{"product_id":"a-stairway-taken-by-the-lucid-tsong-kha-pas-study-of-noble-beings-intro-and-tr-by-james-b-apple","title":"A stairway taken by the Lucid: Tsong kha pas study of noble beings, intro. and tr. by James B. Apple","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"78\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"279\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"149\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"149\"\u003ePublisher: ADITYA PRAKASHAN Indological Publishers \u0026amp; Booksellers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"171\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"171\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eEdition: New Delhi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"218\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"218\"\u003eISBN: 9788177421316\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"233\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"233\"\u003eYear: 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"254\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eCover: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"279\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"279\"\u003eSubject(s): Buddhism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"789\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"299\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"302\"\u003eThis volume presents, for the first time, an annotated English translation along with a Tibetan critical edition of Tsong kha pa’s commentary on the different types of Noble Beings (Skt. arya, Tib. phags pa) who progress toward awakening. Tsong kha pa (1357–1419), one of the most revered masters in Tibetan Buddhism, offers a detailed exegesis of the characteristics and attainments that Noble Beings acquire on their path to nirvana across multiple lifetimes and cosmological realms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"1271\"\u003eThrough careful analysis of classical Indian Buddhist texts, including Vasubandhu’s \u003cem data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"891\"\u003eAbhidharmakosa\u003c\/em\u003e and Asanga’s \u003cem data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"926\"\u003eAbhidharmasamuccaya\u003c\/em\u003e, Tsong kha pa outlines the qualities, moral virtues, and cognitive insights of Noble Beings, such as the Stream-enterer (srota-apanna, rgyun du zhugs pa). This edition is indispensable for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan religious literature, and the intricate pathways to spiritual awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ADITYA PRAKASHAN Indological Publishers \u0026 Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50108166570288,"sku":"DRG.AdityaPrakashan _9788177421316","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/9788177421316.jpg?v=1756794311","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/a-stairway-taken-by-the-lucid-tsong-kha-pas-study-of-noble-beings-intro-and-tr-by-james-b-apple","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}