Two accumulations
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Two accumulations (Tib. ཚོགས་གཉིས་, tsoknyi; Wyl. tshogs gnyis; Skt. sambhāradvaya) — the accumulations of
- merit (Skt. puṇya; Tib. བསོད་ནམས་, sönam; Wyl. bsod nams) and
- wisdom (Skt. jñāna; Tib. ཡེ་ཤེས་, yeshe; Wyl. ye shes).
Alternative Translations
- Two collections
- Twofold spiritual development
Further Reading
- Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala Publications, Revised edition, 1998), Chapter Four, 'I. The Need for the Two Accumulations', pages 283-285.
- Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 2004), Chapter Four, 'I. The Need for the Two Accumulations', pages 233-236.
- Venerable Dezhung Rinpoche, The Excellent Path of the Two Accumulations, Gorum Publications, Sakya Losal Choe Dzong, Canberra, June 2000.