{"product_id":"a-clear-differentiation-of-the-three-codes-paperback","title":"A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes: Essential Distinctions among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltshen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJared Douglas Rhoton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first English translation of the influential and controversial Tibetan Buddhist classic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes presents the first English translation of the sDom gsum rab dbye, one of the most famous and controversial doctrinal treatises of Tibetan Buddhism. Written by Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltshen (1182-1251), a founder of the Sakya school and one of Tibet's most learned sages, The Three Codes strongly influenced subsequent religious and intellectual traditions in Tibet-and sparked a number of long-lasting doctrinal and philosophical disputes, some of which persist today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Three Codes, Sakya Pandita discusses the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantric vows of Buddhist conduct, which often diverge and contradict each other. He criticizes, on at least one point or another, later practitioners of almost every lineage, including the Kadampa, Kagyupa, and Nyingmapa, for contradicting the original teachings of their own traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJared Douglas Rhoton\u003c\/b\u003e received a Ph.D. in Indic Studies from Columbia University and was the translator of Deshung Rinpoche's \u003ci\u003eThe Three Levels of Spiritual Perception: An Oral Commentary on \"The Three Visions\" (Nang Sum) of Ngorchen Könchog Lhündrub\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.6 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42175223988359,"sku":"9780791452868","price":66.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5e99322b68bb59149927c96de7dfb9a1.webp?v=1733380025","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-clear-differentiation-of-the-three-codes-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}