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| − | #a complete knowledge of the [[five sciences]]. <ref>[[Khenpo Kunpal]], ''[[Drops of Nectar|The Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech]]'', a detailed commentary on [[Shantideva]]’s [[Bodhicharyavatara|Way of the Bodhisattva]], Note 30, p.445. Translated by Padmakara Translation Group. Published by Shambhala. ISBN 978-1-59030-439-6, ISBN 978-1-59030-699-4</ref> | + | #a complete knowledge of the [[five sciences]]. <ref>{{Nolinking|[[Khenpo Kunpal]], ''[[Drops of Nectar|The Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech]]'', a detailed commentary on [[Shantideva]]’s [[Bodhicharyavatara|Way of the Bodhisattva]], Note 30, p.445. Translated by [[Padmakara Translation Group]]. Published by Shambhala. ISBN 978-1-59030-439-6, ISBN 978-1-59030-699-4}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:31, 6 February 2014
The three qualifications for composing a shastra (Tib. བསྟན་བཅོས་རྩོམ་པའི་རྒྱུ་གསུམ། ) are
- a perfect realization of ultimate reality,
- a vision of the yidam deity, and
- a complete knowledge of the five sciences. [1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Khenpo Kunpal, The Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech, a detailed commentary on Shantideva’s Way of the Bodhisattva, Note 30, p.445. Translated by Padmakara Translation Group. Published by Shambhala. ISBN 978-1-59030-439-6, ISBN 978-1-59030-699-4
