Nagarjuna's letter to a friend

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Nagarjuna's letter to a friend

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Summary: The great Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna (1st - 2nd century A.D.) wrote his celebrated poem Letter to a Friend as a letter of advice to a South Indian king, and it has since become a monument in the Indian shastra tradition. Despite its short length (only 123 verses), it covers the whole Mahayana path, combining a practical approach to daily conduct with a theoretical exposition of the different stages leading to enlightenment. It has thus been an ideal source for many of Tibet's great scholars seeking a scriptural authority to enhance their own descriptions of the Buddhist path.

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Nagarjuna

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Buddhism -- Doctrines Buddhist priests -- India -- Correspondence Nāgārjuna, active 2nd century Personal correspondence Religious life -- Buddhism Suhr̥llekha (Nāgārjuna)

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BQ5385 .N333