Nagarjuna on the Six Perfections (Kalavinka Buddhist Classics)

This text is a translation of chapters 17-30 of Arya Nagarjunas immense Exegesis on the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (Mahaprajnaparamita-upadesa). It is a free-standing section of that commentary exclusively devoted to analyzing and explaining the various levels of practice of the bodhisattvas six perfections. In it Nagarjuna sets forth numerous stories analogies and analyses as he reveals the deepest meaning of giving moral virtue patience vigor meditative discipline and transcendent wisdom the six primary qualities cultivated by a bodhisattva in progressing toward buddhahood. The translation is by the American monk Bhikshu Dharmamitra. This volume includes facing-page source text in both traditional and simplified scripts as well as extensive text-structure outlining provided by the translator.