New Publication: Entry into the Gloomy Forest

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Toh 314

མུན་གྱི་ནགས་ཚལ་གྱི་སྒོ།
Entry into the Gloomy Forest
《闇苑門經》
Tamovanamukha

Entry into the Gloomy Forest tells the story of the eminent brahmin Pradarśa, who is converted to Buddhism upon receiving teachings from the Buddha and goes on to establish a Buddhist community in the Gloomy Forest. The text describes the exceptional circumstances of Pradarśa’s birth, his going forth as a monk, and the miraculous founding of the monastic community in the Gloomy Forest. This is followed by the Buddha’s account of the deeds and aspirations undertaken by Pradarśa in his previous lives that have resulted in the auspicious circumstances of his present life.

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