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ko sa la'i rgya po gsal rgyal - Prasenajit, king of Kosala [RY]
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'''Five Teachings of Maitreya''' ([[byams chos sde lnga]])
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Five teachings that were entrusted to the Indian saint [[Asanga]] ([[thogs med]]) in [[Tushita]] Heaven by the [[Buddha]]'s regent [[Maitreya]]:
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*[[Dharmadharmata Vibhanga]] - [[chos dang chos nyid rnam 'byed]]
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*[[Madhyanta Vibhanga]] - [[dbus mtha' rnam 'byed]]
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*[[Sutralamkara]] - [[mdo sde rgyan]]
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*[[Abhisamayalamkara]] - [[mngon rtogs rgyan]]
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*[[Uttaratantra]] - [[rgyud bla ma]]
  
[[dge ba can]] - Kosala [RY]
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[[Thrangu Rinpoche|Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche]] explains: "The ''[[Ornament of Realization]]'' (''Abhisamayalamkara'') clarifies the [[Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma]].  The next three teachings are general works given to clarify all of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]]'s teachings.  These are called the ''[[Ornament of the Sutras]]'' (''Sutralamkara''), ''[[Discerning the Middle and the Extremes]]'', and ''[[Discerning Dharmas and Dharmata]]''.  The fifth work taught by Lord [[Maitreya]] truly establishes the [[Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma]].  It is called the ''[[Uttaratantra]]''". ([[EPK]]) [[The Light of Wisdom]], Vol. 1, pgs. 222 & 223. ([[RY]])
  
[[gnas bcas]] - saketa, Saketa, also called Ayodhya, ancient capital of kingdom of ''Kosala'' [JV]
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==Alternate Translations==
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*[[Five Treatises of Maitreya]]
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*[[Five Doctrines of Maitreya]]
  
[[gnas nyer bzhi]] - [[the twenty-four sacred places]]. 1) Puliramalaya 2) Jalandhara 3) Oddiyana 4) Arbuta 5. Godavari 6. Rameshvari 7. Devikota 8. Malava 9. Kamarupa 10. Otri 11. Trishakune 12. ''Kosala'' 13. Kalingkara 14. Lampaka 15. Kantsi 16. Himalaya 17. Pretapuri 18. Grihadeva 19. Sourashta 20. Suvarnadvipa 21. Nagara 22. Sindhu 23. Maruta 24. Kuluta [RY]
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[[gsal rgyal]] - Prasenajit {[[ko sa la'i rgyal po gsal rgyal]]} Prasenajit, the king of Kosala [RY]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Five Teachings of Maitreya (byams chos sde lnga)


Five teachings that were entrusted to the Indian saint Asanga (thogs med) in Tushita Heaven by the Buddha's regent Maitreya:

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche explains: "The Ornament of Realization (Abhisamayalamkara) clarifies the Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. The next three teachings are general works given to clarify all of Buddha Shakyamuni's teachings. These are called the Ornament of the Sutras (Sutralamkara), Discerning the Middle and the Extremes, and Discerning Dharmas and Dharmata. The fifth work taught by Lord Maitreya truly establishes the Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. It is called the Uttaratantra". (EPK) The Light of Wisdom, Vol. 1, pgs. 222 & 223. (RY)

Alternate Translations[edit]