Teachings on Sakya Pandita\'s Clarifying the Sage\'s Intent

Contents: Preliminaries. Venerable Khenchen Appey Rinpoche. Foreword/Khenchen Appey Rinpoche. Sakya Pandita. 1. Buddha nature. 2. Producing the aspiration to engage in Buddha\'s teachings. 3. Generating the great enlightenment thought. 4. The perfection of generosity. 5. The perfection of morality. 6. The perfection of patience. 7. The perfection of enthusiasm or joyous effort. 8. The perfection of meditative concentration. 9. The perfection of wisdom. 10. The four means of gathering followers. 11. The five paths to enlightenment. 12. The ten Bhumis. 13. The ultimate result.

"Clarifying the Sage\'s Intent describes the stages of the bodhisattva path from the very beginning right up to full and perfect enlightenment, following the teaching tradition of the great early Kadampas, expounding the ten stages of practice. The first stage is spiritual propensity; the second is faith; the third is generating the enlightenment thought; the fourth is accomplishing the perfections of generosity and the remaining perfections; the fifth is maturing sentient beings; the sixth is entering upon the stainless paths; the seventh is thoroughly purifying the realms, the eighth is nonabiding nirvana; the ninth is the highest awakening and the tenth is demonstration."