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Twenty-one Indian Commentaries (Wyl. rgya 'grel nyer gcig) There are twelve commentaries which combine sutras with the Abhisamayalankara, and nine which do not. Among the former group, four use the 25,000 Verses, three use the 8,000 Verse text, three use The Condensed Sutra, one uses the 100,000 Verses, and one uses the three texts of the 100,000 Verses, the 25,000 and the 8,000. Firstly, the four are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Arya Vimuktisenas Illuminating the 25,000 Verses Bhadanta Vimuktisenas Commentary on the 25,000 Acharya Haribhadras Eight Chapters on the 25,000 Ratnakarashantis Pure 25,000 (Shuddhimati)

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Secondly, the three are: 1. Acharya Haribhadras Light Ornament: A Great Commentary on the 8,000 Verses 2. Ratnakarashantis Supreme Essence (Sarottama) 3. Abhayakaraguptas Moonlight of Points (Marmakaumudi) Thirdly, the three are: 1. Acharya Haribhadras Easy-to-Comprehend Commentary on the Difficult Points of the Condensed Sutra 2. Buddhashrijanas Commentary on the Difficult Points of the Condensed Sutra 3. Kashmiri Dharmashris Key to the Treasury of Transcendent Wisdom Fourthly, there is: 1. Explanation of the 100,000 said to be by Kashmiri Dharmashri. Fifthly: 1. Teaching on the Three Renowned Mother Scriptures in Conformity with the Eight Points said to be by Lord Smritijanakirti. Secondly, there are the nine which do not connect [the Abhisamayalankara] with sutras: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Acharya Haribhadras Clear Meaning Commentary Dharmamitras Explanatory Commentary Clarifying the Words Suvarnadvipas Light on the Difficult-to-Comprehend Prajakaramatis, Jowo Atishas and Kumarashribhadras Three Essential Meanings
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7. Ratnakirtis Kirtikala 8. Kashmiri Buddhashrijanas Rosary of Liberating Wisdom 9. Abhayakaraguptas Ornament of the Sages Realization Among these, The Explanatory Commentary Clarifying the Words, Light on the Difficult-to-Comprehend, and Prajakaramatis Essential Meaning are commentaries on [Haribhadras] Clear Meaning Commentary. It is explained in Drukpa Pema Karpos commentary on the prajaparamita that Haribhadra and Prajakaramati both saw Maitreya directly, and that Dharmamitra saw him in a dream. Some assert that The Ascertainment of Suchness written by Noble Asanga is a commentary that combines sutra and Abhisamayalankara, and some even say that the Clear Meaning Commentary is a commentary combining sutra and Abhisamayalankara. This would mean that the number of commentaries combining sutras and Abhisamayalankara could not be fixed definitively at twelve, but since this would contradict what is generally accepted, it requires investigation. Scholars may take as an issue for further investigation the question of whether Kashmiri Buddhashris 100,000 Verse Commentary, Smritijanakirtis work on the Three Mother Scriptures in Comformity with the Eight Points, and Atishas Lamp of Essential Meaning are to be classified as the works of Indian Panditas or Tibetan Scholars. Concerning which of those amongst these commentaries are particularly sublime, the great learned and accomplished Prajarasmi said: The progressive path from the hidden meaning of the middle turning, Was elucidated by the Dharma Lord Ajita in Tushita. In the Noble Land [of India] there were six transmissions And many ways of commenting upon the intent of the Ornament, But those commentaries of Arya [Vimuktisena] and Haribhadra are especially sublime. Just as he says, one should rely mainly upon the commentaries of Vimuktisena and Haribhadra. Retrieved from "http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Twenty-one_Indian_Commentaries" Categories: Prajnaparamita | Texts | Enumerations | 20s-Twenties This page was last modified on 24 April 2011, at 15:31. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial 3.0 License.

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