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Uttaratantra Shastra (Skt.), Gyü Lama (Tib.), The Sublime Continuum. One of the five treatises of Maitreya, a commentary on the teachings of the third turning of the wheel of Dharma explaining buddha nature.

Outline

The text has seven vajra points. These points come within the five chapters:

The Tathagatagarbha
Awakening/Enlightenment (bodhi)
Enlightened Qualities
The Activity of the Tathagatas
Benefits of the Text

Commentaries

In Tibetan

Mipham Rinpoche, rgyud bla ma'i mchan 'grel mi pham zhal lung (currently being translated by John Canti of the Padmakara Translation Group for the Tsadra Foundation)

Translations

In English

Buddha-Nature, Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra by Arya Maitreya with commentary by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, edited by Alex Trisoglio, Khyentse Foundation, 2007
Buddha Nature (with Jamgön Kongtrul's commentary) translated by Rosemarie Fuchs, Snow Lion, New York 2000
The Changeless Nature, translated by Ken and Katia Holmes, Karma Kagyu Trust, Newcastle 1985

Teachings on the Uttaratantra Shastra

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Rigpa Shedra, Lerab Ling, 2002

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-'''Uttaratantra Shastra''' (Skt.), ''Gyü Lama'' (Tib.), ''The Sublime Continuum''. One of the [[five treatises of Maitreya]], a commentary on the teachings of the third turning of the wheel of Dharma explaining the [[buddha nature]].
+'''Uttaratantra Shastra''' (Skt.), ''Gyü Lama'' (Tib.), ''The Sublime Continuum''. One of the [[five treatises of Maitreya]], a commentary on the teachings of the third turning of the wheel of Dharma explaining [[buddha nature]].
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