Books and PDFs on Maitreya

If you have downloaded or purchased Maitreya's Ornament of Clear Realization, you might also be interested in these books which are listed in the Bibliography of this book.

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Ornament of Clear Realization of Maitreya (PDF)

The Ornament of Clear Realization is one of the Five Treatises of the Maitreya Buddha transmitted to Asanga in the 4th Century. The Ornament of Clear Realization take the vast teachings of the Prajnaparmita (Perfection of Wisdom) literature which make us thousands of pages and summarized them...
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Ornament of Clear Realization of Maitreya (Book)

The Ornament of Clear Realization is one of the Five Treatises of the Maitreya Buddha transmitted to Asanga in the 4th Century. The Ornament of Clear Realization take the vast teachings of the Prajnaparmita (Perfection of Wisdom) literature which make us thousands of pages and summarized them...

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Groundless Paths by Brunnholzl (PDF)

The Maitreya Buddha is the author of the Five Treatises of Maitreya which are widely known. He transmitted them in India to Asanga in the Fourth Century. The Ornament of Clear Realization was one of these treatises which summarized the vast Mahayana teachings on the topic of emptiness which are...

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The Large Prajnaparamita Sutra by Conze (PDF)

The Perfection of Wisdom or Prajnaparamita comprises three main teachings: the 100,000 verse, the 25,000 verse, and the 8,000 verse Prajnaparamitas incuding a dozen more shorter sutra some which are given in this section. Conze did a monumental job of translating this the Prajnaparamita into...

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The Diamond Sutra by Hsuan Hua (PDF)

The Diamond Sutra is a short sutra of the Buddha that is a general Explanation of the Prajnaparamita Sutras. This 250 page book is a complete translation of this sutra and it was translated from the Chinese by the Dhyana Master Hsuan Hua.

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Haribhadra's commentary on Ornament of Clear Realization (PDF)

This is one of the most famous comnetaries on the Ornament of Clear Realization which was done by the 5th century Inidan Buddhist and Jain scholar Haribhadra.  The title of the books is Abhisamayalomkara with Vritti and Aloka translated by Gareth Sparham. Presented here are translations of...

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The Mahaparinirvana Sutra (PDF)

This sutra is very well known and is a description of the teachings of the Buddha's last year of life and was translated by Charles Patton.

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Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sutras by Khenpo Shenga (PDF)

This book is a translation of one of the five Maitreya's Treatises which is on the sutras of the MIddle Way. It also includes commentaries on this text by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham. It was trasnlated by the dharmachakra Translation Committee.  The teachings of the Ornament are a true...

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Maitreya, the Future Buddha (PDF)

This book has a number of articles on Maitreya by a number of authors. Although considerable differences exist in Buddhist thought concerning the nature of a Buddha and the number of bodhisattvas for whom a prophecy has been made concerning future Buddhahood, Buddhists are unanimous in declaring...

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Fundamentals of the Middle Way by Nagarjuna

The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way (Skt. mula-madhamaka-karika) is Nagarjuna's famous book on establishing that phenomena are empty. This book is translation of translation by Jay Garfield who also provides commentary. This is a translation of the Tibetan text of M lamadhyamakak rik ....

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Samdhinirmochana Sutra translator Powers (PDF)

The Samdhi-nirochana Sutra is an important Middle Way sutra which is often cited by the Shentong school. This book from Dharma Publishing is almost 400 pages and includes the original Tibetan text in Tibetan script. It was translated by John Powers. One of the most influential texts in Indian...

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The Ten Bodhisattva Levels sutra (PDF)

This sutra called the Ten Bhumis is a chapter from the Maha-vaipulya Sutra. This sutra gives the original descriptions of the ten bhumis or bodhisattva levels and is translated by Peter Roberts. This sutra is about 160 pages long and includes an extensive glossary.