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ISSN 2753-4812

ISSN 2753-4812

Buddha Nature Series

The following texts are available as part of our series on Buddha Nature (sugatagarbha/tathāgatagarbha):

Commentaries

On the Yogācāra Treatises and Buddha Nature

by Khenpo Shenga

This short text, which is untitled in the original Tibetan, briefly discusses the Five Treatises of Maitreya, the writings of Asaṅga, and the fact that the buddha nature, or sugatagarbha, is not empty of its own immaculate qualities.

Notes 17 Dec 2020

Adornment to Invincible Maitreya’s Intent: Stages of Meditation on the Instructions of the Ultimate Continuum of the Great Vehicle (Mahāyānottaratantra)

by Rongtön Sheja Künrig

This practical synopsis of the Mahāyānottaratantra-śāstra (theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos) or Ratnagotravibhāga, Maitreyanātha's classic treatise on buddha nature, was composed in 1447.

Uttaratantra Stages of Meditation 6 Aug 2022

Songs

A Song for Travelling from Sikkim to Tibet

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Written for a disciple who was about to travel from Sikkim to Tibet, this brief song encapsulates the message of the intermediate and final turnings of the Wheel of Dharma and explains how to practise the indivisibility of emptiness and compassion.

Songs and Poems 21 Sep 2020

Sūtras

The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra entitled The Wisdom of the Hour of Death

from the Words of the Buddha

In response to a question from the bodhisattva Ākāśagarbha, the Buddha explains how a bodhisattva should view the mind at the moment of death. It is important, the Buddha says, to cultivate the perception of insubstantiality, great compassion, referencelessness and non-attachment, and not to seek buddhahood anywhere other than in the mind's own wisdom.

Dying & the Bardos Kangyur Ten Royal Sūtras 30 Sep 2018

Related Topics

Maitreya

From the murals of Shechen Monastery. Reproduced with permission of Rabjam Rinpoche.

Further information:

BDRC T2077 (bde gshegs snying po)

Buddha-Nature (Tsadra)

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