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Abhisamayalankara (Skt. Abhisamayālaṃkāra; Tib. ngön tok gyen; Wyl. mngon rtogs rgyan), The Ornament of Clear Realization — one of the five treatises that were directly revealed to Asanga by the future Buddha Maitreya, it is a commentary on the hidden meaning of the Prajñaparamita Sutras, describing the entire journey of the bodhisattva, from the generation of bodhichitta to the attainment of full omniscience.

Outline

The text is divided into eight topics:

knowledge of all aspects, omniscience
path-knowledge
base-knowledge, knowledge of the bases, knowledge of the foundation
complete application of all aspects, application of the realization of all aspects
culminating application, application when reaching the peak
progressive application; gradual training; gradual application of the bodhisattva path
instantaneous application; momentary training
dharmakaya

These eight topics are further divided into seventy points.

Translations

Abhisamayalankara, Edward Conze, Rome: Is.M.E.O., 1954
Ornament of Clear Realization: A Commentary on the Prajnaparamita of Maitreya, Thrangu Rinpoche, Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal, 2004

Commentaries

Tsongkhapa, Golden Garland of Eloquence (legs bshad gser phreng), translated by Gareth Sparham, Jain Publishing, 2008
Abhisamayalamkara with Vritti by Arya Vimuktisena and Aloka by Haribhadra, translated by Gareth Sparham, 2005

External Links

Prajnaparamita Series on Lotsawa House

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-'''Abhisamayalankara''' (Skt. Abhisamayālaṃkāra; Tib. ''ngön tok gyen''; [[Wyl.]] ''mngon rtogs rgyan''), ''The Ornament of Clear Realization'' — one of the [[Five Treatises of Maitreya|five treatises]] that were directly revealed to [[Asanga]] by the future Buddha [[Maitreya]], it is a commentary on the hidden meaning of the [[Prajñaparamita]] [[Sutra]]s, describing the entire journey of the [[bodhisattva]], from the generation of [[bodhichitta]] to the attainment of full [[omniscience]].
+'''Abhisamayalankara''' (Skt. ''Abhisamayālaṃkāra''; Tib. ''ngön tok gyen''; [[Wyl.]] ''mngon rtogs rgyan''), ''The Ornament of Clear Realization'' — one of the [[Five Treatises of Maitreya|five treatises]] that were directly revealed to [[Asanga]] by the future Buddha [[Maitreya]], it is a commentary on the hidden meaning of the [[Prajñaparamita]] [[Sutra]]s, describing the entire journey of the [[bodhisattva]], from the generation of [[bodhichitta]] to the attainment of full [[omniscience]].
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