Gems of Wisdom from the Seventh Dalai Lama (Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy)

By Glenn H. Mullin

Book Overview

The Seventh Dalai Lama (1708-1757) stands as one of the most beloved Buddhist masters in Tibet's long and illustrious history. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559391324
• ISBN13: 9781559391320
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Snow Lion
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.4" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

The title says it all!! GEMS of WISDOM!!!

This book is truly full of gems, each replete with Wisdom. This is a translation of a concise work by the 7th Dalai Lama (1708-1757). After a brief invocation, the work consists of 108 stanzas, each in the form of a metaphorical question (sometime quite colorful) and an answer. For example: "#28 What is the body odor/ easy to acquire by hard to lose?/ Habits picked up from people/ whose lives are far from spiritual ways."...

Recommended to students of contemporary Bhuddism.

Glenn H. Mullin's Gems Of Wisdom From The Seventh Dalai Lama uses simple language to consider the teachings of the Buddha and the process of individual transformation. The Dalai Lama's insights are gathered in chapters which not only interpret sayings, but provide examples of their settings.