Recent Books On The Five Maitreya Texts



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Patrul Rinpoche: A Reader’s Guide

Praise to Patrul Rinpoche Outwardly, you are the Son of the Victorious Ones, Shantideva. Inwardly, you are the saint, the conqueror Shavaripa. Secretly, you are the supreme sublime being Dug-...

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Teaching the Dharma | An Excerpt from A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle

Investigating the Dharma 1. Showing Why It Is Worth Teaching Others the Dharma Unstintingly...

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The Importance of the Ornament of Mahayana Sutras

One of the Five Maitreya Treatises—the five texts imparted to Asanga by the bodhisattva Maitreya—the Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras (in Sankrit the Mahayanasutralamkara, often shortened to Sutral...

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The Thirteen Core Indian Buddhist Texts: A Reader’s Guide

There are thirteen classics of Indian Mahayana philosophy, still used in Tibetan centers of education throughout Asia and beyond, particularly the Nyngma tradition, with overlap with the other...

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Madhyamika in Nyingma: The Reasons for Being Able to Relinquish the Obscurations Completely

The following article is from the Spring, 2012 issue of the Snow Lion Newsletter and is for historical reference only. You can see this in context of the original newsletter here. This short excerpt is taken from Groundless Paths: The Prajnaparamita Sutras, The Ornament of Clear Realization, and Its...
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Buddha Nature

The following article is from the Spring, 1950 issue of the Snow Lion Newsletter and is for historical reference only. You can see this in context of the original newsletter here. The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra with Commentary by Arya MaitreyaCommentary by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye Additional explanations...
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Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso on Scaling the Heights Of Buddha Nature

The following article is from the Autumn, 2000 issue of the Snow Lion Newsletter and is for historical reference only. You can see this in context of the original newsletter here. BUDDHA NATURE Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso comments on Maitreya's Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra BY VICTORIA HUCKENPAHLER Who better...
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Tibet: Sera Monastery’s History

The following article is from the Winter, 2000 issue of the Snow Lion Newsletter and is for historical reference only. You can see this in context of the original newsletter here. Throughout its history the Monastery has been renowned for producing a large number of great scholars turned highly accomplished...
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