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Tibetan commentaries on the MMK

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:37 pm
by Michael_Dorfman
Can anyone help me compile a list of Tibetan commentaries on Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā?

(I'm thinking primarily of texts composed in Tibetan, not translations from the Sanskrit.)

Re: Tibetan commentaries on the MMK

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:39 pm
by Nicholas Weeks
Only know English translations... here are two:

Ocean of Reasoning by Je Tsongkhapa and Ornament of Reason by Mabja bodhisattva

Re: Tibetan commentaries on the MMK

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:13 pm
by michaelb
Ju Mipham and Khenpo Shenga wrote commentaries on it as well.

Re: Tibetan commentaries on the MMK

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:13 pm
by Tom
Here are a few:

12th century
Rma bya byang chub brtson 'grus // Dbu ma rtsa ba shes rab kyi 'grel pa 'thad pa'i rgyan

14th century
Tsong kha pa blo bzang grags pa // Dbu ma rtsa ba'i tshig le'ur byas pa shes rab ces bya ba'i rnam bshad rigs pa'i rgya mtsho zhes bya ba
Tsong kha pa blo bzang grags pa // Dka' gnad brgyad kyi zin bris
Rgyal tshab dar ma rin chen // Dbu ma'i rtsa ba'i dka' gnas chen po brgyad kyi brjed byang
Rgyal tshab dar ma rin chen // Rtsa ba shes rab kyi dka' gnas chen po brgyad kyi bshad pa
Dge ‘dun grub, tā la’i bla ma 1 // Dbu ma rtsa ba shes rab kyi ngag don bshad pa rin po che'i phreng ba zhes bya ba

18th century
Ngag dbang blo bzang, klong rdol bla ma // Theg chen gyi mngon pa'i sde snod las byung ba'i dbu ma'i skor gyi ming gi rnam grangs

19th century
mi pham rgya mtsho; // dbu ma rtsa ba'i mchan 'grel gnas lugs rab gsal klu dbang dgongs rgyan

Re: Tibetan commentaries on the MMK

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:34 pm
by Tom
A few more:

14th Century
gzhon nu blo gros // dbu ma rtsa ba'i 'grel pa 'thad pa'i snang ba

15th Century
shakya mchog ldan // dbu ma rtsa ba'i rnam bshad skal bzang 'jug ngogs
bsod nams seng ge // dbu ma rtsa ba'i shes rab kyi rnam par bshad pa yang dag lta ba'i 'od zer/

17th Century
skal ldan ngag dbang 'phrin las rgya mtsho // dbu ma rtsa ba shes rab kyi TIk+ka dpag bsam ljon shing gi stod cha/

Forgot to add Patshab's commentary (11/12 century) not sure what he titled it but it is listed under: pa tshab lo tswa bas mdzad pa'i dbu ma rtsa ba shes rab kyi 'grel ba/

Re: Tibetan commentaries on the MMK

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:29 am
by Michael_Dorfman
Tom wrote:A few more:
Thank you! This is precisely what I am after.

May I ask where you are finding these?

Re: Tibetan commentaries on the MMK

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:17 pm
by Tom
Michael_Dorfman wrote:
Tom wrote:A few more:
Thank you! This is precisely what I am after.

May I ask where you are finding these?
I'm happy that helped. I found these mostly by searching tbrc.org and pulled out the Tibetan commentaries. I also used AIBS (http://www.aibs.columbia.edu).