Bibliography

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Present Texts

• Āryadeva. Esoteric Instructions on the Noble Perfection of Wisdom. Āryaprajñāpāramitā Upadeśa. 'Phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i man ngag. Also called Grand Poem (Tshigs bcad chen mo), and Fifty Verse Poem (Tshigs su bcad pa lnga bcu pa). In Source Texts of Severance of Evil Objects: Profound Meaning of the Perfection of Wisdom (Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i zab don bdud kyi gcod yul gyi gzhung). DNZ, Shechen Printing, 1999. Vol. 14 (pha), ff. 1a-4a3.

Other sources:

• _____. Āryaprajñāpāramitā Mahāparipṛccha. 'Phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa tshigs su bcad pa chen po. Narthang Tengyur, mdo, nyo, ff. 396b4-399a4 (pp. 793-97).

• _____. Āryaprajñāpāramitā Mahāparamata Mahāparipṛccha. 'Phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa tshigs su bcad pa chen po. (Title page: gCod kyi rgya gzhung Āryade bas mdzad pa'o). Golden Tengyur, nyo, ff. 517a-520a.

• _____. Āryade bas mdzad pa'i shes rab kyi pha rol du pyin pa'i tshigs su bcad pa chen mo. Khamnyön Dharma Senge, The Religious History of Pacification and Severance: A Precious Garland Ornament of Liberation. Zhi byed dang gcod yul gyi chos 'byung rin po che'i phreng ba thar pa'i rgyan In gCod kyi chos skor (CDC), pp. 1-5. Delhi: Tibet House, 1974.

• Kunga Paljor (Kun dga' dpal 'byor). Pure Honey: A Commentary on the Source Text of Severance, "Esoteric Instructions on the Perfection of Wisdom". Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i man ngag gcod kyi gzhung 'grel zag med sbrang rtsi. DNZ, Shechen Printing, vol. 14 (pha), 23-51.

Works Cited in the Texts

Kangyur/Scriptures

• Heart of Perfection of Wisdom (Heart Sūtra). Bhagavatīprajñāpāramitāhṛdaya. bCom ldan ldas ma shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i snying po. Dg.K. shes phyin, ka (Toh. 21).

• Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines. Aṣṭasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā. Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa brgyad stong pa. Dg.K. shes phyin, ka (Toh. 12). Lhasa Kangyur (rKTs-K12). Lhasa Kangyur (rKTs-K10).

• Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines. Śatasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā. Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag brgya pa. Dg.K. shes phyin, ka-a. (Toh. 8). Lhasa Kangyur, (rKTs-K8).

• Perfection of Wisdom in Twenty-five Thousand Lines. Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā. Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag nyi shu lnga pa. Dg.K. shes phyin, ka-ga (Toh. 9). Lhasa Kangyur (rKTs-K9).

• Sūtra of Skill in the Methods of the Great Secret [of all Buddhas: the Chapter on the Questions of the Bodhisattva Jñānottara]. Āryasarvabuddhamahārahasyopāyakauśalya Jñānottarabodhisattvaparipṛcchāparivartanāma Mahāyānasūtra. gSang chen thabs la mkhas pa'i mdo, ['Phags pa sangs rgyas thams cad kyi gsang chen thabs la mkhas pa/ byang chub sems dpa' ye shes dam pas zhus pa'i le'u zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo]. Dg.K. dkon brtsegs, cha (Toh. 82).

• Verse Summary on the Perfection of Wisdom. Prajñāpāramitāsañcayagāthā. 'Phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa sdud pa tshigs su bcad pa. Dg.K. shes phyin, ka (Toh. 13). Lhasa Kangyur (rKTs-K13).

Tengyur/Treatises

• Āsaṇga. Bodhisattva Stages. Bodhisattvabhūmi. rNal 'byor spyod pa'i sa las byang chub sems dpa'i sa. Dg.T. sems tsam, wi (Toh. 4037). 

• Chandragomin (Go mi dge bsnyen). The Twenty Verses on Bodhisattva Vows. Bodhisattvasaṃvaraviṃśaka. Byang chub sems dpa'i sdom pa nyi shu pa. Dg.T. sems tsam, hi, (Toh. 4081). English translation: Mark Tatz, Twenty Verses on the Bodhisattva Vow in Difficult Beginnings (Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1985).

• Dignāga (sLob dpon Phyogs kyi glang po). Condensed Verses on the Perfection of Wisdom. Prajñāpāramitāpiṇḍārthaḥ. 'Phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin ma sdus pa'i tshig le'ur byas pa, Dg.T. sher phyin, pha (Toh. 3809).

• Maitreya (Byams pa). Highest Continuum, Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos. Dg.T. sems tsam, phi (Toh. 4024). English translations: Ken Holmes and Katia Holmes, The Changeless Nature (Eskdalemuir, Scotland: Karma Drubgyud Darjay Ling, 1985), Rosemarie Fuchs, trans., Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra with Commentary (Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2000).

_____. Ornament of Clear Realization. Abhisamayālamkāra. Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i man ngag gi bstan bcos mngon par rtogs pa'i rgyan zhes bya ba'i tshig le'ur byas pa (mNgon rtogs rgyan). Dg.T. shes phyin, ka (Toh. 3786).

