Nītiśāstra of Masūrākṣa
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Nītiśāstra (T. lugs kyi bstan bcos). "Treatise on Ethics" by Masūrākṣa.[1]
A treatise on ethics (nītiśāstra) by the Indian scholar Masūrākṣa.[2] This text belongs to the genre of Indian literature known as rājanīti (“ethics for kings”). The rājanīti is one of two genres of nīti treatises (nītiśāstra).[2]
A translation of this text is included in the Tengyur, the section of the Tibetan Buddhist canon that contains the translations of Indian treatises. (Toh. no. 4335.)[1][2]
This text and "Cāṇakya’s Treatise on Ethics for Kings" (Cāṇakya Rājanītiśāstra), were source texts for Jamgon Mipam's treatise A Treatise on Ethics for Kings: An Ornament for Rulers.[2]
Further reading
- Pathak, Suniti Kumar. Nîtiśāstra of Masūrākṣa. Shantiniketan: Viśva Bharati Research Publications, 1961.
- Presents the Tibetan version in parallel with the Sanskrit text; also contains an introduction to the text.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Nītiśāstra, 84000 Collection
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jamgon Mipham 2017, Appendix 1.
Sources
Jamgon Mipham (2017), The Just King: The Tibetan Buddhist Classic on Leading an Ethical Life, translated by José Ignacio Cabezón, Snow Lion
