Six basic texts of the Kadampa school

Six basic texts of the Kadampa school (T. bka' gdams gzhung drug བཀའ་གདམས་གཞུང་དྲུག་). Treatises which formed the fundamental basis of practice of the Kadampa masters.

The six texts are:

• two treatises to generate devotion:
  • the Jatakamala (Garland of Birth Stories [of the Buddha])
  • the Udanavarga (Inspired Utterances)
• two treatises by Shantideva on conduct:
  • the Shikshasamuccaya (Compendium of Precepts)
  • the Bodhisattvacaryavatara (Guide to Bodhisattva's Way of Life)
• two treatises on meditation:
  • the Mahāyānasutra-alamkara (Ornament of Mahayana Sutras)
  • the Bodhisattvabhumi (Bodhisattva Grounds)

Sources

• Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University 
• Ringu Tulku (2006), The Ri-Me Philosophy of Jamgon Kungtrul the Great, Shambhala