• Nāgārjuna (Klu sgrub). Root Verses on the Middle called Wisdom. Prajñānāmamūlamadhyamakakārikā. dBu ma rtsa ba'i tshig le'ur byas pa shes rab ces bya ba, Dg.T. dbu ma, tsa (Toh. 3824). Translations include: David J. Kalupahana, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā of Nāgārjuna (Albany, NY: SUNY, 1986), Jay L. Garfield, The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995).

• Saraha. Treasury of Doha Songs. Dohakoṣagīti. Do ha mdzod kyi glu. Dg.T. rgyud, wi (Toh. 2224), also known as "People's Dohā" in Saraha's dohā trilogy. English translations: David R. Jackson, Tantric Treasures (New York: Oxford University press, 2004), and Kurtis R. Scheffer, Dreaming the Great Brahmin (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005).

• Shāntideva. Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva. Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra. Byang chub sems dpa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa. Dg.T., dbu ma, la (Toh. 3871). English translations: Stephen Batchelor, Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1979), the Padmakara Translation Group, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1997), and Alan and Vesna Wallace, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 1997).  

• Vajrāsanapāda (rDo rje gdan pa). Supplication to the Eighty-Four Great Adepts. Grub thob brgyad cu rtsa bzhi'i gsol 'debs. Dg.T. rgyud, tshu (Toh. 3758).

Tibetan Works:

• Drakpa Jungne (Grags pa 'byung gnas). Treasury of Names. Ming mdzod. Lan kro'u: Kan su'u mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 1992.

• Kunga Paljor (Kun dga' dpal 'byor). Space Diamond. dByings kyi rdo rje pha lam. Unknown.

• Machik Lapdrön. The Great Bundle of Precepts on Severance: The Source Esoteric Instructions on Severance, the Profound Perfection of Wisdom. Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa zab mo gcod kyi man ngag gi gzhung bka' tshoms chen mo. DNZ (Shechen Printing), 1999. Vol. 14, ff. 4a3-9a1. 

Reference Bibliography

Tibetan Texts

• Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye. Ocean of Auspicious Renown: A Catalogue of the Treasury of Precious Instructions, A Collection of the Ripening and Liberating Essence of the Eight Great Chariots of the Practice Lineages. sGrub brgyud shing rta chen po brgyad kyi smin grol snying po phyogs gcig bstus pa gdams ngag rin po che'i mdzod kyi dkar chag bkra shis grags pa'i rgya mtsho. DNZ, vol. 18, ff. 381-547.

• Khamnyön Dharma Senge (Khams smyon Dharma seng ge, also known as 'Jig 'bral chos kyi seng ge). The Religious History of Pacification and Severance: A Precious Garland Ornament of Liberation, Zhi byed dang gcod yul gyi chos 'byung rin po che'i phreng ba thar pa'i rgyan. In Gcod kyi chos skor, pp. 411-597. Delhi: Tibet House (1974).

• Jamyang Gönpo ('Jam dbyangs mgon po). Heart Essence of Profound Meaning. Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa gcod kyi gzhung dang man ngag mtha' dag gi yang bcud zab don thugs kyi snying po. DNZ, vol. 14, pp. 17-22.

• Rinchen Senge (Rin chen seng ge). Instruction on Mahāmudrā Severance, Opening the Door to the Sky. Phyag rgya chen po gcod kyi gdams pa nam mkha' sgo 'byed. DNZ, vol. 14, pp. 407-423.

• Tashi Chöpel (bKra shis chos 'phel). Record of Teachings Received (Kong sprul gsan yig). 'Jam mgon kong sprul yon tan rgya mtshos dam pa'i chos rin po che mdo sngags rig gnas dang bcas pa ji ltar thos shing de dag gang las brgyud pa'i yi ge dgos 'dod kun 'byung nor bu'i bang mdzod. China: Mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2008.

Other Works and Translations

• Brunnhölzl, Karl. Gone Beyond: The Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras, The Ornament of Clear Realization, and Its Commentaries in the Tibetan Kagyü Tradition: Volume One and Volume Two. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2011.

• Chögyam Trungpa, "The Pön Way of Life" in The Heart of the Buddha. Boston and London: Shambhala, 1991.

• Fuchs, Rosemarie. trans. Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra with Commentary. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2000.

• Garfield, Jay L., trans. The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1955.

• Harding, Sarah. Machik's Complete Explanation. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2003.

• Hopkins, Jeffrey. Meditation on Emptiness. London: Wisdom Publications, 1983.

• Jackson, Roger R. Tantric Treasures: Three Collections of Mystical Verse from Buddhist India. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.

• Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé. The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Eight, Part Four: Esoteric Instructions. Kalu Rinpoché Translation Group (Sarah Harding). Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2007.

_____. The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Five: Buddhist Ethics. Translated by the Kalu Rinpoché Translation Group. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1998/2003.

_____. The Treasury of Knowledge: Book One: Myriad Worlds. Translated by the Kalu Rinpoché Translation Group. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1995, 2003.

_____. The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Six, Part Four: Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy. Translated by the Kalu Rinpoché Translation Group (Elizabeth Calahan). Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2007.

• Roerich, George N., trans. The Blue Annals. Calcutta, 1949; 2^nd ed. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1976, 1988.

• Schaeffer, Kurtis. R. Dreaming the Great Brahmin. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.