Invitation to enlightenment : letter to the great king Kaniṣka / Mātr̥ceṭa ; letter to a disciple by Candragomin ; translated with an introduction and notes by Michael Hahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mātr̥ceṭa.

Contributor:

Hahn, Michael, 1941-2014.

Candragomin.

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Series:

Tibetan translation series

Standardized Title:

Mahārājakaniṣkalekha. Polygot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious life--Buddhism--Early works to 1800.

Religious life.

Religious life--Buddhism.

Physical Description:

lxxxiii, 379 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : Dharma Pub., [1999]

Language Note:

English, Tibetan and Sanskrit.

Summary:

Matricheta's "Letter to the Great King Kanishka" (the Maharaja-kanishka-lekha) and Chandragomin's "Letter to a Disciple" (the Shishya-lekha) awaken us to the very real possibility of liberation in this lifetime. Presented as epistles, a teaching form well established in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, these inspiring letters encourage us to look fearlessly at the workings of karma in our lives and offer instruction in how to free ourselves from its chains. Includes original sources: Tibetan text of Matricheta's work and the Sanskrit mss. for Chandragomin's letter, with notes translated from Tibetan commentaries, analysis of vocabulary, bibliography, and index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-374) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Related Work:

Candragomin. Śiṣyalekhā. English and Sanskrit.

ISBN:

0898002990

0898002982

OCLC:

38519070