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PRAJNAPARAMITA IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM by Obermiller
This remarkable literature has been called the most important of the texts treasured by the Madhyamika and the very foundation of Mahayana metaphysics.
These texts teach a non-systematic religious philosophy, fervent in devotion and rich in poetic expression, centering on the notion that all is emptiness.
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PRAJNAPARAMITA LITERATURE by Edward Conze
First published in 1958, Edward Conze's "Prajnaparamita Literature" is considered to be a pioneering study on this particular subject, as until that time it had been largely ignored by western scholars.
"Prajnaparamita Literature" provides an informative survey and annotated bibliography of the literature throughout Asia that has been written about this subject.
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THE KEY TO THE TREASURY OF SHUNYATA: Dependant Arising and Emptiness comm. by Sermey Khensur Lobsang Tharchin
The purpose of this text is to clarify the ultimate nature of phenomena. The masterful Khensur Lobsang Tharchin does this by commenting on two texts: A Praise to the Unsurpassed Teacher, The Buddha Bhagavan, for Teaching the Profound through Dependent Arising by Je Tsongkhapa and also the Heart Sutra.
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MOTHER OF THE BUDDHAS: Meditation on the Prajnaparamita Sutra by Lex Hixon
Unlike scholarly translations, this "contemplative expansion" of forty passages from the Prajnaparamita Sutra in 8,000 Lines - the basic scripture of all schools of Mahayana Buddhism - yields a text of devotional beauty that is poetic and uplifting. Through dramatic conversations between the Buddha and his disciples Shariputra, Subhuti, and Ananda, the Bodhisattva path to enlightenment is revealed. This spiritually inspiring book features a foreword by renowned American Buddhist scholar Dr. Robert A. F. Thurman on the historical background of the radical Mahayana teachings on the nature of Reality.
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ANALYSIS OF THE ABHISAMAYALAMKARA by E. Obermiller
The Abhisamayalamkara is the text used in the Tibetan monastic curriculum to teach the path to Buddhahood.
The Indian teacher Asanga requested the future Buddha Maitreya to systematize the teachings on the path from the large and diffused Prajna-paramita Sutras, and this book is the result. It is a concise outline work, so it is studied in Tibet with the help of commentaries and study manuals.
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BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES, A rich new selection of writings that reveal the core teachings of the Buddhist tradition by Donald Lopez
While Buddhism has no central text comparable to the Bible or Koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across Asia that encompasses the dharma, or the teachings of the Buddha. In this rich anthology, eminent scholar Donald S. Lopez, Jr., brings together works from a broad historical and geographical range, and from such languages as Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese. There are tales of the Buddha's past lives, a discussion of qualities and qualifications for a monk, and an exploration of the many meanings of enlightenment. Together they provide a vivid picture of the Buddha and of the vast and profound nature of the Buddhist tradition.
This new edition contains many texts presented in English for the first time as well as new translations of some well-known works. Includes an informative introduction, a preface to each selection, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary.
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BUDDHIST WISDOM by Edward Conze
A landmark publication from its first appearance more than forty years ago, Buddhist Wisdom offers Western readers a unique combination of what Buddhists worldwide consider the holiest of holy texts.
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DIAMOND SUTRA, The Perfection of Wisdom by Red Pine
Zen Buddhism is often said to be a practice of "mind-to-mind transmission" without reliance on texts --in fact, some great teachers forbid their students to read or write. But Buddhism has also inspired some of the greatest philosophical writings of any religion, and two such works lie at the center of Zen: The Heart Sutra, which monks recite all over the world, and The Diamond Sutra, said to contain answers to all questions of delusion and dualism.
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THE LARGE SUTRA ON PERFECT WISDOM with the Divisions of the Abhisamayalankara trans. & ed. by Edward Conze
A full translation of the 100,000 line perfection of wisdom sutra. Buddha Shakyamuni explains the evolution of beings into bodhisattvas and buddhas. A major portion of the traditional training offered in Tibetan monasteries is based on this text.
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WISDOM BEYOND WORDS: Sense and Non-Sense in the Buddhist Prajnaparamita Tradition by Sangharakshita
Of central importance in Buddhism is the cultivation of Wisdom - a liberating vision of things the way they really are. This book offers an insightful commentary on the Heart Sutra, the Diamond Sutra and the Ratnagunasamcayagatha, three of the Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) sutras dealing with the rationally ungraspable nature of Reality.
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