{"product_id":"illumination-of-the-hidden-meaning-vol-2-2-yogic-vows-conduct-and-ritual-praxis-9781949163049","title":"Illumination of the Hidden Meaning Vol. 2, 2: Yogic Vows, Conduct, and Ritual Praxis","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is the second volume of the annotated translation of Tsong Khapa's \u003ci\u003eIllumination of the Hidden Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003esbas don kun gsa\u003c\/i\u003el), a magnificent commentary on the \u003ci\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first English translation of this important work, which marked a milestone in the Tibetan understanding and practice of the Indian Buddhist tantras. It covers the vows, observances, and conduct of the initiated yogi, particularly in relation to the yoginis, whose favor he must cultivate. It describes in great detail the rites of the tradition, including homa fire sacrifice and the uses of the mantras of the mandala's main deities. The author provides a trilingual English-Tibetan-Sanskrit glossary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether with the present author's related publications in this series--including a translation of the Cakrasamvara root tantra (2007) and critical editions of its Sanskrit and Tibetan texts (2012), and the first volume of this master Tibetan commentary (2017)--the reader will have the first full study of this important tantra available in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949163049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Tsong Khapa Losang Drakpa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45369956696245,"sku":"9781949163049","price":50.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4218a1e0-4f59-48ff-a5d9-e79e319a6048.jpg?v=1747108955","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/illumination-of-the-hidden-meaning-vol-2-2-yogic-vows-conduct-and-ritual-praxis-9781949163049","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}