Approaching the Great Perfection
| Author | : Sam Van Schaik |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 418 |
| Release | : 2004-06-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780861713707 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0861713702 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (702 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Approaching the Great Perfection by : Sam Van Schaik
Download or read book Approaching the Great Perfection written by Sam Van Schaik and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-06-15 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Wisdom's acclaimed Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism series, researcher and scholar Sam van Schaik introduces the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, looking closely at its practice of Dzogchen--and one of Dzogchen's seminal figures, Jigme Lingpa--to make an extensive analysis of a core tension within Buddhism: does enlightenment develop gradually, or does it come all at once?
