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Mañjuśrīmitra (‘Jam dpal bshes gnyen)

Dictionary Definition: 

  • Tôh. nos. 2532, 2543 through 2551, 2553, 2554, 2555, 2556 through 2559, [2560 may also be by him], 2561, 2562, [2563 and 2564 may also be by him], 2565, 2566, 2567, 2568, 2569, 2570 through 2574, 2575 2576, 2577, 2578, 2591, 2592.
  • Templeman, SIL, p. 66.
  • Ldan dkar ma (Lalou no. 610) lists Byang chub kyi sems bsgom pa.
  • Germano, Seven Descents, p. 248, states that he seems to have been from Ceylon (Siṅgāla).
  • Blue Annals, pp. 369, 436.
  • Mkhas pa'i dga' ston, pp. 1477, 1478.
  • See Kosambi and Gokhale, Subhāṣitaratnakoṣa, p. lxxxvix.
  • Davidson, IEB, pp. 113, 126.
  • Bu-ston, Yogatantra, p. 133.5 ff., 156.1. Teacher of Buddhajñānapāda and Lalitavajra, etc.
  • Schaik, EDGP, pp. 176, 194.
  • Jackson, ESM, p. 151.
  • Kapstein, Sun, p. 279. The lineage given here, apparently known in the 12th century if not still earlier, has two persons by this name. Dga' rab rdo rje is the first human in the lineage, but given the number 3. No. 4 is his disciple 'Jam dpal bshes gnyen, and 'Jam dpal bshes gnyen phyi ma is no. 19, soon followed by Buddhagupta, Śrī Siṃha, etc.

Bibliography:

