Perfecting wisdom : how things appear and how they truly are : a commentary on the Wisdom Chapter of A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of life
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"This book was previously published under the title Transcendent Wisdom."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-128) and index.

"This extraordinarily clear exposition on the wisdom section of A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life is based on an oral teaching given in Switzerland by H.H. the Dalai Lama before an audience of thousands of Tibetans and Westerners in 1979. Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life is one of the most important texts in the Mahayana tradition of Buddhist practice. Its ninth chapter, the section on transcendent wisdom, is known among Buddhist scholars as a challenging exposition of Madhyamika philosophy and difficult to understand without a commentary. This invaluable volume with its precise elucidation of the core issues of Tibetan Buddhism stands as a key work in Buddhist literature"--,Provided by publisher.