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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Prajñāpāramitā Series

Prajñāpāramitā

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Beyond words, beyond thought, beyond description, Prajñāpāramitā

Unborn, unceasing, the very essence of space

Yet it can be experienced as the wisdom of our own awareness:

Homage to the mother of the buddhas of past, present and future!

Texts related to the Prajñāpāramitā (shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa) or Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom/Insight:

Commentaries

by Khenpo Tsöndrü
Studied in Nyingma colleges, or shedra (bshad grwa), before the full study of the Abhisamayālaṃkāra, this text covers the following topics: various ways of identifying the founders of the Prajñāpāramitā commentarial tradition, the sūtras which the Abhisamayālaṃkāra explains, the 21 Indian commentaries on the Abhisamayālaṃkāra, and the most important commentarial works studied in the Nyingma tradition.
Abhisamayālaṃkāra
by Patrul Rinpoche
In this practical guide to meditating on the teachings of the Prajñāpāramitā sūtras, as outlined in Maitreya's Abhisamayālaṃkāra, Patrul discusses the attitude and training of a bodhisattva. He repeatedly emphasises the fact that enlightened activity for others' benefit—and not simply realization—is the ultimate goal.
Abhisamayālaṃkāra Stages of Meditation
by Rongtön Sheja Künrig
A set of pithy instructions for meditating on fourfold emptiness (stong nyid bzhi sbyor), as outlined in the so-called Heart Sūtra or Heart of the Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom.
Stages of Meditation Emptiness
by Śrī Siṃha
This short commentary (Tōh. 4353) on the secret mantra or tantric meaning of the famous Heart Sūtra is attributed to the Atiyoga teacher Śrī Siṃha. According to the colophon, he gave this explanation to his disciple Vairotsana, who put it into writing and taught it to King Tri Songdetsen.
Tengyur

Dedicatory Colophon Verses

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Aspirational verses for the printer's colophon of an edition of the Verse Summary of the Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā-sañcayagāthā).
Dedicatory Colophon Verses

Sūtras

from the Words of the Buddha
This edition of the famous Heart Sūtra, complete with additional material, including a section for averting obstacles, is arranged for recitation.
Emptiness Nyingma Mönlam Averting Obstacles
from the Words of the Buddha
Perhaps the most famous of all Mahāyāna sūtras, the Heart Sūtra is so named because it encapsulates the heart or essence of the transcendent perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā).
Emptiness Kangyur Ten Royal Sūtras
from the Words of the Buddha
In this (Tōh. 23), the shortest of the Prajñāpāramitā or Perfection of Wisdom sūtras, the Buddha teaches the syllable ‘A’, which encapsulates the transcendent perfection of wisdom and all the literature related to it.
Kangyur Ten Royal Sūtras

Topical Outlines

by Ngulchu Dharmabhadra
This short topical outline reveals the various topics and subtopics conveyed within the famous Heart Sūtra or Sūtra of the Heart of Transcendent Wisdom.
Topical Outlines

Related Topics

Abhisamayālaṃkāra Emptiness Pedagogy Prajñāpāramitā (Deity)

Prajñāpāramitā

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Further information:

BDRC T2005 (sher phyin)
BDRC T333 (don bdun cu)

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