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Published by Tibet house, 1983
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. A short biography of Atisha by Lama Tsong Khapa, as well as 3 texts by Atisha himself. The material is supplemented with a chapter by the present Dalai Lama on the nature of the 3 higher training. The book also has a forward note by the Dalai Lama XIV himself. A summary from the introduction, "Atisba Dipankara was a great Indian Buddhist Saint scholar who immensely cherished the principles of altruism and compassion and had rendered invaluable service towards the promotion of Buddhism and is even today held in high reverence by Buddhists all ov(r the world. Tibetans are particularly grateful to Atisha Dipankara, as it was he who toiled to revive in Tibet, following the systematic destruction it suffered in the 9th century during the reign of 41st Tibetan King Lang Darma.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, trade paperback, has mild sunning to the spine, very slight wear to the edges, light bumps to the spine ends and corners, and mild rubbing to the covers with a small sticker shadow near the tail of the rear hinge. Otherwise, this is a bright Very Good copy.