Ārya Ratnamegha Sutra
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All forms of meditation can be divided into two types: Samatha and Vipasyana. The Ratnamega sutra (Cloud of Jewels sutra) (Discourse Like a Cloud of Jewels) defines these quite simply. "Samatha is concentration. Vipasyana is analysis of details of experience."
Ratnamegha Sutra, or the Cloud of Jewels Sutra (Skt. Ratnamegha-sūtra, Tib. དཀོན་མཆོག་སྤྲིན་གྱི་མདོ།, Wyl. dkon mchog sprin gyi mdo) is considered to be the first sutra translated into Tibetan by Thonmi Sambhota. [1]
References
- ↑ Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher, Translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Published by Harper Collins, ISBN 0-06-066449-5, Page 342 and also Bibliography page 441.
Tibetan Text
- Derge Kangyur, vol.64, ff.1r-112v (pp.1-224)