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The wheel of great compassion : the practice of the prayer wheel in Tibetan Buddhism / edited and introduced by Lorne Ladner ; with translations by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche ... [et al.] ; foreword by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche.
- Title
- The wheel of great compassion : the practice of the prayer wheel in Tibetan Buddhism / edited and introduced by Lorne Ladner ; with translations by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche ... [et al.] ; foreword by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche.
- Publication
- Boston, MA : Wisdom Publications, c2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | BQ5075.P73 W44 2000 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxii, 134 p. : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
- Summary
- "The Wheel of Great Compassion equips Western readers with everything necessary to understand the use of the prayer wheel in Tibetan Buddhist tradition. It offers translations of several seminal texts and commentaries by renowned Tibetan teachers - including Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the Fourth Panchen Lama - as well as instructive diagrams and full-color photographs."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-134).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Prayer Wheel Practice, Symbolism, and Lineage -- Practice: Seeing with Eyes of Compassion -- Symbolism: The Radiant Dharma Wheel -- Lineage: An Ancient and Mystical Inheritance -- Tibetan Commentaries on the Prayer Wheel -- An Oral Discourse -- Benefits of the Six-Syllable Prayer Wheel -- Practice and Benefits of the Prayer Wheel -- Benefits of the Lotus Wheel -- A Short Treatise on Prayer Wheels -- Dedication of Merits from Building and Turning Prayer Wheels -- Diagrams, Pictures, and Instructions -- A Method for Meditating with the Prayer Wheel.
- ISBN
- 0861711742 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^^00043822^
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library