This second volume of the five-volume commentary by the renowned Buddhist scholar Geshe Lhundub Sopa focuses on the key Buddhist concepts of karma; or cause and effect; and dependent origination. Considered one of the finest living Buddhist scholars; Geshe Sopa provides commentaries essential for anyone interested in a sound understanding of Tibetan Buddhist practice and philosophy. Never has a book gone into such clear detail on karma and dependent origination--concepts which; despite many references in contemporary culture; are too often misunderstood. Here; Geshe Sopa starts from the beginning with a faithful reading of the Lamrim Chenmo and; in the end; leaves readers with the proper tools for incorporating core Buddhist concepts into their study; teaching; and practice.
#1033120 in Books imusti 2016-12-01Original language:English 11.00 x .50 x 8.50l; .0 #File Name: 0857332163160 pagesHaynes Publishing UK
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fairly solid; despite being somewhat lacking in technical detailBy Daryl CarpenterI was a bit disappointed in Stephen Payne's Haynes "manual" on the Queen Mary 2. Thankfully; this book is better in almost every way. It's more focused; more technically detailed; and the photographs are larger and better reproduced. Thankfully; it doesn't read like a Cunard publicity pamphlet; either! At its heart; this book is more of a tribute to the ship than a detailed technical manual. It presents a basic history of the ship and its inception; an overview of the major mechanical and propulsion systems; descriptions of each major refit; and a "walking tour" of the ship from Signal Deck down to the double bottom.On the surface level; this book is excellent. As I mentioned; the photographs of the ship's interior and exterior are superb. There are numerous photographs of the ship under construction and rarely-seen parts of the interior; along with numerous deck plans. Stephen Payne does a generally good job at balancing technical and historical details; and explaining the many changes to the interior arrangement during her 39 year career. He also makes good use of side panels to describe the history of some of the major companies involved in the liner's outfitting; and the equipment they provided.My main criticism is that; for a "Haynes manual" written by a naval architect; this book feels curiously light on hard technical details. Although the sections on hull design and machinery are fairly well written; I expected a bit more meat on the bones. A few pages of technical specifications; or some detailed plans of the machinery spaces; wouldn't have hurt. I think the Haynes format is a bit restricting when it comes to ships; their maritime titles tend to be all over the place in terms of level of detail.Although it's not the in-depth technical reference that it could have been; this is another fairly solid addition to Haynes' "Workshop Manual" series. If you're a fan of the QE2; you'll probably find much to love.
