Verse Summary of the Perfection of Wisdom

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Verse Summary of the Prajnaparamita (Skt. Prajñāpāramitāratnaguṇasañcayagāthā[1]; Wyl. 'phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa sdud pa tshigs su bcad pa) is a verse summary of the Prajnaparamita in 8,000 Lines. In Tibetan it is often referred to simply as 'the summary' (Wyl. sdud pa) and is frequently cited. Like the prose 8,000 line text, it consists of 32 chapters.

Commentaries

  • Mipham Rinpoche, yon tan rin chen sdud pa'i 'grel pa rgyal ba'i yum gyi dgongs don la phyin ci ma log par 'jug pa'i legs bshad

Translations

  • Edward Conze, Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines and its Verse Summary, (1958)

Notes

  1. The Sanskrit title translates as 'The Gathering of Precious Qualities'

Further Reading

  • Akira Yuyama, Prajñā-pāramitā-ratna-guṇa-saṃcaya-gāthā: Sanskrit recension A, Cambridge University Press, 1976
  • Edward Conze, The Prajñāpāramitā Literature (1960)