  • Byang chub kyi sems bsgom pa. Tôh. no. 2591. Dergé Tanjur, vol. CU, folios 1v.1-4v.7.
    • Mañjuśrīmitra, Primordial Experience: An Introduction to Rdzogs-chen Meditation, tr. by Namkhai Norbu and Kennard Lipman, Shambhala (Boston 1987). Contains a romanized edition of the Tibetan text. Reviewed by Herbert Guenther in Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 109, no. 1 (1989), pp. 149-150. Includes discussion of a text entitled Byang chub sems bsgom pa'i bsam gtan rna mar rgyud.
    • A translation has been placed on he internet at the webpage of the Karmapa (http://www.dharmafellowship.org/library/texts/). It is entitled Bodhicittabhavana, or, The Cultivation of Enlightened Mind. There is a colophon naming Śrī Siṃha and Vairocanarakṣita as the translators.
    • EoB. Very shallow summary.
    • Schaik, Sweet, p. 16.
  • Byang chub kyi sems bsgom pa don bcu gnyis bstan pa. Tôh. no. 2578. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 45v.4-59r.3. This would seem to be a commentary on Mañjuśrīmitra's work (Tôh. no. 2591), and not actually authored by him.
    • It is translated into English by Norbu and Lipman (see publication just listed).
    • EoB.
  • Byang chub kyi sems bsgom pa'i man ngag. Tôh. no. 2562. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folio 24v.4-24v.5.
    • EoB under "Bodhicittabhāvanopadeśa."
  • Dbang po rab kyis de kho na nyid bsgom pa. Tôh. no. 2567. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folio 27r.6-27v.3.
  • 'Jam dbyangs kyi bstod pa.
    • Black Hat Tanjur, p. 420: 'jam dbyangs kyi bstod pa 'jam dpal bshes gnyen gyis mdzad pa gzhon nu 'bar gyi 'gyur.
  • 'Jam dpal dbyangs kyi smre sngags dang bcas pas bstod pa.
  • 'Jam dpal dpa' bo gcig pa'i sgrub thabs. Tôh. no. 2571. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 31r.6-32r.3. Tr. by Suvajra and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • 'Jam dpal gyi mtshan gdon pa'i man ngag. Tôh. no. 2555. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 21r.3-22r.6.
  • 'Jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i dge ba'i rtsa ba bsngo ba. Tôh. no. 2556. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folio 22r.6-22v.1.
  • 'Jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i yan lag bdun pa'i tshogs bsags pa'i thabs. Tôh. no. 2554. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 10v.1-21r.3.
  • Mañjuśrī-nāma-sādhana ('Phags pa 'jam dpal zhes bya ba'i sgrub pa'i thabs). Tôh. no. 2544. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 13v.6-16r.5.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgīticakṣurvidhi ('Phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i spyan dbye ba'i cho ga). Tôh. no. 2573. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 34v.1-37v.6. Tr. by Suvajra and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgītihomavidhisaṅgraha ('Phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i sbyin sreg gi cho ga bsdus pa). Tôh. no. 2569. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 28r.6-30v.1. Tr. by Suvajra and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgītimahābodhiśarīravidhi ('Jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i byang chub chen po'i sku gdung gi cho ga). Tôh. no. 2568. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 27v.3-28r.6.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgītimaṇḍalavidhi ('Phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i dkyil 'khor gyi cho ga). Tôh. no. 2545. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 16r.5-17v.2.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgītimaṇḍalavidhi ('Phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i dkyil 'khor gyi cho ga). Tôh. no. 2546. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 17v.2-18r.4.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgītimāramantramaracakra ('Phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i ngan sngags byad kyi 'khor los bsad pa). Tôh. no. 2574. Dergé Tanjur, vol. 37v.6-39v.6. Tr. by Suvajra and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgītisarvapāpaviśodhanahomavidhi ('Phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i sdig pa sbyong ba'i sbyin sreg gi cho ga). Tôh. no. 2576. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 40v.7-44v.5. Tr. by Suvajra and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgītisarvapāpaviśodhanamaṇḍalavidhi ('Phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i sdig pa sbyong ba'i dkyil 'khor gyi cho ga). Tôh. no. 2575. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 39v.6-40v.7. Tr. by Suvajra and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgītividhimaṇḍala ('Phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i dkyil 'khor gyi cho ga). Tôh. no. 2437. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 18r.4-18v.6. Tr. by Suvajra and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgītividhisūtrapiṇḍita ('Phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i cho ga mdo dang bsres pa). Tôh. no. 2592. Dergé Tanjur, vol. CU, folios 4v.7-7r.7.
  • Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgītividhisūtrapiṇḍita ('Phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i cho ga mdo dang bsres pa). Tôh. no. 2572. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 32r.3-34v.1. Tr. by Suvajra and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • Mnyam par bzhag pa'i rim pa'i man ngag. Tôh. no. 2570. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 30v.1-31r.6. Tr. by Suvajra and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i bskor ba bya ba'i thabs. Tôh. no. 2553. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 19v.7-20v.1.
  • Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i 'byung po'i gtor ma. Tôh. no. 2551. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folio 19v.1-19v.4.
  • Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i chu sbyin. Tôh. no. 2549. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folio 19r.3-19r.5.
  • Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i maṇḍal gyi cho ga'i rim pa. Tôh. no. 2552. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folio 19v.4-19v.7.
  • Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i mi rtag pa bsgom pa. Tôh. no. 2557. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folio 22v.1-22v.5.
  • Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i mi rtag pa 'khor ba las yid byung ba. Tôh. no. 2558. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 22v.5-23r.3.
  • Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i rjes su dran pa drug bsgom pa'i man ngag. Tôh. no. 2565. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 25r.3-25v.5.
  • Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i rnal 'byor pas shes pa dug gsum las bzlog pa'i man ngag. Tôh. no. 2559. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 23r.3-23v.2.
  • Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i sgo nas rten cing 'brel bar 'byung ba'i yan lag bcu gnyis bsgom pa'i man ngag. Tôh. no. 2566. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 25v.5-27r.6.
  • Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i zas kyi rnal 'byor. Tôh. no. 2550. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folio 19r.5-19v.1.
  • Nāmasaṅgītimaṇḍalavidhyākāśavimala (Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i dkyil 'khor cho ga nam mkha' dri med). Tôh. no. 2543. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 1v.1-13v.6. Tr. by Suvajrapa and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • Nāmasaṅgītivṛtti (Mtshan yang dag par brjod pa'i 'grel pa). Tôh. no. 2532. Dergé Tanjur, vol. KHU, folios 1v.1-29v.1. Tr. by Śraddhākaravarman and Rin chen bzang po.
  • Nānāsiddhopadeśa.
    • 'Precepts of Various Siddhas.'
    • Davidson, IEB, p. 307.
    • "Nānāsiddhopadeśaḥ," contained in: BLGS, pp. 143-148. Includes brief precepts by Padmāṅkura, Prajñārakṣita, Nelīpāda, Ravigupta, Kṛṣṇācārya, Sarahapāda, Mahīdhara, Bhūripāda, Vīṇāpāda, Virūpācārya, Nāgabuddhi, Diṅnāga, Mātali, and Matsyendra.
  • Ngan song sbyong ba 'gro ba rigs drug gi cho ga. Tôh. no. 2577. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folios 44v.5-45v.4. Tr. by Suvajra and Chos kyi shes rab.
  • Sems bskyed pa'i cho ga. Tôh. no. 2561. Dergé Tanjur, vol. NGU, folio 24r.1-24v.4.
  • Sku gsung thugs kyi bsgrub thabs. By Sing ga la'i slobs dpon 'Jam dpal bshes gnyen.
    • See Poussin, Catalogue, no. 331. The text itself may be seen at the International Dunhuang Project website (IOL Tib J 331). It is only two folios, and the colophon reads: sing ga la 'i slob dpon 'jam dpal bshes gnyen gyis mdzad pa rdzogs s+ho.