The Thirty-seven Auxiliaries to Enlightenment [Chapter XXXI]

Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n | 2001 | 941,039 words

This is the English translation of the Maha-prajnaparamita-sastra (鈥渢he treatise on the great virtue of wisdom鈥�) by Nagarjuna (c. 2nd century A.D.). The book, in the form of an encyclopedia on Buddhism, is a commentary on the Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita (鈥渢he perfection of wisdom in five thousand lines鈥�). Volume I describes the conditions...

Chapter XXXI - The Thirty-seven Auxiliaries to Enlightenment

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+ Note on the Thirty-seven Auxiliaries to Enlightenment

. I. Lists of auxiliaries (bodhip膩k峁ka or bodhipakkhiya)

. II. Canonical definitions of the 37 auxiliaries

. III. The auxiliaries in the abhidharma

. IV. The auxiliairies in the mah膩y膩na

Part 1 - The auxiliaries belong to the Greater Vehicle as well

+ Part 2 - The auxiliaries according to the Abhidharma

. Abhidharma auxiliaries (A): Number of auxiliaries

. Abhidharma auxiliaries (B): The elements constituting the thirty-seven auxiliaries

. Abhidharma auxiliaries (C): The seven classes of auxiliaries

. Abhidharma auxiliaries (D): Order of the thirty-seven auxiliaries

. Abhidharma auxiliaries (E): Detailed study of the auxiliaries

+ Part 3 - The auxiliaries according to the Mah膩y膩na

. Mah膩y膩na auxiliaries (A): The four foundations of mindfulness

. Mah膩y膩na auxiliaries (B-C): The four right efforts and the four bases of magical power

. Mah膩y膩na auxiliaries (D): The five faculties

. Altruism in the practice of the faculties (indriya)

. Mah膩y膩na auxiliaries (E): The five powers

. Mah膩y膩na auxiliaries (F): The seven factors of enlightenment

. Mah膩y膩na auxiliaries (G): The eight members of the path

Appendix 1 - The example of the master-archer

Appendix 2 - Vij帽膩nab墨ja (seed-consciousness)

Appendix 3 - The three characteristics of Conditioned Dharmas (sa峁僺k峁泃adharma)

Appendix 4 - The impermanence of the mind (citt膩nityat膩)

Appendix 5 - The Prakara峁嘺p膩da-艣膩stra (aka. Prakara峁嘺grantha or Prakara峁嘺)

Appendix 6 - The families of worms (k峁沵i or kiki) inhibiting the human body

Appendix 7 - The nature of the mind (citta, manas)

[k. 19, p. 197b] (p. 1137F)

厂奴迟谤补 (cf. 笔补帽肠补惫颈峁兣沘迟颈, p. 19, l. 12鈥�15; 艢atas膩hasrik膩, p. 56, l. 9鈥�57, l. 10). 鈥揟he bodhisattva-尘补丑腻蝉补迟迟惫补 who abides in the perfection of wisdom by the method of non-abiding should, without producing them, complete perfect [the following] (Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩ya峁� sthitv膩 bodhisattvena mah膩sattven膩sth膩nayogen膩nutp膩danata岣� parip奴rayaitvy膩岣�):

the four foundations of mindfulness (catv膩ri sm峁泃yupasth膩n膩ni),
the four right efforts (catv膩ri samyakpradh膩nani),
the four bases of magical power (catv膩ra 峁沝dhip膩d膩岣�),
the five faculties (辫补帽肠别苍诲谤颈测腻峁噄),
the five strengths (辫补帽肠补产补濒腻苍颈),
the seven members of enlightenment (sapta bodhya峁単膩ni),
the eight members of the Path (补峁ａ弓腻峁単补尘腻谤驳补).

艢腻蝉迟谤补. 鈥�

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Chapter XXXI - The Thirty-seven Auxiliaries to Enlightenment

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