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#Once one has understood the relationship between title and contents, one can identify the text one wants to read and leave the others aside. | #Once one has understood the relationship between title and contents, one can identify the text one wants to read and leave the others aside. | ||
#When a title has been given that reflects the subject of the text, a person of superior capacity, merely on seeing it, will have a grasp of the entire message of the text. A person of moderate capacity will understand its general gist, while a person of only modest ability will be able to find the volume easily, just as one can identify a medicine by looking at a label on the bottle. <ref>[[Khenpo Kunpal]], [[Drops of Nectar|The Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech]], a detailed commentary on [[Shantideva]]’s [[Bodhicharyavatara|Way of the Bodhisattva]], page 30. Translated by Padmakara Translation Group. Published by Shambhala. ISBN 978-1-59030-439-6, ISBN 978-1-59030-699-4 </ref> | #When a title has been given that reflects the subject of the text, a person of superior capacity, merely on seeing it, will have a grasp of the entire message of the text. A person of moderate capacity will understand its general gist, while a person of only modest ability will be able to find the volume easily, just as one can identify a medicine by looking at a label on the bottle.<ref>[[Khenpo Kunpal]], [[Drops of Nectar|The Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech]], a detailed commentary on [[Shantideva]]’s [[Bodhicharyavatara|Way of the Bodhisattva]], page 30. Translated by Padmakara Translation Group. Published by Shambhala. ISBN 978-1-59030-439-6, ISBN 978-1-59030-699-4 </ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:29, 3 September 2012
There are two reasons for applying a title to a text and proclaiming it in the beginning.
- Once one has understood the relationship between title and contents, one can identify the text one wants to read and leave the others aside.
- When a title has been given that reflects the subject of the text, a person of superior capacity, merely on seeing it, will have a grasp of the entire message of the text. A person of moderate capacity will understand its general gist, while a person of only modest ability will be able to find the volume easily, just as one can identify a medicine by looking at a label on the bottle.[1]
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- ↑ Khenpo Kunpal, The Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech, a detailed commentary on Shantideva’s Way of the Bodhisattva, page 30. Translated by Padmakara Translation Group. Published by Shambhala. ISBN 978-1-59030-439-6, ISBN 978-1-59030-699-4