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Rongtön Sheja Künrig

Rongtön Sheja Kunrig

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Name variants:

Rongtön Mawé Sengé
Shakya Gyaltsen

Further Information:

Rongtön Sheja Kunrig (rong ston shes bya kun rig), also known as Shakya Gyaltsen, (shakya rgyal mtshan, 1367-1449) was one of the greatest scholars of the Sakya school, renowned especially for his mastery of the prajñāpāramitā teachings. He founded Nalendra Monastery in 1436.

Advice

The Joyous Entrance to the Path to Liberation: How to Practise the Six Transcendent Perfections | Advice

In this brief series of verses, Rongtön explains the benefits of the six transcendent perfections, or pāramitās, and shows how they incorporate many other aspects and qualities of the Mahāyāna path.

Bodhicaryāvatāra

The Garland of Jewel Ornaments : The Stages of Meditating on the Bodhicaryāvatāra | Bodhicaryāvatāra

This succinct guide to putting Śāntideva's classic text into practice through meditation, with an emphasis on the cultivation of wisdom (prajñā), was written by Rongtön Sheja Kunrig in 1447.

Middle Way

Clarifying the Essence: A Summary of the Instructions on the View of the Middle Way | Middle Way

A précis of Rongtön's larger text of instructions on the Middle Way entitled The Moon Rays of Crucial Points, which includes advice on the view, meditation and action that faciliate an understanding of Madhyamaka.

Praise

Melodious Sound: In Praise of Vulture Peak Mountain | Praise

A short laudation of Vulture Peak Mountain (bya rgod phung po'i ri bo; Gṛdhrakūta), located in modern Bihar state in India, and renowned as the site at which Buddha taught the Prajñāpāramitā.

The Sun that Causes the Lotus of Intelligence to Bloom: In Praise of the Lineage of Gurus for the Noble Abhidharma | Abhidharma

Verses in praise of the lineage of Abhidharma teachers, from the Buddha down to Asaṅga and Vasubandhu, then on to the Indian commentators and the earliest specialists in Tibet.

Three Gateways to Liberation

Elucidating the Essence of the Instructions for Entering the Three Gateways to Liberation | Buddhist Philosophy

In this short work, Rongtön clarifies the teachings on the samādhi (ting nge 'dzin) meditations related to the three gateways to liberation (rnam thar sgo gsum): emptiness, the absence of characteristics and the wishless.

The Excellent Path of the Great Vehicle: How to Meditate on the Three Gateways to Liberation According to the Mahāyāna | Buddhist Philosophy

A brief explanation of the "three gateways to liberation" (rnam thar sgo gsum) according to the Mahāyāna, i.e., emptiness (śūnyatā; stong pa nyid), absence of characteristics (mtshan ma med pa), and wishlessness (smon pa med pa).

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