A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages: Teachings on Guhyasamaja Tantra

by Tsongkhapa

Tsongkhapa's A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages (1419) is a comprehensive presentation of the highest yoga class of Buddhist tantra, especially the key practices - the so-called five stages ( pancakrama ) - of the advanced phase of Guhyasamaja tantra. Beginning with a thorough examination of the Indian sources, Tsongkhapa draws particularly from the writings of Nagarjuna, Aryadeva, Candrakirti, and Naropa to develop a definitive understanding of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861714547
• ISBN13: 9780861714544
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Length: 636 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"