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."

• Sutra section - Tripitaka
  • Vinaya (Skt. Shila) - the principles of morality
  • Sutantra (Skt. Samadhi) - meditation
  • Abhidharma (Skt. Prajna) - philosophical work related to transcendental wisdom
• Tantra section - has four subdivisions. In Tibet they are sometimes included in the Sutantra division of the Sutra of Tripitaka.

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