“I prostrate to the Bodhisattva Youthful Manjushri.
Having prostrated most respectfully to all the Triumphant of the three times,
To their Dharma and to the Sangha community,
I shall light a lamp for the path to enlightenment,
Having been urged by my excellent disciple, Jangchub-wo.
Since (practitioners) come to have small, intermediate, and supreme (scopes),
They are known as the three types of spiritual persons.
I shall therefore write about these specific divisions,
Clarifying their defining features.”
From Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment by Jowo Je Atisha
As translated in: Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment by Dipamkara Shrijnana Atisha. Translated by Alex Berzin. PDF available from The Berzin Archives.
Photo: Hanging prayer flags for the 2012 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, Mundgod, India, December 2012 © Alvaro Canovas/JLTOC
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