Thirty Stanzas
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The Thirty Stanzas (Skt. Triṃśikā-kārikā; Tib. ཚིག་ལེའུར་བྱས་པ་སུམ་ཅུ་པ་, Wyl. tshig le'ur byas pa sum cu pa) is one of the most important writings by Vasubandhu. There is a commentary by Sthiramati entitled An Explanation of the Thirty [Stanzas] (Skt. Triṃśikābhāṣya; Wyl. sum cu pa'i bshad pa).
Text
The original Sanskrit version of this text is extant.
- It was translated into Chinese by Xuanzang in 648 CE.
- Chinese text available at dharmaebooks.org
- It was also translated into Tibetan by Jinamitra, Shilendrabodhi and zhu chen gyi lo tsa ba ban de ye shes sde. The Tibetan translation of this text can be found in the Tibetan Tengyur, Toh 4055.
- Tibetan text available at dharmaebooks.org
Translations & Further Reading
In English
- Stefan Anacker, Seven Works of Vasubandhu: The Buddhist Psychological Doctor (Motilal Banarsidass, 1984, 2nd Edition, 2002), pages 181-190.
- Ben Connelly, Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara: A Practitioner's Guide (Wisdom Publications, 2016)
- Francis H.Cook, Three Texts on Consciousness Only, translated from the Chinese of Hsüan-tsang (Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 1999)
- Khenpo David Karma Choephel, Thirty Verses (2022). Text available at dharmaebooks.org
In French
- Philippe Cornu, Vasubandhu, Cinq traités sur l'esprit seulement (Paris: Fayard, 2008). This translation includes Sthiramati's commentary. Text available at dharmaebooks.org
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Philippe Cornu, Prajnaonline, available here