Bilingual Library 4+

Name: Bilingual Library
Rating: 4.7 (3 reviews)
Author: Tsadra Foundation

Tsadra Buddhist Texts

Tsadra Foundation

Designed for iPad

- 4.7 • 3 Ratings

- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

This application provides three important collections of Buddhist texts and access to other Tasdra Foundation resources:

Collections included:

- The Treasury of Knowledge
- The Five Treatises of Maitreya
- A collection of Tibetan Texts

Tsadra Resources:

- The DharmaCloud Library
- The Tsadra Tibetan Catalogs
- The Translation and Transmission Conferences

About the Treasury of Knowledge Collection

The Treasury of Knowledge, a unique encyclopedic masterpiece by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodro Tayé (1813-1900), comprising the entire range of Buddhist teachings as they were preserved in Tibet.

The Treasury of Knowledge contains ten books, the first four of which are historically oriented, focusing respectively on cosmology, the Buddha, his teachings, and their propagation in ancient India and Tibet. The fifth book concerns the integration of monastic, bodhisattva, and mantra vows, while the next three (books six through eight) concern the cultivation of discriminative awareness, through study, reflection, and meditation, respectively. The last two books, nine and ten, offer Kongtrul’s syncretic analysis of the spiritual paths and goals attained through the causal and fruition vehicles of Buddhist practice. The Treasury also includes an introduction and a conclusion preceding and concluding the ten books, respectively.

Aug 25, 2023

Version 3.5.8

Updated Timeless Treasuries branding to DharmaCloud

4.7 out of 5

3 Ratings

Very well done!

I stumbled across this App by accident and was blown away, a masterful bilingual rendering of a significant classical text in digital format. This App is a must for those looking for a highly accessible version of The Treasury of Knowledge and also for students of the Tibetan language.

Fantastic way to learn about Buddhism

The text makes the classical summary of the branches of Tibetan Buddhism available in a very pleasant and accessible manner. The contents represent a series of books written by a leading nonsectarian practitioner. Each specific book is available for a fraction of the print cost.

Only reason that I did not give this 5 stars is that the publisher is slow to update it to new versions of iOS. I have refrained from updating my iPad to iOS 12 so as not to risk looking this app, as I did with earlier releases.

If you have an interest in Tibetan Buddhism Get it

I am in love with this app. It is beautiful, functional and affordable when compared to the hardcopy books.

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