Nāgārjuna

You brilliantly clarified the meaning of reality itself, the ultimate intent of the Mother Prajñāpāramitā,

With profound modes of logical reasoning based on dependent origination,

Founder of the Middle Way tradition of the supreme vehicle, prophesied by the Buddha himself—

Noble master Nāgārjuna, to you I pray!

Texts by and about the great Indian philosopher-saint Ārya Nāgārjuna ('phags pa klu sgrub, c.150 – c.250 CE), known to Tibetans as the founder of the tradition of Profound View (zab mo lta ba):

Dependent Origination

Commentary on the Noble Essence of the Dharmadhātu

This short text attributed to Nāgārjuna, which appears in the Abhidharma section of the Tengyur (Toh 4101), is a commentary on the so-called ye dharma formula of dependent origination.

Dependent Origination Tengyur

Verses on the Heart of Dependent Origination

In this short text, called Pratītyasamutpādahṛdaya in Sanskrit, Nāgārjuna explains the heart or 'essence' (hṛdaya) of dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda) in just seven stanzas. He shows how the twelve links of dependent origination can be further condensed into the three categories of afflictions (kleśa), karma and suffering, and how all phenomena, being interdependent, are empty of true existence.

Dependent Origination Tengyur

Praise

In Praise of Gratifying Sentient Beings

In this verse summary of a teaching from the Bodhisattva Piṭaka, the Buddha explains the importance of sentient beings and how pleasing them is the greatest form of offering.

Praise Tengyur

In Praise of the Stūpas at the Eight Great Sacred Places

This text (Toh 1134) is the shorter of Ārya Nāgārjuna’s two short eulogies praising the stūpas at the eight great sacred places commemorating significant events in the life of the Buddha.

Praise Buddha Śākyamuni Tengyur

In Praise of the Stūpas at the Eight Great Sacred Places

This text (Toh 1133) is the longer of Ārya Nāgārjuna’s two short eulogies praising the stūpas at the eight great sacred places commemorating significant events in the life of the Buddha.

Praise Buddha Śākyamuni Tengyur

In Praise of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha

This is the version of Dvādaśakārastotra found in the Tengyur (Toh 1135). The text, which is attributed to Nāgārjuna, is a praise of the twelve great deeds performed by the Buddha Śākyamuni.

Praise Buddha Śākyamuni Tengyur

Praise of the Buddha: With Skilful Means & Compassion...

Praise Buddha Śākyamuni Compendium of Sādhanas

Ultimate Praise of the Noble and Venerable Mañjuśrī

This short praise attributed to Ācārya Nāgārjuna focuses on the ultimate nature of Mañjuśrī—insubstantial, non-dual, colourless, sizeless, and profound. The text is included in the Tengyur (Toh 1131).

Mañjuśrī Praise Tengyur

Nāgārjuna

Dependent Origination

Praise

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