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100	1		_aSopa, Geshe Lhundub, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aNāgārjuna's advice for Buddhists : _bGeshe Sopa's explanation of a letter to a friend / _cGeshe Lhundub Sopa, with Beth Newman.
264		1	_aSomerville : _bWisdom Publications, _c2023.
300			_axi, 399 pages : _bportrait ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. Why Read This Book? -- 2. General Advice -- 3. Advice Primarily for Laypeople -- 4. The Way to Eliminate Desire -- 5. The Qualities that Accompany Wisdom -- 6. Advice for People Who Desire Spiritual Goals -- 7. The Practices to Attain Spiritual Goals -- 8. Using Your Human Life -- 9. Developing Aversion to Samsara -- 10. Aspects of the Path Common to All Vehicles -- 11. The Uncommon Path -- Appendixes: 1. The root verses of A Letter to a Friend -- 2. English Translations of A Letter to a Friend root text and commentaries -- 3. Five Obstacles to Developing Śamatha and Their Eight Antidotes -- 4. The Seventeen Levels of the Corporeal Realm -- 5. The Seven Branches of the Path to Enlightenment -- 6. The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
520			_a"A Letter to a Friend stands out among Nāgārjuna's works because of its minimal philosophical content and limited discussion of Mahayana practices. A Letter to a Friend is a comprehensive yet brief summary of the basic ideas and practices that form the substrate for all forms Buddhism: in other words, the text outlines the practices common to the Hinayana-more respectfully called the Śrāvakayāna-and the Mahayana in both its Sutrayana and Vajrayana forms. In that regard, it can be seen as a very early precursor of the presentation of the graduated path to awakening in a single text developed centuries later by Atiśa (circa 982-1055), and expanded in Tibet by the master Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419). Geshe Sopa was an exemplary Buddhist monk practitioner as well as a superlative scholar. His quiet and compassionate traditionalism drew people in; he did not blast people with charisma. He was a recognized master of his tradition and also knew how to reach a contemporary audience. His teachings on A Letter to a Friend roughly follow the commentary written by Rendawa Shonu Lodro (1349-1412). However, he added much, much more. He brought in additional material from many sources: the sutras, other texts by Nāgārjuna, works by great Indian masters such as Śāntideva, Āryadeva, Candrakīrti, Vasubhandu and others, and from multiple works by Je Tsongkhapa.15 Although Nāgārjuna's text primarily teaches the common path with little emphasis on philosophy, Geshe Sopa's explanation supplements it to teach the Mahayana path and Madhyamaka philosophy"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
600	0	0	_aNāgārjuna, _dactive 2nd century. _tSuhr̥llekha.
650		0	_aReligious life _xBuddhism.
650		0	_aBuddhist priests _zIndia _vCorrespondence.
700	1		_aNewman, Beth, _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSopa, Geshe Lhundub. _tNāgārjuna's advice for Buddhists _bFirst edition. _dSomerville : Wisdom Publications, 2023 _z9781614297857 _w(DLC) 2022019367
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