A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life 图书pdf下载

达赖喇嘛是藏传佛教的最高宗教领袖，直到公元 1959 年，达赖喇嘛一直代表着西藏的精神和世俗领袖。
当然，他是由宗喀巴大师（1357-1419）创立的格鲁派佛教僧侣。
西藏国王的称号，在他的追随者眼中是佛陀的继承人。最后一位获得这一称号的是十四世达赖喇嘛，他于1935年出生于上海，当时他四岁，一群喇嘛认为他是十三世达赖喇嘛的接班人。它于1940年在拉萨竖立起来，被认为是“活佛”。
他是一个和平主义者。 1989年，他因和平解放西藏而获得诺贝尔和平奖。即使面对极端侵略，他也始终倡导非暴力政策。他还因对全球环境问题的兴趣而成为第一位获得诺贝尔奖的人。

A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life 本书 pdf 阅读和下载 达赖喇嘛

Compassion is the guiding principle of the bodhisattvas, those who vow to attain enlightenment in order to liberate all sentient beings from the suffering and confusion of imperfect existence. To this end, they must renounce all self-centered goals and consider only the well-being of others. The bodhisattvas' enemies are the ego, passion, and hatred; their weapons are generosity, patience, perseverance, and wisdom.
In Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama is considered to be a living embodiment of this spiritual ideal. His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama presents here a detailed manual of practical philosophy, based on The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara), a well-known text of Mahayana Buddhism written by Shantideva. The Dalai Lama explains and amplifies the text, alluding throughout to the experience of daily life and showing how anyone can develop bodhichitta, the wish for perfect enlightenment for the sake of others. This book will surely become a standard manual for all those who wish to make the bodhisattva ideal a living experience.