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Atiśa’s Essence of Bodhisattva Vows (bodhisatvasaṃvarahṛdaya)
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inThe Ten Worlds of Tiantai Zhiyi within Atiśa’s Stages of the Path.
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inFrom Basketball to Buddhism: Jim’s journey
https://wisdomexperience.org/wisdom-podcast/149-james-b-apple/
James B. Apple: Stairway to Atiśa (#149)
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This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features James B. Apple, Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary. James’ research focuses upon critical analysis of Mahāyāna sūtras and topics within Indian and Tibetan Buddhist scholasticism. His numerous books and articles include Stairway to Nirvāṇa, A Stairway taken by the Lucid, Jewels of the Middle Way, Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Illuminator of the Awakened Mind, and An Old Tibetan Dunhuang Manuscript of the Avaivartikacakrasūtra.
In this episode, host Daniel Aitken and James discuss
- how college athletics set James on his path to Buddhism and academia;
- his investigations into the root of suffering with teachers such as Bhante Gunaratana, Gelek Rinpoche, and Geshe Lhundub Sopa;
- the unique lineage and views of the highly influential Indian master Atiśa Dīpankara Śrījñāna;
- fine points of Atiśa’s contemplative Madhyamaka philosophy and emphasis on meditation;
- Kadampa systems of Tantric practice and the Twenty-One Taras;
- Atiśa’s Mahamudra lineage and interactions with some of the Mahasiddhas;
- the secret stages of the path of Dromtonpa;
- and much more
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inA review of Atisa Dipamkara by Dr. Renee L Ford in Himalaya, Fall 2021
In the Fall 2021 issue of Himalaya, Vol 40, Number 2, pp 159-160,
Renee L Ford published a detailed and illuminating review of Atisa
Dipamkara: Illuminator of the Awakened Mind. She succinctly explains
the book’s organization and reviews the concepts and structure.
Dr. Ford is a part-time lecturer at the University of North Carolina
at Wilmington and a project assistant for The Oral History of
Tibetan Studies at the University of Oxford. The link is below:
Ford 2021 Review of Atiśa Dipamkara Illuminator of the Awakened Mind
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