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In ''The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgön Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of "The Way of the Bodhisattva"'', Wulstan Fletcher and Helena Blankleder give a detailed presentation of Mipham's understanding of Madhyamaka and his responses to criticisms from Gelukpa scholars. Mipham's approach to reconciling the Svātantrika and Prāsaṅgika schools of thought is analyzed in depth in the light of his interpretation of the two truths, his view on ultimate truth, and his efforts to revive a distinct Nyingma voice in the Tibetan hermeneutical debate on how central Indian Buddhist scriptures should be understood.
This examination of Mipham's writings and his responses to critics allows readers to understand the subtleties of the debates and the reasoning behind different positions. It explains the historical and cultural context of these philosophical discussions, including the role of sectarian affiliations and efforts to preserve and revive traditional interpretations, illustrating the diversity of Madhyamaka positions in Tibet. +
Analysis and Interpretation of the Eight Buddhist Hells Presented by the Sutra of the Remembrance of the True Law +
English summary of the ''Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra'' in general, and specific summary of the descriptions of the hells. +
This is a translation of a Sanskrit folio of the ''Anantamukhasādhakadhāraṇī'' by Frederick William Thomas. Published in ''Manuscript Remains of Buddhist Literature Found in Eastern Turkestan'', 1916. +
Jñānagarbha (slob dpon ye shes snying po). <i>anantamukhanirhāradhāraṇīṭīkā</i> [आर्न्मखनिर्हारधारणीटीका]. <i>'phags pa sgo mtha' yas pa sgrub pa'i gzungs kyi rgya cher 'grel pa</i> [འཕགས་པ་སྒོ་མཐའ་ཡས་པ་སྒྲུབ་པའི་གཟུངས་ཀྱི་རྒྱ་ཆེར་འགྲེལ་པ]. [An Extensive Explanation of the Dhāraṇī of Attaining Limitless Doors (84000)]. Tengyur, RKTST 1519 http://www.rkts.org/cat.php?id=1519&typ=2. +
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The ''Ānantamukhanirhāradhāriṇīvyākhyānakārikā'' is a collection of versified commentary verses (''kārikā'') authored by the 8th-century Indian Buddhist master Jñānagarbha. The title translates to "A Versified Explanation of the Dhāraṇī of Attaining Limitless Doors." It is a foundational commentarial text preserved in the Tibetan Buddhist Tengyur canon (Tohoku 2697 / RKTST 1518) under the Tibetan title: འཕགས་པ་སྒོ་མཐའ་ཡས་པ་སྒྲུབ་པའི་གཟུངས་རྣམ་པར་བཤད་པའི་ཚིག་ལེའུར་བྱས་པ (''<i>'</i>Phags pa sgo mtha' yas pa sgrub pa'i gzungs rnam par bshad pa'i tshig le'ur byas pa''). +
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The ''Anantamukhasādhakadhāraṇī'' (also called ''The Incantation for Achieving the Boundless Gate'') is an important Buddhist dhāraṇī text from the Mahāyāna tradition. It belongs to the early dhāraṇī literature that eventually developed into full tantric practices.
The text likely dates to around the 3rd-4th century CE, originating during the later development of Mahāyāna Buddhism in India. Like many dhāraṇī texts, its specific author is unknown, as these works were typically attributed to the Buddha himself or were considered to have emerged from collective spiritual practice rather than individual authorship.
The text contains mantras and incantations believed to possess spiritual power. It focuses on the concept of "unimpeded" or "infinite entrances" (''anantamukha'') to dharma realization. The dhāraṇī is recited to remove obstacles to spiritual practice and to gain insight into the nature of reality.
The ''Anantamukhasādhakadhāraṇī'' was influential in several ways:
*It was translated into Chinese multiple times, including versions by Zhiyan in the 5th century and later by Xuanzang.
*It contributed to the development of esoteric Buddhist practices in East Asia
*It served as an important text in the transition from earlier Mahāyāna Buddhism to later tantric forms.
*Elements of its practices were incorporated into various Buddhist rituals across Asia. (Generated by Claude.ai Apr 4, 2025) +
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Robert A. F. Thurman offers an illuminating look at this deadliest of sins, examining anger from Western and Buddhist perspectives. +
This meditation is part of Module 10: How to Develop Bodhichitta - a Tonglen Meditation. Presented by: Ven. Ani Losang Palmo (Rita Riniker). +
Richard Schmidt's German translation of the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra''. +
Tibetan-German version of Shantideva's classical text ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' (''Bodhisattva’s Way of Life''). +
Khenpo Shenga's (Gzhan phan chos kyi snang ba, 1871-1927) annotated commentaries form the core of the present curriculum in many Buddhist colleges throughout the Himalayan region. It is said that he was able to teach texts such as ''Bodhicharyavatara'' entirely from memory.
Foreward by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche. +
Megumu Honda's translation of the ''Daśabhūmikasūtra'', revised by Johannes Rahder and published in ''Studies in South, East and Central Asia'', 1968. +
This article discusses the biography of Chos kyi 'od zer (Nom-un gerel), who was a Uighur scholar of the Sakya order who translated the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' into Mongolian. +
The ''Anupūrvasamudgataparivarta'' (अनुपूर्वसमुद्गतपरिवर्त), Tib. ''Mthar gyis yang dag par 'phags pa'i le'u'' is a short Mahāyāna scripture known only through a single citation in Śāntideva's ''Śikṣāsamuccaya'' (Bendall ed., p. 279; Goodman ed., p. 290), where it is quoted for a fourfold teaching on the benefits of venerating the Tathāgata. The text is not otherwise attested in the surviving Kangyur, and its relationship to any known sūtra remains unidentified. +
Translation of an excerpt from Künzang Sönam's overview of the 9th chapter of the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' entitled ''A Lamp Completely Illuminating the Profound Reality of Interdependence''. +
Appendix to the new edition of the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' of Prof. Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya. Contains corrections and improvements to some of the ślokas based on the Tibetan. +
Dr. Art Engle gave a lecture on his recent translation on the ''Bodhisattvabhumi'', ''The Bodhisattva Path to Unsurpassed Enlightenment: A Complete Translation of the Bodhisattvabhūmi'' (Tsadra), forward by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
ARTEMUS B. ENGLE received a PhD in Buddhist studies from the University of Wisconsin and has studied Tibetan Buddhism for more than forty years. He teaches Tibetan language and Buddhist doctrine at the Mahayana Sutra and Tantra Center in Howell, New Jersey, and has published numerous translations of works by Indian and Tibetan masters. He has been a Tsadra Foundation Fellow since 2005. +
