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'''Collection of Advice''' ([[Wyl.]] ''gtam tshogs'') | [[Image:Nagarjuna17.JPG|frame|Nagarjuna]] | ||
'''''Collection of Advice''''' (Tib. གཏམ་ཚོགས་, ''tam tsok'', [[Wyl.]] ''gtam tshogs'') — one of the main categories of [[Nagarjuna]]'s writings. | |||
This collection refers to texts by Nagarjuna in which he provides advice to householders and the ordained on how to follow the Buddhist path. These instructions are likened to Buddha's first turning of the Wheel of Dharma. | This collection refers to texts by Nagarjuna in which he provides advice to householders and the ordained on how to follow the Buddhist path. These instructions are likened to Buddha's [[Three Turnings|first turning]] of the Wheel of Dharma. | ||
==The Texts== | |||
The texts in this collection include: | The texts in this collection include: | ||
*''[[Precious Garland]]''—advice on how to conduct one's life and how to construct social policies that reflect Buddhist ideals. | |||
*''[[Letter to a Friend]]''—a concise and comprehensive introduction to the entire path and practice of Buddhism. | |||
*''[[Tree of Wisdom]]''—a commentary of manners or moral maxim. | |||
*''[[A Hundred Wisdoms]]'' | |||
*''[[Drops for Healing Beings]]'' | |||
*''[[Commentary on Bodhichitta]]'' | |||
*''[[Sutrasamucchaya|Anthology or Compendium of Sutras]]'' | |||
==Other Collections== | |||
*''[[Collection of Middle Way Reasoning]] | |||
*''[[Collection of Praises]] | |||
*[[Collection of Middle Way Reasoning]] | |||
*[[Collection of Praises]] | |||
[[Category:Texts]] | [[Category:Texts]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Nagarjuna]] |
Latest revision as of 09:29, 5 December 2018
Collection of Advice (Tib. གཏམ་ཚོགས་, tam tsok, Wyl. gtam tshogs) — one of the main categories of Nagarjuna's writings.
This collection refers to texts by Nagarjuna in which he provides advice to householders and the ordained on how to follow the Buddhist path. These instructions are likened to Buddha's first turning of the Wheel of Dharma.
The Texts
The texts in this collection include:
- Precious Garland—advice on how to conduct one's life and how to construct social policies that reflect Buddhist ideals.
- Letter to a Friend—a concise and comprehensive introduction to the entire path and practice of Buddhism.
- Tree of Wisdom—a commentary of manners or moral maxim.
- A Hundred Wisdoms
- Drops for Healing Beings
- Commentary on Bodhichitta
- Anthology or Compendium of Sutras