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गर्भसंग्रह
Garbhasaṃgraha
སྙིང་པོ་བསྡུས་པ
snying po bsdus pa
A Summary of the Essence (of All Buddhas) (84000)
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The Garbhasaṃgraha (Tibetan: Snying po bsdus pa, "Gathering the Essence") by the 11th-century Buddhist master Atiśa is a concise eight-verse summary of the complete Buddhist path to enlightenment. Written for practitioners living in degenerate times when life is short and obstacles many, the text systematically progresses from diagnosing the root causes of suffering (karma, afflictions, and grasping at dualistic realities) through the cultivation of wisdom (understanding emptiness and dependent origination) and compassion, to the ultimate fruition in buddhahood's Three Bodies. Atiśa presents this "essence of all Buddhas" as both a practical guide for spiritual development and a condensed teaching that can be quickly grasped by those unable to engage in extensive scriptural study, exemplifying his skill at making profound Buddhist doctrine accessible while maintaining doctrinal completeness.
Reference
Atīśa Dīpaṃkaraśrījñāna (slob dpon chen po dpal mar me mdzad ye shes). garbhasaṃgraha [गर्भसंग्रह]. snying po bsdus pa [སྙིང་པོ་བསྡུས་པ]. [A Summary of the Essence (of All Buddhas) (84000)]. Tengyur, RKTST 3290 http://www.rkts.org/cat.php?id=3290&typ=2.
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The complete works of Atīśa Śrī Dīpaṁkara Jñāna, Jo-bo-rje : The lamp for the path and commentary, together with the newly translated Twenty-five key texts (Tibetan and English texts)
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The Complete Works of Atīśa-front.jpg
Books2009About this item
The complete works of Atīśa Śrī Dīpaṁkara Jñāna, Jo-bo-rje : The lamp for the path and commentary, together with the newly translated Twenty-five key texts (Tibetan and English texts)



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