The Just King
The Tibetan Buddhist Classic on Leading an Ethical Life
by Jamgon Mipham
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Pub Date Jul 18 2017 | Archive Date Jul 18 2017
Shambhala Publications, Inc. | Snow Lion
Description
Leadership. Power. Responsibility. From Sun Tzu to Plato to Machiavelli, sages east and west have advised kings and rulers on how to lead. Their motivations and techniques have varied, but one thing they all have had in common is that their advice has been as relevant to the millions who have read their works as it has been to the few kings and princes they were, on the surface, addressed to.
The nineteenth-century Buddhist monk and luminary Jamgön Mipham’s letter to the king of Dergé, whose small kingdom straddled China and Tibet during a particularly turbulent period, is similar in the universality of its message. This work, however, is unique in that it stresses compassion, impartiality, self-control, and virtue as essential for long-lasting success—whether as a leader or an individual trying to live a meaningful life. Mipham’s historic contribution to ethics and governance, until now little studied outside of Buddhist circles, teaches us the importance of protecting life, fair taxation, environmental sustainability, aiding the poor, and freedom of religion. Both present day leaders and those they lead will find this classic work, finally available in English, profoundly illuminating on political, societal, and personal levels.
Advance Praise
“I am grateful and
delighted to know that Professor Cabezón has devoted his scholarly erudition to
this project and has translated this work so masterfully. Tossing flowers of
praise, I rejoice and offer prayers for a wise and compassionate world.”—Chökyi
Nyima Rinpoche
“Written
more than a century ago for a prince in eastern Tibet, Mipham’s great didactic
poem on the principles of royal ethics, The
Just King, is stunningly relevant to our own era. José Cabezón’s
typically lucid and learned translation is a pleasure to read and brings
Mipham’s insights alive for the modern reader. If every president, CEO, or
indeed anyone in a position of authority, took seriously the sage counsel of The Just King, the world would be a
far better place for it: more just, more peaceful, more harmonious.”—Roger
Jackson, Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religion, Carleton College
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781611804966 |
PRICE | $24.95 (USD) |
PAGES | 344 |