Clarifying the Sage's Intent kapala-spoons Approximately 4" x 6" x

Approximately 4" x 6" x 2

This conversation between two creatures ~ a boy and an ant ~ might answer that classic childhood question: To squish or not to squish

Hidden in the eighth century by Padmasambhava

the author uses well-known examples of illusion found throughout Mahāyāna literature to illustrate the illusory nature of both saṃsāra and nirvāṇa

which in a slender volume of elegant verses sets out briefly but comprehensively the Buddhist path according to the Nyingma school

Clarifying the Sage's Intent kapala-spoons Approximately 4" x 6" xBy Khenchen Appey Rinpoche A work crucial for understanding the development of Buddhist thought, its perennial importance within the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism is underlined by the fact that it is the required text for the first teaching of each new Sakya throneholder after his enthronement. Sakya Paita (or Sapa for short) used his Clarifying the Sages Intent, as its title indicates, to elucidate key points the Great Sagethat is, the Buddhahad