Thirty Stanzas

Vasubandhu

The Thirty Stanzas (Skt. Triṃśikā-kārikā; Tib. ཚིག་ལེའུར་བྱས་པ་སུམ་ཅུ་པ་, Wyl. tshig le'ur byas pa sum cu pa) is one of the most important writings by Vasubandhu. There is a commentary by Sthiramati entitled An Explanation of the Thirty [Stanzas] (Skt. Triṃśikābhāṣya; Wyl. sum cu pa'i bshad pa).

Text

The Tibetan translation of this text can be found in the Tibetan Tengyur, Toh 4055. It was translated by Jinamitra, Shilendrabodhi and zhu chen gyi lo tsa ba ban de ye shes sde.

• Tibetan text available at dharmaebooks.org

Translations

In English

• Stefan Anacker, Seven Works of Vasubandhu: The Buddhist Psychological Doctor (Motilal Banarsidass, 2nd Edition, 2002), pages 181-190.
• Ben Connelly, Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara: A Practitioner's Guide (Wisdom Publications, 2016)
• Francis H.Cook, Three Texts on Consciousness Only, translated from the Chinese of Hsüan-tsang (Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 1999)
• Khenpo David Karma Choephel, Thirty Verses (2022). Text available at dharmaebooks.org

In French

• Philippe Cornu, Vasubandhu, Cinq traités sur l'esprit seulement (Paris: Fayard, 2008). This translation includes Sthiramati's commentary. Text available at dharmaebooks.org

External Links

• Eight translations available on Dharmaebooks.org
• Teachings given by H.H. the 17th Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje in Jan.-Feb. 2022