The Six Dharma Gates to the Sublime

Name: The Six Dharma Gates to the Sublime
Brand: Kalavinka Press
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By Shramana Zhiyi

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"The Six Gates to the Sublime" is a classic Buddhist meditation instruction manual explaining the six practices crucial to success in traditional Indian Buddhist breath-focused (anapana) meditation and calming-and-insight (samatha-vipasyana) meditation. Correctly implemented, these six "gates" lead the meditator to realization of the fourth of the four truths (cessation), of which the "sublimity" referenced in the title is one of the four canonically-described practice aspects.
This classic was written by the sixth-century monk and meditation master, Shramana Zhiyi (Chih-i), one of the most illustrious figures in the history of Chinese Buddhism. Master Zhiyi is famous for his role in the founding of the Tiantai teachings lineage and for his authorship of a quartet of meditation manuals of which this is one.
The translator of this volume is the American monk, Bhikshu Dharmamitra, a translator of numerous classic works from the Indian and Chinese Buddhist traditions.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 160
Release Date:: 2009-02-28
Publication Date:: 2009-02-15
Publisher:: Kalavinka Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1935413015
ISBN13:: 9781935413011
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 242 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 9 cm

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