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Abhidharma Series

Vasubandhu

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TBRC T59 (mngon pa)

Texts related to Abhidharma (chos mngon pa), the scholastic elaboration of the basic doctrine of the sūtras which includes elements of phenomenology, cosmology, psychology and metaphysics:

Abhidharmakośa

Synopsis of the Treasury of Abhidharma (Abhidharmakośa) by Chomden Rigpé Raldri

A simple guide to the contents of Vasubandhu's classic work, listing the main subdivisions within the text's eight chapters devoted to: 1) the elements, 2) faculties, 3) cosmology, 4) karma, 5) negative tendencies (i.e., the afflictions), 6) paths and individuals, 7) wisdom and 8) meditative absorption.

Biography

Light on the Path of Liberation: The Life of the Second Buddha Vasubandhu by Khenpo Shenga

Shenpen Nangwa offered this brief biography of Ācārya Vasubandhu as an introduction to his annotational commentary (mchan 'grel) on the verses of the Treasury of Abhidharma (Abhidharmakośa).

Praise

The Sun that Causes the Lotus of Intelligence to Bloom: In Praise of the Lineage of Gurus for the Noble Abhidharma by Rongtön Sheja Künrig

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.

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Buddhist Philosophy Series

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