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2000
English translations of the sādhana portion of bCom ldan 'das rdo rje mi 'khrugs pa'i sgrub dkyil yongs su rdzogs pa'i cho ga mngon par dga' ba'i sgo 'byed ces bya ba together with its smon lam and shis brjod; by Paṇ chen bLo bzang chos kyi rgyal mtshan (1570-1662). This is a kriyā (ritual) tantra practice focusing on Akṣobhya and his pure land Abhirati. (For background on this see, e.g., Jan Nattier "The Realm of Akṣobhya: A Missing Piece in the History of Pure Land Buddhism" JIABS 23 (2000): 71-102. For publication data on the Tibetan texts and background on the translation, see p. 3 of the translation. The translation employs FPMT prescribed style for transliteration of Sanskrit and some of the translation terminology.
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