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-In Sanskrit: Ratnavali<br>
+#redirect [[Preliminary Practices]]
-In English: <i>Precious Garland</i><br>
-In Tibetan: [[rin chen phreng ba]]<br>
-[[Ratnavali]] was written by [[Nagarjuna]], mainly intended for his friend, king Satavahana. This text clarifies the Buddhist exposition of emptiness based on the [[Perfection of Wisdom] [[Sutra]s. The [[Ten Bodhisattva stages]] are presented based on the Sutra called <i>The Sutra on the Ten Stages</i>, or <i>Dasabhumika</i>.
-The text also includes specific instructions how to rule a kingdom.
-== Translations ==
-* Jeffrey Hopkins translation, part of the  book The Buddhism of Tibet, His Holiness Dalai Lama, ISBN 0-937938-48-3