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This volume features authoritative Tibetan presentations of the ideal based on key Indian Buddhist treatises, especially Nagarjuna's \u003ci\u003ePrecious Garland\u003c\/i\u003e, Shantideva's \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Bodhisattva Way\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCompendium of Training\u003c\/i\u003e, Maitreya's \u003ci\u003eOrnament of Mahayana Sutras\u003c\/i\u003e, and Asanga's \u003ci\u003eBodhisattva Ground\u003c\/i\u003e. Together, the nine Tibetan texts translated here embrace the complete spectrum of the bodhisattva ideal as understood, taught, and practiced in Tibetan Buddhism. 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Extensive Commentary on the Difficult Points of the Mental Faculty and Foundation Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Je Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (1357-1419)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Notes on the Absorption and Formless States\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Je Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (1357-1419)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Jewel Garland of Concise Verses Explaining the System of Minds and Mental Factors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yongzin Yeshe Gyaltsen (1713-93)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Necklace of Clear Awareness that Clearly Demonstrates the System of Minds and Mental Factors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yongzin Yeshe Gyaltsen (1713-93)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. 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