JE TSONGKHAPA'S TEXT "THREE PRINCIPAL ASPECTS OF THE PATH": ITS MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GRADUAL PATH
The article reports on the philosophical and religious analysis of the meaning of the Tibetan text "The Three Main Aspects of the Path" (Lam-gyi-gtso-bo-rnam-gsum-gyi-rtsa-babzhugs-so). The text was written by Je Tsongkhapa and addressed to NgawangDragpa one of the four closest Je Tsongkhapa 'sfollowers. The author attempts to show that this short text contains the essential instructions intended for the practical realization of the Mahayana Path. The researcher reveals the considerable significance of this text for substantiating a holistic system of the gradual Path and compares it with the texts "Lamrim" by Je Rinpoche. This paper explores its fundamental unity with the Lamrim teaching and its special meaning in terms of explaining the relationship with renunciation, bodhichitta and the correct view of Emptiness .