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The Fourteenth Dalai Lama. Stages of the Path. Volume on the Fifth Dalai Lama's stages of the path titled Oral
2 An Annotated Commentary on the Fifth Dalai Lama’s Transmission of Mañjusri – an exegesis on the lam rim,

Oral Transmission of Mañjuśrī. Wisdom: USA. 2023. pp or stages of the path treatise. This text takes as its
797. Hardcover. US$64.95 foundation the unrivalled work Great Treatise on the
www.wisdomexperience.org Stages of the Path, composed by the great Tibetan Gelug
master Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (1357-1419) and
excellently summarizes the main points of practice.
The Fourteenth Dalai Lama's Stages of the Path: An
Annotated Commentary on the Fifth Dalai Lama’s Oral As such, Volume 2 is a Buddhist presentation
Transmission of Mañjusri is the second volume of the comprising, for a person who seeks liberation, the
Dalai Lama’s outline of Buddhist theory and practice. essential ways to practice in a single meditation
Having introduced Buddhist ideas in the context of session. Nevertheless, this volume will appeal to all
modern society in volume one, the Dalai Lama turns readers interested in the Dalai Lama’s works, both
here to a traditional presentation of the complete path those new to Buddhism and those looking to deepen
to enlightenment, from developing faith in the Dharma their understanding of the Tibetan presentation of the
to attaining the highest wisdom. This book, compiled by Buddhist path. EH
the revered Tibetan lama Dagyab Rinpoché, comments