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The Heart Sutra: An Oral Teaching
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The Heart Sutra: An Oral Teaching Paperback - 2003

by Geshe Sonam Rinchen

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Shambhala, September 2003. Paperback. Used - Good.
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Details

  • Title The Heart Sutra: An Oral Teaching
  • Author Geshe Sonam Rinchen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 127
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala, U.S.A
  • Date September 2003
  • Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 265677
  • ISBN 9781559392013 / 1559392010
  • Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.54 x 5.52 x 0.41 in (21.69 x 14.02 x 1.04 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003012450
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.385

From the publisher

Geshe Sonam Rinchen (1933–2013) studied at Sera Je Monastery and in 1980 received the Lharampa Geshe degree. He taught Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India, as well as in dharma centers around the world.

Media reviews

"Understanding the nature of reality is the key to liberation. The wonderfully concise Heart Sutra is considered the essence of the Buddhas' teachings.The author's long experience in teaching Western students at the Dalai Lama's Library of Tibetan Works and Archives makes The Heart Sutra an ideal introduction for Westerners to this important subject."—The Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies

About the author

Geshe Sonam Rinchen (1933-2013) studied at Sera Je Monastery and in 1980 received the Lharampa Geshe degree. He taught Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India, as well as in dharma centers around the world.