29 Mar 2024
這是《德格甘珠爾目錄》的第三章，主持編纂德格版《甘珠爾》大藏經（簡稱《德格藏》）的大學者司徒班欽·曲吉迥乃，於1733年完成了歷時五年刻版工程之時，在總目錄第三章記載了《德格藏》的刻印歷史。這篇史料詳實的文獻首先介紹德格地區的歷史與德格王室，繼而對此次刻版的主要資助者——倫珠頂寺法主，即德格土司丹巴澤仁的功德給予讚嘆，接著描述自吐蕃王朝以來藏譯佛典博大精深的結集史。文末記敘《德格藏》的編校過程，以及製作此高質量木刻版大藏經的挑戰性經歷。
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29 Mar 2024
This is the third chapter of the Degé Kangyur Catalog, which describes the publication history of the Degé Kangyur. Authored by the Degé Kangyur’s main editor, Situ Paṇchen Chökyi Jungné, at the conclusion of the five-year project in 1733, it is a document rich in historical detail.
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22 Mar 2024
In The Accomplishment of the Sets of Four Qualities: The Bodhisattvas’ Prātimokṣa, Venerable Śāriputra requests the Buddha Śākyamuni to explain the conduct of bodhisattvas. The Buddha responds by describing how bodhisattvas train in many practices and in the cultivation of many qualities, here presented in sets of four, related to generosity and diligence in particular, and more broadly to their attitude, conduct, learning, insight, and teaching. In this way bodhisattvas swiftly progress along the path to buddhahood.
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22 Mar 2024
此經中，舍利弗尊者請求佛陀就菩薩行作出闡釋。佛陀随即阐述菩薩如何通過各種行持來培養多種品質。這些教法以四種品質為一組，主要圍繞著布施與精進展開，同時也涉及菩薩的態度、行為、學習、見解和教化方法等內容。
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15 Mar 2024
本經包含對奎宿天女的簡短禮贊，以及出自《最上明大怛特羅》(Toh 746)的一個陀羅尼。禮贊文僅寥寥數行，主要描述奎宿天女的特徵——其身由珍寶所成，以及她的家族譜系。
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15 Mar 2024
In Praise of the Goddess Revatī includes a short praise to the goddess Revatī along with a dhāraṇī extracted from The Great Tantra of Supreme Knowledge (Toh 746). The praise itself is just a few lines long and addresses Revatī’s characteristics—her body is said to be made of gems and precious substances—and her familial lineage.
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8 Mar 2024
The Dhāraṇī of the Supreme Stem Ornamentis a short work that includes several prayers for protection, each of which is followed by an essence-mantra.
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1 Mar 2024
天色即將破曉時，一位光彩奪目的天人來到佛陀面前，以一連串謎語般的問題請教佛陀如何過好一生。佛陀以圍繞貪嗔癡三毒、身語意善業以及如法生活的智慧，簡明扼要地教導佛法的核心旨趣和善惡觀。
1 Mar 2024
While staying in Śrāvastī, the Buddha is approached by an unnamed “divine being,” who inquires as to what behavior merits rebirth in the higher realms. In response, the Buddha explains, in a series of concise and powerful verses, that abandoning each of the ten nonvirtues—killing, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, telling lies, slander, harsh words, idle talk, covetousness, ill will, and wrong views—and embracing their opposites, the ten virtues, will lead to rebirth in the higher realms.
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