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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Aśvaghoṣa Series

Indian Masters Aśvaghoṣa

English (3) | བོད་ཡིག (3)

Texts by and about the great Indian master Aśvaghoṣa (Tib. rta dbyangs):

Dedication

This four-line prayer for the dedication of merit known as the Extremely Concise Dedication (pariṇamanāsaṃgraha; bsngo ba shin tu bsdus pa) is included in the Tengyur (Toh 4390).
Dedication Tengyur 29 Nov 2021

Samaya

This version of Aśvaghoṣa’s text outlining the fourteen root downfalls of the Vajrayāna differs from the version in the Tengyur; in addition to some minor variations, it contains additional lines to facilitate the confession of all fourteen forms of transgression.
Samaya Confession 11 Jul 2018
This short text, which is included in the Tengyur (Toh 2478), explains the fourteen root downfalls of the Vajrayāna and became an important source for later commentaries on the samaya commitments.
Samaya Tengyur 10 Jul 2018
Aśvaghoṣa

Vajra and bell

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

Name variants:

Durdharṣakāla
Bhavideva (bha bi lha)

Further information:

BDRC Author Profile (P7588)

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