Clarifying the Sage's Intent kapala-spoons By Rafe Martin

By Rafe Martin

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the author uses well-known examples of illusion found throughout Mahāyāna literature to illustrate the illusory nature of both saṃsāra and nirvāṇa

About the maker: Nado Poizokhang is a well-known incense maker based in Thimphu

Clarifying the Sage's Intent kapala-spoons By Rafe MartinBy Khenchen Appey Rinpoche A work crucial for understanding the development of Buddhist thought, its perennial importance within the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism is underlined by the fact that it is the required text for the first teaching of each new Sakya throneholder after his enthronement. Sakya Paita (or Sapa for short) used his Clarifying the Sages Intent, as its title indicates, to elucidate key points the Great Sagethat is, the Buddhahad