Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2010)

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*****{{i|The grounds or stages of realization|227}}
*****{{i|The grounds or stages of realization|227}}
***{{i|The qualities of the Sangha|229}}
***{{i|The qualities of the Sangha|229}}
The Hina)'ana and Mahayana Sangha 230
****{{i|''The Hinayana and Mahayana Sangha''|230}}
What is refuge? 231
*{{i|What is refuge?|231}}
Causal and resultant refuge 231
**{{i|''Causal and resultant refuge''|231}}
The different motives for taking refuge 232
**{{i|''The different motives for taking refuge''|232}}
How to take refuge 233
*{{i|How to take refuge|233}}
The benefits of taking refuge 234
*{{i|The benefits of taking refuge|234}}
The btntfits of causal refuge 234
**{{i|''The benefits of causal refuge''|234}}
The btntfits of resultant refuge 235
**{{i|''The benefits of resultant refuge''|235}}
The precepts of the refuge vow 236
*{{i|The precepts of the refuge vow|236}}
The precepts of causal refuge 236
**{{i|''The precepts of causal refuge''|236}}
The precepts regarding things to be avoided 236
***{{i|The precepts regarding things to be avoided|236}}
The precepts regarding things to be accomplished 236
***{{i|The precepts regarding things to be accomplished|236}}
The precepts of resultant refuge 237
**{{i|''The precepts of resultant refuge''|237}}
~f1hen the refuge vow is broken 237  
**{{i|''When the refuge vow is broken''|237}}
**{{i|''Attitudes incompatible with refuge''|238}}
**{{i|''The benefits of observing the precepts of the refuge vow''|238}}
 
 
*{{i|CHAPTER 7 Cleansing the Mind by Training in the Four Boundless Attitudes|239}}
*{{i|The Mahayana path|239}}
*{{i|The four boundless attitudes|240}}
*{{i|How to meditate on the four boundless attitudes|242}}
*{{i|The benefits of this meditation|242}}
 
 
*{{i|CHAPTER 8 The Vow of Bodhichitta|247}}
*{{i|What is bodhichitta?|247}}
*{{i|Classifications of bodhichitta|249}}
**{{i|''Bodhichitta in aspiration and action''|249}}
**{{i|''Other classifications of bodhichitta''|249}}
**{{i|''Bodhichitta classified according to twenty-two similes''|250}}
**{{i|''Bodhichitta classified according to its benefits''|251}}
**{{i|''Bodhichitta classified according to the speed of progression''|253}}
*{{i|How to cultivate bodhichitta|253}}
**{{i|''The causes of bodhichitta''|254}}
**{{i|''Who can generate bodhichitta?''|254}}
**{{i|''The ritual for taking the vow of bodhichitta''|255}}
***{{i|Inculcating the correct attitude|255}}
***{{i|Accumulating merit|256}}
****{{i|''Preparing the place''|256}}
****{{i|Inviting the field of merit''|256}}
****{{i|''Offering cleansing waters and clothes''|257}}
****{{i|''Requesting to be seated''|260}}
****{{i|''Expressions of respect''|260}}
****{{i|''The prayer of seven branches''|261}}
****{{i|''Offering oneself in service''|264}}
****{{i|''Conclusion''|265}}
***{{i|The ritual of the bodhisattva vow|266}}
***{{i|The conclusion of the ritual: the uplifting of one's own and others' minds|269}}
 


Attitudes incompatible with refuge 2~8
The benefits oj observing the precepts oj the refuge ww 2~8
CHAPTER 7 Cleansing the Mind by Training in the Four
Boundless Attitudes 239
The Mahayana path 2~9
The four boundless attitudes 240
How to meditate on the four boundless attitudes 242
The benefits of this meditation 242
CHAPTER 8 The Vow of Bodhichitta 247
What is bodhichitta? 247
Classifications of bodhichitta 249
Bodhichitta in aspiration and action 249
Other c/ass!fications oj bodhichitta 249
Bodhichitta classijitd according to twenty-two similes 250
Bodhichitta classijitd according to its benefits 251
Bodhichitta classijitd according to the speed oj progression 25~
How to cultivate bodhichitta 25~
The causes oj bodhichitta 254
Who can generate bodhichitta? 254
The ritual for taking the vow oj bodhichitta 255
I nculcating the correct attitude 255
Accumulating merit 256
Prtparing tht platt 256
Inviting tht fuM of mtrit 256
Offtring cleansing wattrs and clothts 257
Rtqutsting to bt stattd 260
Exprtssions of rtsput 260
Tht praytr of stvtn branchts 261
Offtring ontstlj in strvitt 264
Conclusion 265
The ritual of the bodhisattva vow 266
The conclusion of the ritual: the uplifting of one's own and others' minds 269
CHAPTER 9 The Precepts of Bodhichitta in Aspiration
CHAPTER 9 The Precepts of Bodhichitta in Aspiration
and Action 271
and Action 271

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Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2010)
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This book is a translation of the first part of Jigme Lingpa's Treasury of Precious Qualities, which in a slender volume of elegant verses sets out briefly but comprehensively the Buddhist path according to the Nyingma school. The concision of the root text and its use of elaborate poetic language, rich in metaphor, require extensive explanation, amply supplied here by the commentary of Kangyur Rinpoche.

The present volume lays out the teachings of the sutras in gradual stages according to the traditional three levels, or scopes, of spiritual endeavor. It begins with essential teachings on impermanence, karma, and ethics. Then, from the Hinayana standpoint, it describes the essential Buddhist teachings of the four noble truths and the twelve links of dependent arising. Moving on, finally, to the Mahayana perspective, it expounds fully the teachings on bodhichitta and the path of the six paramitas, and gives an unusually detailed exposition of Buddhist vows. (Source: Shambhala Publications)

Citation Fletcher, Wulstan, and Helena Blankleder (Padmakara Translation Group), trans. Treasury of Precious Qualities: The Rain of Joy; Book One. By Jigme Lingpa ('jigs med gling pa). With The Quintessence of the Three Paths, a commentary by Longchen Yeshe Dorje, Kangyur Rinpoche (klong chen ye shes rdo rje, bka' 'gyur rin po che). Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2010.