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Asanga
Tibetan-preserved works attributed to Asanga, especially recollection, devotion, and Mahayana doctrinal texts.
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Texts
Commentary on the Recollection of the Buddha — AsangaAsaṅga's systematic commentary on the nine epithets of the Buddha recollection formula — the first of the Three Recollections. Translated from Classical Tibetan for the first time.Commentary on the Recollection of the Dharma — AsangaAsaṅga's concise commentary on the Dharmānusmṛti formula — the practice of recollecting the Dharma, one of the Three Recollections of Buddhist devotion. First English translation from Tibetan.Explanation of Recollecting the Sangha — AsangaAsaṅga's systematic commentary on the Saṅghānusmṛti formula — the practice of recollecting the Saṅgha, explaining the four pairs and eight individuals, the seven perfections, and why the assembly is an unsurpassed field of merit. First English translation from Tibetan.Praise of the Qualities of the Dharmakaya — AsangaA seventeen-verse praise of the uncommon qualities of the Dharmakāya by Asaṅga, founder of the Yogācāra school. First English translation from the Tibetan Buddhist Tengyur (D1115).