Essential Teachings

Essential Teachings is a book by the 14th Dalai Lama. It is a translation of a series of talks first delivered in India. These talks took place in 1974, but this is the first English translation. The talks were in Tibetan, and published under the title Enseignements essentiels in 1974 and again in 1987 with the title L'Enseignement du Dalai-Lama The French translations were closely followed, but the glossary was expanded in the English version.

Essential Teachings
AuthorDalai Lama
Original titleEssential Teachings
TranslatorZelie Pollon
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreReligion and Spirituality
PublisherMJF Books
North Atlantic Books
Publication date
1995
Media typePrint
Pages129
ISBN1-56731-794-4

The book is structured into 37 short exercises or "Practices" and includes a short glossary of 60+ terms.

References

  • 1995 North Atlantic Books edition, ISBN 1556431929


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