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Vanaratna
Late Indian Buddhist praises and devotional works by Vanaratna and related Tibetan-preserved materials.
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Texts
Jewel Praise of Śabarapāda — VanaratnaTwenty-four-verse praise of Śabarapāda, one of the eighty-four Mahāsiddhas, by Vanaratna (1384–1468). A name-acrostic on ŚA-BA-RA followed by a systematic reading of every Mahāsiddha ornament as a philosophical truth. First English translation from the Degē Tengyur (D1176).Praise of Ganesvara — VanaratnaA Buddhist devotional hymn to Ganesha by the Nepalese pandita Vanaratna (1384–1468). The first English translation.Sevenfold Praise of Guru Vanaratna — NyimapaA fifteenth-century Indian devotee’s sevenfold hymn to Vanaratna, the last great scholar to carry the Dharma from India to Tibet. The companion text to D1175 — the master’s voice and the student’s response, side by side. First English translation.The Precious Garland Praise of the Lord of the World — VanaratnaA twenty-three-verse praise of Avalokiteśvara by Vanaratna (1384–1468), among the last great Indian Buddhist scholars to visit Tibet. Systematically presents the Kāraṇḍavyūha teaching that Hindu deities emanate from Lokeśvara's body, then turns to cosmic power, bodhisattva compassion, and the three bodies of the Buddha. Composed in Nepal. First English translation from Tibetan.