Translator Assignments

Classics of Middle Asia

Find Sanskrit Titles by January 10th

1) Vinaya Sutra by Master Gunaprabha, 500AD (Tengyur)

Commentary to Je Tsongkapa’s summary
Use: 8 sets of vinaya vows & their rules

2) Abhidharmakosha by Master Vasubandhu, 350AD (Tengyur)

(Abhidharma) First Chapter - Empitiness, eternals, heaps
Use: To understand emptiness for business success

3) Pramana Vartaka by Master Dharmakirti, 650AD (Tengyur)

(Logic) Commentary on Correct Perception
Use: To see emptiness directly in meditation

4) Uttara Tantra by Master Asanga/Lord Maitreya, 350AD (Tengyur)

(Mind-Only) Higher Line
Use: To learn how and where mental seeds are planted

5) Abhisamayalankara by Master Asanga/Lord Maitreya 350AD (Tengyur)

(Lower Middle Way) The String of Jewels
Use: To cure addiction and depression

6) Pratitya Samutpada Hrdaya Karika by Arya Nagarjuna (Tengyur)

(Higher Middle Way #1) The Essence of Dependent Origination
Use: To cure addiction & depression

7) Prajña Nama Mula Madhyamaka Karika by Master Nagarjuna (Tengyur)

(Higher Middle Way #2) Root Verses of the Middle Way Called Wisdom
Madhyamaka Avatara by Master Chandrakirti (Tengyur)
(Higher Middle Way #2) Entering the Middle Way
Madhyamaka Avatara Bhasa by Master Chandrakirti (Tengyur)
(Higher Middle Way #2) Auto-Commentary to Entering the Middle Way
Use: To learn to see emptiness directly, good future life

8) Siddhata (Nothing in Sanskrit)

Comparative Philosophy - compare all 4 schools plus ancient Indian schools
Use: To understand common mistakes about the meaning of emptiness

9) Arya Bhagavati Prajña Paramita Hrdaya by Lord Buddha (Kangyur)

The Exalted Sutra of the Lady of Conquest, The Perfection of Wisdom
Arya Chedaka Nama Prajña Paramita Mahayana Sutra by Lord Buddha (Kangyur)
Use: to understand emptiness