Before Buddha Was Buddha sur-offering we encounter teachings from a

we encounter teachings from a qualified lama or instructor

The third text contains Longchenpa's own commentary on the Immeasurably Great Catalysts of Being

a garland of fifty severed heads

These two venerable teachers advise us in relating to everyday difficulties such as loneliness

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Before Buddha Was Buddha sur-offering we encounter teachings from aLearning from the Jataka Tales By Rafe Martin Discover how ordinary beingsa deer, a robber, a monkey, a parrot, and moremake up the past lives of the Buddha before he was Buddha. The jataka tales are ancient Buddhist stories found in both the Pali Canon and Sanskrit tradition, recounting the many past lives and ongoing spiritual work of Shakyamuni Buddha on his way to his final birth as Siddhartha Gautama. In them we find the Buddha facing