 1978.
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1 Full translation of
Essence of Refined Gold is one of the Third Dalai Lama's most popular written works. It extracts the heart of Lama Tsongkhapa's Great Exposition of the Stages on the Spiritual Path. Although brief, it summarizes the meaning of all Buddha's teachings and is easily put into practice. (Source: The Path to Enlightenment, preface)
1 Other editions
In this extensive teaching, the Dalai Lama beautifully elucidates the meaning of the path to enlightenment through his own direct spiritual advice and personal reflections. Based on a very famous Tibetan text, this teaching presents in practical terms the essential instructions for the attainment of enlightenment. Its direct approach and lucid style make Refining Gold one of the most accessible introductions to Tibetan Buddhism ever published. His discourse draws out the meaning of the Third Dalai Lama's famous Essence of Refined Gold as he speaks directly to the reader, offering advice, personal reflections, and scriptural commentary. He says in practical terms what the student must do to attain enlightenment. (Source: Shambhala Publications)
