Ornament For The Clear Realizations

Maitreya’s Abhisamayālaṅkāra

I. Root text


This book contains two renditions of Maitreya’s Ornament for the Clear Realizations (mngon rtogs rgyan, abhisamayālaṃkāra).

II. Commentaries on the root text

This volume contains Maitreya’s entire poem of 274 stanzas.

It includes Ngag-wangpal-dan’s commentary as well as his elaborate outline of the stanzas, valuably revealing the organization of Maitreya’s work.

This book provides a map detailing the progression to enlightenment.

First it presents the omniscience, knowledge of the paths, and knowledge of the foundation that are to be developed through practice; then it describes the four trainings that are the means of developing those extraordinary wisdoms; and finally it details the attributes of Buddhahood that are the fruit of training.

III. Supplemental material

III.1. Grounds and Paths


Presentation of five paths of the three vehicles and the ten Bodhisattva grounds of the Great Vehicle.


This translation of Kön-chog-jig-may-wang-po’s text is enhanced by supplementary commentary, providing extensive contextual explanation.

Maitreya Asanga

IV. Chinese translations

般若波羅蜜多經隱義教授, 蔣揚協巴著七十義:
The Hidden Teaching of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, Jam-yang-zhay-pa’s Seventy Topics
昂望班登所著《〈現觀莊嚴論〉辭義解:慈尊口訣》第一品:
Ngag-wang-pal-dan’s The Meaning of the Words of Maitreya’s Ornament for the Clear Realizations
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