The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others

The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others

by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Author)

Synopsis

A Bodhisattva is a friend of the world who, motivated by compassion, spontaneously seeks enlightenment to benefit all living beings. In this welcome guide to compassionate living, Geshe Kelsang explains in detail how to take and keep the Bodhisattva vows, and how to practice the Bodhisattva's deeds of giving, moral discipline, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom. With this handbook as our companion, we can enter into the Bodhisattva's way of life and progress along the path to full enlightenment.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Edition: New ed of 2nd revised ed
Publisher: Tharpa Publications
Published: Dec 1995

ISBN 10: 0948006498
ISBN 13: 9780948006494
Book Overview: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was born in Tibet and is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism.

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'This book is an ideal companion... written with impeccable qualifications and clarity.' - Going Beyond
Author Bio
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism who has pioneered the introduction of modern Buddhism into contemporary society. He is the author of 21 highly acclaimed books that perfectly transmit the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He has founded over 1200 Kadampa Buddhist centres and groups throughout the world.