Abhisamayalankara
Abhisamayalankara [Skt.] - (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:
1. knowledge of all aspects, omniscience
2. knowledge of the path, path-knowledge
3. knowledge of the bases, knowledge of the foundation, base-knowledge
4. complete training of all aspects, application of the realization of all aspects
5. culminating training, application when reaching the peak
6. gradual training; gradual application of the bodhisattva path
7. momentary training; instantaneous application
8. dharmakaya
Translations
- Ornament of Clear Realization: A Commentary on the Prajnaparamita of Maitreya, Thrangu Rinpoche, Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal, 2004