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THE LIGHT OF WISDOM VOL I <rRgot Text PADMASAMBHAVA Commentary JAMGÖN KONGTRÜL The L igh t o f Wisdom Vol.1 Ra n g ju n g Ye sh e Boo k s Padmasambhava Advicef rom the Lotus-Born Dakini Teachings Padmasambhava and Jamgon Kongtriil Light of Wisdom, Vol I ♦ Light of Wisdom, VolII Yeshe Tsogyal The Lotus-Born (Shambhala PubL) Gampopa The Precious Garland of the Sublime Path Tsele Natsok Rangdrol The Heart o f the Matter Mirror ofM indfulness Empowerment ♦ Lamp ofM ahamudra Chokgyur Lingpa Ocean ofA mrita, Ngakso Drubchen Mipham Rinpoche Gateway to Knowledge, Vol I Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche As It Is, Vol I Rainbow Painting Repeating the Words o ft he Buddha Ten Lamas In Memory ofKyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Songs ofNaropa ♦ King of Samadhi Buddha Nature Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche Indisputable Truth The Union ofM ahamudra Csf Dzogchen Bardo Guidebook ♦ Song of Karmapa Tulku Thondup Enlightened Living Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche Life & Teachings o f Chokgyur Lingpa Tsoknyi Rinpoche Carefree Dignity T h e Lig h t o f W isd o m v o l . i TH E ROOT T E XT Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo BY P ADMASAMBHAVA as recorded by Yeshe Tsogyal, and revealed and decoded by Jamyang Khyentse W angpo and Chokgyur Lingpa T H E C OMMENT AR Y The Light of Wisdom by J a m g 6 n K o n g t r Ol t h e F i r s t T H E NOTES Entering The Path of Wisdom by J a m y a n g D r a k p a as recorded ¿yjokyab Rinpoche Supplemented w ith clarifying remarks by Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse and Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Translatedf rom the Tibetan according to the teachings o f Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche by Erik Pema Kunsang R a n g j u n g Y e s h e ♦ Boudhanath, Hong Kong & Esby * 1999 R a n g ju n g Y e s h e P u b l ic a t i o n s 125 Robinson Road, flat 6a H ong Kong Address letters to: Rangjung Yeshe Publications P.O . Box 1200, Kathmandu, Nepal Copyright © 1999 Erik Hein Schmidt First edition published 1995 by Shambhala Publ. Printed in the United States o f America on recycled acid-free paper 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 All rights reserved. N o part o f this book may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. Special discount is given for classroom use. Write to the above address. Publication Data: The root text, Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, by Padmasambhava, as recorded by Yeshe Tsogyal, and revealed and decoded byjamyang Khyentsc W angpo and Chokgyur Lingpa. The commentary, The Light o f W isdom, by Jamgon Kongtriil the First. The notes, Entering The Path o f W isdom, byjamyang Drakpa, as recorded by Jokyab Rinpoche. Supplemented with clarifying remarks by Kyabje Dilgo Khyentsc and Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Translated from the Tibetan according to the teachings o f Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche by Erik Pema Kunsang (Erik Hein Schmidt). Edited by Marcia Binder Schmidt. The Root Text: bla ma'i thugs sgrub rdo rje drag rtsal las zhalgdams lam rim ye shes snyingpo pad ma sam bha'i snying tbiggo. The Commentary: bla ma'i thugs sgrub rdo rje drag rtsal las, zhalgdams lam rim ye shes snying po'i *grel pa ye shes snang ba rob tu rgyas pa. The Notes: bla med nang rgyud sdegsum gyi rgyab chospad-ma'i zhalgdams lam rim ye snying 'grel pa ye shes snang bai zur rgyan brgyud Idan bla ma'i zhal rgyun mams brjed byang gcig bsdus ye shes lam jug. ISBN 962-7341-37-1 (pblc) 1. T h e L i g h t o f W i s d o m , Vol. I. 2. Eastern philosophy — Buddhism. 3. Vajrayana — Tibet. I. Title. COVERART: Detail from a 19th century tangka depicting Buddha Amitabha. Teachers consulted for transmission and clarifications: HIS HOLINESS DILGO KHYENTSE RINPOCHE HIS EMINENCE TULKU URGYEN RINPOCHE C H 6 K Y I NYIMA RINPOCHE TULKU PEMA WANGYAL RINPOCHE C HAGDUD TULKU RINPOCHE ORGYEN TOBGYAL RINPOCHE KHENPO PEMA SHERAB LAMA PUTSI PEMA TASHI Prepared by Rangjung Yeshe Translations, P .O . Box 1 2 0 0 , K a thm andu , N epa l Translator: Erik P em a K u n san g Associate translator: M arcia B in d er S c h m id t Editors: Ju d y A m tz is and J o h n F red erick A ssis tants: G raham S u n ste in and B en R o s e n z w e ig Contents Foreword by H. H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche____________________ ix Translator's Introduction________________________________________ xi Essay on the Three Great Masters by H. E. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche_____________________________ xxxv The R qqi Text Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo____________________________________________ i T hf C om m f .n tary Section One Prologue and Teachings on the Title, the Sign Script, and the Homage i . Homage and Prologue 21 2. Teaching on the Tide 25 3. Explaining the Sign Script and Homage 36 Section Two The Explanation o f the Actual Body o f the Text 4. The Setting 43 5. The Circumstances 53 Contents 6. The Four Vajra Syllables 54 7. The Five Perfections and Instruction to Retain the Teaching 63 8. The Meaning o f the Ground 68 Section Jliree Path 9. How to Follow a Spiritual Guide 87 10. The Four Mind Changings 9 5 11. Taking Refuge 110 12. Conventional Bodhichitta o f Aspiration 115 13. Conventional Bodhichitta o f Application 121 14. The View o f Ultimate Bodhichitta U 5 15. The Meditation o f Ultimate Bodhichitta and Its Result 147 A p p e n d i c e s a n d N o t e s 1. 1 ne rux Limits ana Lour Moaes 1ÛI 2. The Four Noble Truths 167 3. The Four Dhyanas and Formless States 170 4. The Sugata Essence 175 5. Padmakara and the Four Vidyadhara Levels 179 6. Shakyamuni’s Prophecy about Buddhism in Tibet 181 7. The Five Aggregates 183 8. Establishing the Basis for Beginning the Teaching 186 9. The Actual Beginning o f the Teaching 191 10. The Sixty Aspects o f Melodious Speech 195 11. The Four Schools o f Buddhist Philosophy 197 12. The Bodhisattva Bhumis 201 Epilogue 206 Notes 208 Index 287 viii
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