Nagarjuna's letter to a friend : with commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche / translated by the Padmakara Translation Group.

Format:

Book

Standardized Title:

Slob-dpon ʾphags pa Klu-sgrub kyi Bśes paʾi spriṅ yig gi mchan ʾgrel źal rgyun bdud rtsiʾi zegs ma skyabs rje bkaʾ ʾgyur rin po cheʾi gsuṅ. English

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Tibetan

Subjects (All):

Nāgārjuna, active 2nd century. Suhr̥llekha.

Nāgārjuna.

Religious life--Buddhism.

Religious life.

Buddhism--Doctrines.

Buddhism.

Buddhist priests--India--Correspondence.

Buddhist priests.

India.

Genre:

Correspondence.

Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, [2005]

Summary:

Nagarjuna's poetic presentation of the fundamental teachings of the Great Vehicle, or Mahayana-whose followers, driven by compassion, strive to attain Buddhahood for the sake of all beings-is remarkable for its concise style and memorable imagery, making it one of the most widely quoted sources in other commentaries on the Mahayana path. This work will appeal to readers with a general interest in Mahayana Buddhism, to those who wish to familiarize themselves with one of the great classics of Indian Buddhist literature, and to students who come across passages quoted in other Buddhist works and who wish to explore further.

Contents:

Nagarjuna's Letter to a friend

Kangyur Rinpoche's commentary on the Letter to a friend

Structural outline.

Notes:

Root text: Suhr̥llekha (in Sanskrit); commentary: Slob dpon ʾphags pa klu sgrub kyi bśes paʾi spriṅ yig gi mchan ʾgrel źal rgyun bdud rtsiʾi zegs ma skyabs rje bkaʾ ʾgyur rin po cheʾi gsuṅ (in Tibetan).

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-188) and indexes.

Contains:

Klong-chen Ye-shes-rdo-rje, Bkaʼ-ʼgyur Rin-po-che

Nāgārjuna, 2nd century. Suhr̥llekha. English.

ISBN:

1559392274

OCLC:

60341506

Publisher Number:

9781559392273