The "Stages of the Teachings," or tenrim, genre of Tibetan spiritual writing expounds the Mahayana Buddhist teachings as a systematic progression, from the practices required at the start of the bodhisattva's career to the final perfect awakening of buddhahood. The texts in the present volume each exerted seminal influence in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The first text, The Blue Compendium, presents the instructions of the Kadam teacher Potowa (1027/31-1105) as recorded by his student Dölpa (1059-1131). This verse work is followed by Gampopa's (1079-1153) revered Ornament of Precious Liberation, which, with its extensive quotations from the Indian scriptures, remains the most authoritative text on the path to enlightenment within the Kagyü school. The final selection is Clarifying the Sage's Intent, a masterwork by the preeminent sage of the Sakya tradition, Sakya Pandita (1182-1251). (Source: Wisdom Publications)
Another version of Holmes's translation of Gampopa's Ornament of Precious Liberation is found in Ornament of Precious Liberation (Holmes).
| Citation | Roesler, Ulrike, Ken Holmes, and David P. Jackson, trans. Stages of the Buddha's Teachings: Three Key Texts. By Dölpa (Dol pa shes rab rgya mtsho), Gampopa (Sgam po pa), and Sakya Paṇḍita (Sa skya paN+Di ta). Library of Tibetan Classics 10. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2015. |
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- dol pa shes rab rgya mtsho, sgam po pa, and sa skya paN+Di ta. bstan pa la 'jug pa'i rim pa ston pa'i gzhung gces btus. Edited by Geshe Thupten Jinpa. Delhi: bod kyi gtsug lag zhib 'jug khang, 2009.
- dol pa shes rab rgya mtsho. be’u bum sngon po.
- sgam po pa. dam chos yin bzhin gyi nor bu thar pa rin po che’i rgyan.
- sa skya paN+Di ta. thub pa’i dgongs pa rab tu gsal ba.
