A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages full-malas considered to be 100 accumulations

considered to be 100 accumulations

Her nubile body is adorned with gold bracelets

Jamgon Kongtrul surveys first the Shravakayana and Pratyekabuddhayana approaches to the spiritual path

By Erik Pema Kunsang

Note: The blue color of the vajra is from a thermal oxidation of the metal

A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages full-malas considered to be 100 accumulationsTeachings on Guhyasamaja Tantra By Tsongkhapa Translated by Galvin Kilty Tsongkhapas A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages (1419) is a comprehensive presentation of the highest yoga class of Buddhist tantra, especially the key practicesthe 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,