Letter to a Disciple

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Letter to a Disciple (Skt. Śiṣyalekha; Tib. སློབ་སྤྲིང་, lob tring, Wyl. slob spring) — a text by Chandragomin.[1]

Quotation

The path followed and taught by the Buddha in order to guide the world
Is within the reach of human beings with strength of heart,
But cannot be attained by the gods, nagas,
Asuras, garudas, vidyadharas, kinnaras or uragas.[1]

Translations

  • Matricheta and Chandragomin, Invitation to Enlightenment: Letter to the Great King Kaniṣka by Mātṛceṭa and Letter to a Disciple by Candragomin translated by Michael Hahn, Dharma Publishing, 1999.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 RW icon height 18px.png Letter to a Disciple, Rigpa Shedra Wiki