This page brings together study materials on Tsongkhapa’s graduated path to enlightenment: the Middle-Length Lamrim and the full Lamrim Chenmo. Select a document to open it in a new tab.
Contents
Middle-Length Lamrim
Commentary on Tsongkhapa’s Middle-Length Lamrim, mainly on the 68 verses of the Lamp for the Path.
Unriddle summary for Chapters 1–10
| Chapter | Resources |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1: General Introduction | Commentary |
| Chapter 2: Features of the Lamrim Teachings | Commentary |
| Chapter 3: Relying on a Spiritual Teacher | Commentary |
| Chapter 4: Becoming Inspired to Practise Dharma | Commentary |
| Chapter 5: Refuge, Karma and Precepts | Commentary |
| Chapter 6: Seeking Freedom from Cyclic Existence | Commentary |
| Chapter 7: Cultivating the Altruistic Intention of Bodhicitta | Commentary |
| Chapter 8: The Ceremony for Generating Bodhicitta | Commentary |
| Chapter 9: Bodhisattva Outlook and Action | Commentary |
| Chapter 10: The Perfection of Wisdom | Commentary |
Numbers in the summary refer to page numbers in the commentary text.
Full Lamrim Chenmo — Chapters 8–24
Shared summaries
- Summaries: Chapters 8–16
- Unriddle summaries: Chapters 8–15
- Summary: Chapter 17
- Summaries: Chapters 18–21
- Summaries: Chapters 22–24
| Chapter | Resources |
|---|---|
| Chapter 8: Three Types of Person | Commentary Mind map |
| Chapter 9: Mindfulness of Death | Commentary Mind map |
| Chapter 10: Reflecting on Your Future Life | Commentary Mind map |
| Chapter 11: Going for Refuge in the Three Jewels | Commentary Mind map |
| Chapter 12: The Precepts of Refuge | Commentary Mind map |
| Chapter 13: The General Characteristics of Karma | Commentary Mind map |
| Chapter 14: The Varieties of Karma | Commentary Mind map |
| Chapter 15: Cultivating Ethical Behaviour | Commentary Mind map |
| Chapter 16: The Attitude of a Person of Small Capacity | Commentary Mind map |
| Chapter 17: The Eight Types of Suffering | Commentary |
| Chapter 18: The Six Types of Suffering | Commentary |
| Chapter 19: Further Meditations on Suffering | Commentary |
| Chapter 20: The Origin of Suffering | Commentary |
| Chapter 21: The Twelve Factors of Dependent Origination | Commentary |
| Chapter 22: The Attitude of a Person of Intermediate Scope | Commentary |
| Chapter 23: Ascertaining the Nature of the Path Leading to Liberation | Commentary |
| Chapter 24: The Nature of the Three Trainings | Commentary Mind map |
Full Lamrim Chenmo — Volume 3
| Chapter | Resources |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1: The Stages of the Path for Persons of Great Capacity | Detailed mind map |
| Chapter 2: Compassion, the Entrance of the Mahayana | Detailed mind map |
| Chapter 3: The Sevenfold Cause-and-Effect Personal Instructions | Detailed mind map |
| Chapter 4: Exchanging Self and Other | Detailed mind map |
| Chapter 5: Attaining Serenity | Detailed mind map |
| Chapter 6: Śamatha as Part of the Path | Detailed mind map |
| Chapter 7: Precepts of the Bodhisattva Vow | Detailed mind map |
| Chapter 8: Training in the Mahayana — Precepts and Perfections | Detailed mind map Combined Chapters 1–8 Diagnostic layer, Chapters 1–8 Combined Chapters 1–8 plus structure |
| Chapters 9–10: The Perfection of Generosity | Detailed mind map Short mind map |
| Chapter 11: The Perfection of Ethical Discipline | Detailed mind map Short mind map |
| Chapter 12: The Perfection of Patience | Detailed mind map Short mind map |
| Chapter 13: The Perfection of Perseverance | Detailed mind map Short mind map |
| Chapter 14: The Perfections of Meditative Stability and Wisdom | Detailed mind map Short mind map |
| Chapter 15: Helping Others to Mature — The Four Ways to Gather Disciples | Detailed mind map |
Full Lamrim Chenmo — Volume 4
| Chapter | Resources |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1: Śamatha and Vipaśyanā | Detailed mind map |
| Chapter 2: Preparing for Śamatha Meditation | Detailed mind map |
| Chapter 3: Focusing the Mind on the Object of Meditation | Detailed mind map Śamatha architecture master map, Chapters 1–3 |
| Chapter 4: Dealing with Laxity and Excitement | Detailed mind map Getting started |
| Chapter 5: Attaining Śamatha | Detailed mind map |
| Chapter 6: Śamatha as Part of the Path | Detailed mind map |
