The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path
Lamrim Chenmo · Tsongkhapa · Gelug
Tsongkhapa’s Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path is available in a three-volume English translation by the Lamrim Chenmo Translation Committee.
The three volumes
- Volume I · foundational training
- Volume II · the bodhisattva’s conduct
- Volume III · serenity and insight
A shorter work by Tsongkhapa
Translations & sourcesEditions & translators
The publisher lists all three volumes of the Lamrim Chenmo Translation Committee’s English translation. Volume 1 alone does not contain the whole work.
Edition & attribution
An introduction. Follow the source link for the translated edition.
Introductions, reflection questions and added section headings are editorial material, separate from the attributed translation.
The opening image is AI-generated nature artwork created for Buddhist Atlas. It is an evocative companion, not a depiction of the text’s historical setting.
translation · three paid volumes
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People & teachers2
- Tsongkhapa
Author of this work.
Source
- The Fourteenth Dalai Lama
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Traditions & history3
- Gelug
Historical context for this Tibetan author and the work’s reception.
Source
- Tibetan traditions
Study context: this text is included in the Atlas guide to Tibetan traditions.
- Gelug
Study context: this text is included in the Atlas guide to Gelug.
Books1
- Approaching the Buddhist Path
A modern Gelug-oriented introduction for broader context and comparison, not a commentary on this work.
Source
Topics2
- Emptiness & not-self
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- Mindfulness & awareness
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About this textContext & reading guide
Tsongkhapa’s Lamrim Chenmo draws together Indian Buddhist sources and Kadam teaching into a detailed account of the gradual path. It is a major work on the sūtra path, distinct from his treatises on tantra.
The complete English translation spans three volumes: foundational training, the bodhisattva’s conduct, and serenity and insight. Begin with the introduction and first volume, using the shorter Three Principal Aspects of the Path as an orientation.