{"product_id":"9781611809343","title":"Core Teachings: Here Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most extensive teaching given by the Dalai Lama in the West on a seminal Tibetan Buddhist text–now included in the Core Teachings of the Dalai Lama series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Dalai Lama was forced to go into exile in 1959, he could take only a few items with him. Among these cherished belongings was his copy of Tsong-kha-pa’s classic text The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. This text distils all the essential points of Tibetan Buddhism, clearly unfolding the entire Buddhist path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2008, celebrating the long-awaited completion of the English translation of The Great Treatise, the Dalai Lama gave historic six-day teaching at Lehigh University to explain the meaning of the text and to underscore its importance. It is the longest teaching he has ever given to Westerners on just one text, and the most comprehensive. From Here to Enlightenment makes the teachings from this momentous event available for a wider audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Dalai+Lama\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eDalai Lama\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eIllustrator\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Illustrator+Guy+Newland\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eGuy Newland\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dalai Lama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378473582755,"sku":"9781611809343","price":435.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781611809343_9ca4d754-e877-4f2a-b5df-518fd1de324b.jpg?v=1776567784","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781611809343","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}