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Bodhicaryavatara (Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life)
[byang chub sems pa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa]
Santideva Tibetan Buddhism
English translation from the Tibetan by Stephen Batchelor, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1979.
The primary source of literature in the path of lo-jong. One of the principle texts used in His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama's book, World of Tibetan Buddhism
Deluded Mind Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Journey to Enlightenment, p. 52. About delusion, maya, and mind.
Dhammapada:
Choices ...
Elephant in the forest ...
In this world ...
How easily the wind ...
Look how ...
Gautama Buddha Buddhism
A Rendering by Thomas Byrom, Shambhala, 1993.

From dhamma, or dharma, and patha, path.

"A collection of the sayings of the Buddha. Probably first gathered in northern India in the third century before Christ, and originally written down in Sri Lanka in the first century before Christ."

The Gelug Tradition John Powers Tibetan Buddhism The story of the founding of Tibetan Buddhism's Gelukpa Tradition, by Tsong Khapa.
Illusion ... Chandrakirti Tibetan Buddhism A verse on illusion and dependent origination.
kangyur The Buddha Tibetan Buddhism The great scripture - Lord Buddha's teachings
lak len so dhon ma
(The Thirty-Seven Practices of All Buddhas' Sons)
Thogme Zangpo  
Lamrim -- i have slipped and fallen ... Je Tsong Kha Pa Tibetan Buddhism
Preparing for Tantra: The Mountain of Blessings (Paljor Publications)
A commentary on the condensed Lamrim Teachings, Mountain of Blessings of Tsong Khapa.
Lamrim Training Outline HH Dalai Lama Tibetan Buddhism
Path to Bliss (Snow Lion)
An outline of the Lamrim Teachings of Tsong Khapa, the Steps to Buddhahood.
The Mind Gaudapada-Karika, 3.44.45    
lo jong tsi je ma
(Eight Verses for Training the Mind)
Kadampa master Geshe Langri Thangpa Tibetan Buddhism
Cultivating a Daily Meditation
(Tibetan transliteration from Rabten)

Received by His Holiness the Dalai Lama from his Junior Tutor Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche.

His Holiness says: "I have been reciting these verses every day for more than thirty-five years, and contemplating their meanings."

"the practice of the mind of enlightenment, and in particular the meditation of exchanging self with others" -- Thangpa

Om Mani Padme Hum   Tibetan Buddhism  
The Ornament of Precious Liberation Gampopa Tibetan Buddhism Written in the 11th c. CE, and still a leading manual of the Ka-gyü school.
Pali Canon The Buddha Buddhism The Tripitaka, on which Thervada Buddhism is based.
Prajnaparamita Sutra The Buddha Buddhism The sutra of highest wisdom.
tripitaka The Buddha Buddhism Sanskrit "three baskets". The three subdivisions of the basic teachings of Buddha. "The three higher trainings". Known in Tibetan as the Kangyur.
The dharma.
Written down around 20 BC in Sri Lanka, from the oral traditions handed down from Buddha's time. Contain all the known teachings of the Buddha, although it is not always certain whether a given sentence is part of the commentaries, or the Buddha's own words.
Published in English, in 136 volumes. [ref]
Upanishads Bharat Hinduism
Upanishads
"One of about 150 highly philosophical works, some in prose, some in verse, and some in both, composed between c.600 BC and c.200 BC. ... They teach the essential identitity of the Atman, the individual soul, with the Paramatman, the universal soul." [ref]
Wheel of Life Sangarakshita Buddhism
Survey of Buddhism
Wheel of Becoming; bhava cakra
Words of my Perfect Teacher Tibet Buddhism Zapatrul Ugyen Jigme Choekyi Wangdue
"Paltrul"
why o why American folk song - mid-20th century.