Table of Contents

Illustrations Acknowldegements Introduction PART ONE: Practising Powa to Benefit Ourself and Others The Preliminary Practices Training in Powa Practising Powa at the Time of Death Death, Intermediate State, and Rebirth How to Benefit the Dying and Those Who Have Died PART TWO: Integrating the Five Forces into the Practice of Powa Motivation and Familiarity Training in Virtue Purification and Prayer Appendix I - The Condensed Meaning of the Text Appendix II - Sadhanas: Liberating Prayer Pathway to the Pure Land Powa Ceremony Path of Compassion for the Deceased Path of Compassion for the Dying Heartfelt Prayers Mahayana Confession Sutra Glossary Bibliography Study Programmes of Kadampa Buddhism Tharpa Offices Worldwide Index Further Reading

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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was born in Tibet and is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism.

About the Author

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was born in Tibet and is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. Living in the West since 1977, he is the author of a series of highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our contemporary life. He has also founded over 300 Centres throughout the world for the study and practice of Mahayana Buddhism.