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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Thirteen Major Texts

Thirteen Major Texts

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Texts related to the Thirteen Major Texts (gzhung chen bcu gsum) popularized by Khenpo Shenpen Nangwa (1871–1927):

Introduction

by Adam Pearcey
A brief historical introduction to the Thirteen Major Texts (gzhung chen bcu gsum), Indian treatises taught and popularized by the great Khenpo Shenpen Nangwa (1871–1927).

Abhidharmakośa

Texts related to the Abhidharmakośa (chos mngon pa mdzod), or Treasury of Abhidharma, by Vasubandhu.
3 texts

Abhisamayālaṃkāra

Texts related to the Abhisamayālaṃkāra (mngon rtogs rgyan) or Clear Ornament of Realization, one of the Five Treatises of Maitreyanātha.
7 texts

Bodhicaryāvatāra

Texts related to Bodhicaryāvatāra, Śāntideva's classic guide to a bodhisattva's way of life.
10 texts

Catuḥśataka

Texts related to the Catuḥśataka (bzhi brgya pa), or Four Hundred Verses, by Āryadeva.
1 text

Madhyamakāvatāra

Texts related to the Madhyamakāvatāra (dbu ma la ’jug pa), or Introduction to the Middle Way, by Candrakīrti.
5 texts

Uttaratantra

Texts related to the Mahāyānottaratantra-śāstra (theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos) or Ratnagotravibhāga, one of the Five Treatises of Maitreyanātha.
2 texts

Khenpo Shenpen Nangwa

Courtesy of Tertön Sogyal Trust

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BDRC T3JT12491

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