Collection of Praises

Nagarjuna

Collection of Praises (Tib. བསྟོད་ཚོགས་, tö tsok, Wyl. bstod tshogs) — one of the main categories of Nagarjuna's writings.

Towards the end of his life, acting on advice from Tara, Nagarjuna returned to Southern India and dwelt at a place called Mount Splendour, where he gave extensive teachings on both the sutras and tantras, and composed many more texts. These writings, known as the Collection of Praises, are likened to Buddha's third turning of the Wheel of Dharma.

The Texts

The texts in this collection include:

• Praise of the Dharmadhatu
• Praise of the Supramundane
• Praise of the Inconceivable
• Praise of the Ultimate

Other Collections

• Collection of Advice
• Collection of Middle Way Reasoning