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Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend by Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche & Nagarjuna & Padmakara Translation Group is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book appeal to any reader with interest in Mahayanna Buddhism and the great classic of Indain Buddisht literature.Review"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 From the PublisherTRANSLATOR’S INTRODUCTION Few people who have begun studying Tibetan Buddhism can remain unaware for long of the importance of Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend (Suhrllekha in Sanskrit), for even if they have not had the opportunity to read it on its own, they will sooner or later come across quotations from Nagarjuna’s poem in the many written and oral commentaries on other texts that the Tibetan tradition has produced. The Letter to a Friend, despite its short length, is a monument of the Indian shastra tradition for it covers the whole Mahayana path with unusual clarity and memorable imagery. For many students of Buddhism the original canonical texts—that is, the sutras and other works that recorded the Buddha’

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Author
Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche & Nagarjuna & Padmakara Translation Group
Publisher
Snow Lion Publications
Published
2006
Language
EN
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Buddhism, Religion

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