{"product_id":"the-essence-of-the-vast-and-profound-a-commentary-on-je-tsongkhapas-middle-length-treatise-on-the-stages-of-the-path-to-enlightenment-9781614295419","title":"The Essence of the Vast and Profound: A Commentary on Je Tsongkhapa's Middle-Length Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beloved teacher's explanation of the path to enlightenment in its first-ever English translation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePabongkha Rinpoche is renowned as one of the greatest and most charismatic contemporary teachers of Tibetan Buddhism. Both Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche and Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, the junior and senior tutors of the 14th Dalai Lama, accounted him as their root guru. Giving explanations of the stages of the path to enlightenment (\u003ci\u003elamrim\u003c\/i\u003e) was considered one of his greatest talents--often thousands of students would come to hear his teachings--and with \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of the Vast and Profound\u003c\/i\u003e the English-speaking reader can experience this firsthand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawn from teachings given over the course of thirty-six days in 1934 in Tibet's capital city of Lhasa, \u003ci\u003e The Essence of the Vast and Profound \u003c\/i\u003emasterfully weaves together Tsongkhapa's \u003ci\u003eMiddle-Length Exposition on the Stage of the Path to Enlightenment, \u003c\/i\u003e the Second Panchen Lama's \u003ci\u003eSwift Path, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Third Dalai Lama's \u003ci\u003eEssence of Refined Gold. \u003c\/i\u003eRinpoche offers wise and compassionate guidance on such crucial subjects as how to rely on a spiritual teacher, how to develop certainty on the path, what it means to take refuge, how to understand karma, and the importance of compassion--explaining the entire spectrum of the Buddhist path, and also inspiring the reader to follow it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of the Vast and Profound\u003c\/i\u003e will soon find its place as one of the greatest lamrim commentaries ever given.\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 12\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781614295419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 2.00d","brand":"Pabongkha Rinpoche","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228343500981,"sku":"9781614295419","price":59.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_214f76bc-f8b9-49c8-82bd-b100058bfd25.jpg?v=1698724825","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-essence-of-the-vast-and-profound-a-commentary-on-je-tsongkhapas-middle-length-treatise-on-the-stages-of-the-path-to-enlightenment-9781614295419","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}