The Ornament of Clear Realization: A Commentary on the Prajnaparamita of the Maitreya Buddha (Skt. Abhisamayalankara-prajnaparamita-upadesha-shastra) Book

Contents: Foreword. 1. An introduction to the Prajnaparamita. 2. Introductory verses of the text. 3. Bodhicitta. 4. Practice instructions. 5. The path of junction and Buddha-nature. 6. The objects of focus for the Bodhisattva. 7. The meditation practices and the practice of accumulation. 8. The Hinayana paths. 9. The Bodhisattva path of insight. 10. The Bodhisattva path of meditation or cultivation. 11. Knowledge of the foundation. 12. The application of realization of all aspects. 13. The path of junction. 14. The application when reaching the peak. 15. Gradual application of the stages of the Bodhisattva path. 16. The instantaneous practitioners. 17. The three Kayas. Glossary of terms. Glossary of Tibetan terms. Notes. Bibliography.

"The Ornament of Clear Realization summarizes the vast Prajnaparamita text of 100,000 verses. This Prajnaparamita text along with its shorter versions of 25,000 and 8,000 verses came from the great tantric practitioner Nagarjuna who lived in the first century A.D. The ornament comprises 80 distinct points and these points are memorized in Tibetan monastic colleges and are an integral part of a Buddhist education. For this reasons, each of these points and their Tibetan names have been included in the extensive outline of this book. The present book is a commentary by Ven Thrangu Rinpoche Geshe Lharampa on the Prajnaparamita of the Maitreya Buddha." (jacket)