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Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend

With Commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche

By Nagarjuna
By Longchen Yeshe Dorje, Kangyur Rinpoche
Translated by Padmakara Translation Group

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Snow Lion
07/26/2013
Pages: 208
Size: 6 x 9
ISBN: 9781559394154
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The great Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna wrote his celebrated poem Letter to a Friend as a gift of advice to a South Indian king, and it has since become a monument in the Indian shastra tradition. Despite its short length (only 123 verses), it covers the entire Mahayana path, combining a practical approach to daily conduct with a theoretical exposition of the different stages leading to enlightenment. It has thus been an ideal source for many of Tibet’s greatest scholars seeking a scriptural authority to enhance their own descriptions of the Buddhist path.

In addition to a new English translation of the poem presented alongside the original Tibetan, this book includes commentary and a structural outline by the great twentieth-century scholar Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche.

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Author Bio
Nagarjuna
NAGARJUNA, a South Indian Buddhist master who lived six-hundred years after the Buddha, is undoubtedly the most important, influential, and widely studied Mahayana Buddhist philosopher.
Padmakara Translation Group
The PADMAKARA TRANSLATION GROUP, based in France, has a distinguished reputation for its translations of Tibetan texts and teachings. Its work has been published in several languages and is renowned for its clear and accurate literary style.
Praise

"This text is one of the most cherished works amongst practitioners of all levels of understanding and practice." —Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, author of It's Up to You

"The combination of the colorful root text and Rinpoche's helpful commentary make the book a valuable resource suitable for repeated readings and contemplation." —Thar Lam

"An inspiring classic of Buddhist literature, an enlightening commentary, an impeccable translation." —Matthieu Ricard, author of Journey to Enlightenment

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