Tibet House, founded in 1956 by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and inaugurated by the then Minister of Education of the Government of India, Shri M.C. Chagla, is the Cultural Centre in New Delhi dealing with the learning, art, religion and literature of Tibet. This Institution conducts a number of programmes, amongst which publication ranks with importance. This booklet on the life and teachings of the eleventh century Indian Buddhist master Atisha is one of our efforts in this direction. It is brought out in conjunction with the anniversary of Atisha's birth in Bengal one thousand years ago. The master Atisha, who came to Tibet in 1042 CE and remained there until his death, provided Buddhism in Central Asia with a new thrust of spiritual vigour, inspiring millions of Buddhists over the generations that followed. Indeed, his lineages have come down to us today and still act as a major force in most schools of Central Asian Buddhism. Many of his texts are used even today as the basis of public sermons and discourses by eminent Lamas, especially his Lam-Don, or Light on the Stages in Spiritual Practice (Skt. Bodhi-patha-pradipam).
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Foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama vii Introduction by Ven. Doboom Tulku ix Chapter I The life of Jowo Atisha by Lama Tsong Khapa 1 Chapter II A Summary of the Means for Accomplishing the Mahayana Path by Jowo Atisha 15 Chapter III A Letter Garland of Stainless Gems by Jowo Atisha 33 Chapter IV A Guide to the Two Levels of Truth by Jowo Atisha 43 Chapter V The Three Higher Trainings by H.H. the Dalai Lama 51 Footnotes 71 Bibliography 75
