Snow
Lion, 1998, 325 pp, ISBN 1559390662
Available from Snow
Lion
Apart
from this book being an excellent work on Buddhist vows, it also treats
tantric vows and Kalachakra tantric vows.
A comment by Phil Lecso:
For
an excellent source for in-depth study read Buddhist Ethics by Jamgon Kongtrul
published by Snow
Lion as he writes on the Vajrayana samaya from the perspective of Kalachakra.
A
reader at Amazon:
"This book is an absolute must for serious Buddhist
students. Jamgon Kongtrul's "Shes Terzod" (of which this is a translation
in part) is a classic, and this is a surprisingly easy read. The translator is
thorough and careful, and graciously provided the commentary he received in the
annoted section. The notes could almost be published as a separate work.
Beginning
students are confused by the differences between Tantric practice and the well-known
monastic tradition of Buddhism. This book puts it all together and explains in
detail how both are practiced simultaneously.
The bibliography to the book
alone is a treasure map of resources for new students, and no one who has received
any wang or any vow in Buddhism should be without such a careful explanation of
the meaning of vows as this.
For very advanced students, Jamgon Kongtrul
put no sect of Buddhism above another, and studied all four major schools of Tibetan
Buddhism thoroughly. Consequently this is an excellent guide for students of different
schools to clearly understand philosophical commonalities & differences, breaking
down biases and misunderstandings. This is especially valuable in his description
of the differences between the Nyingma and Sarma, in his even-handed, thorough
description of Highest Yoga Tantra, and Maha, Anu and Ati Yoga Tantra. A truly
invaluable work."
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