Jewels from the treasury vasubandhus (1)

I am deeply grateful to Khenchen T hrangu Rinpoche, who has supported, encouraged, and helped me in all ways while I have been translating this, and to Khenpo Losal o f the Vajra Vidya I

I am deeply grateful to Khenchen T hrangu Rinpoche, who has supported, encouraged, and helped me in all ways while I have been translating this, and

to Khenpo Losal o f the Vajra Vidya Institute, who taught the class in which

I first studied these texts and later helped clarify m any points Especial thanks are due to Venerable Lodro Sangpo from Gampo Abbey, who reviewed the first draft, and Michele M artin, who reviewed the m anuscript when it was almost finished T hey both made dozens o f helpful suggestions that im ­ proved this translation immeasurably I would also like to thank the Tsadra Foundation for their generous support o f this publication as well as for their general encouragement throughout the entire process o f bringing this work

to publication

I pray that these people and all the numerous others who have helped and encouraged me in m any ways have success in all they do and swiftly bring themselves and others to the enduring happiness o f buddhahood

Vasubandhu

Terses on the Treasury o f ^yíbhidharm a

by Vasubandhu

In Sanskrit: Abhidharmakosakarika

In Tibetan: chos mngon pa mdzod kyi tshig le’ur byas pa

In English: Verses on the Treasury of Abhidharma

I prostrate to youthful Manjushri

Teachings on the Elements

1 It is he who has conquered entirely the darkness toward all

A nd guides sentient beings from the mire of samsara

He teaches the meaning as it is: I prostrate to him,

Then fully explain this treatise, The Treasury ofAbhidharma.

2 Abhidharm a is stainless full knowing, along with its following;

That by which and treatises by which one gains it

Since this collects them completely in meaning,

O r since they are its base, its The Treasury ofAbhidharma.

3 W ithout full discernment of dharmas, there is not

Any m ethod to totally quell the afflictions

Because of afflictions, the world wanders the seas o f existence That is why the Teacher taught this, they claim

Except the truth o f path, composites

Are defiled since defilements can

Develop in relation to them

5 The undefiled is the truth o f path

A nd the three noncomposites, too,

W hich are space and the two cessations

Space is that which does not obstruct them