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    <title>Vajrayāna and the Culmination of the Path</title>
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    <namePart> Lama,Dalai  Tenzin Gyatso</namePart>
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    <extent>xxiii, 430 pages; illustrations; 24 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>This volume explores Vajrayāna Buddhism and the culmination of the Buddhist path. It explains the relationship between Sūtra and Tantra, the four classes of tantra, empowerment and tantric commitments, generation and completion stages, subtle-body practices, clear light, and the path toward full awakening.</abstract>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Dalai Lama XIV, Tenzin Gyatso; Thubten Chodron.</note>
  <note> Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Tantric Buddhism</topic>
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  <classification authority="ddc">294.342 L16v 2024</classification>
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