Ordinary Wisdom - Sakya Pandita's Treasury of Good Advice

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by  Sakya Pandita

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TABLEof C ONTNETS
ForewobryHd i Hso liSnaekysTasr izin
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Introduction I
AJ ewTreela osGfuo rAoydd v ice
witCho mmentary
InrtoducVteororsfyPe rsa ise 19
PartT hCIeo: r respooftn hdTeei ntclee
oft hTee xwti th Sanskrit 21
PaIrItT :hCe o ntoeftn htTe e xt 23
Saluttaott hBieuo dnd ha 23
PromtioCs oem ptohsCeeo mmearnyt
byE xplatihnMeie nagno iftn hgTe i tle 23
ChapIt.Ae nrE xaminoaftth Wieio sne 25
Chap2t.Ae nrE xaminoatfth Nieoo bnl e 53
Chap3t.e rEA xna minoaft Fitoohonel ish 71
Chap4t.Ae nrE xaminoafBt oittohhnW e i se
anFdo olish 89
Chap5t.Ae nrE xamin'oafBt aiCdoo nn duct III
Chap6t.Ae nrE xaminoafNta itouTnre anld en1c3i9es
Chap7t.Ae nrE xaminoafUtn isoeneT melnyd en1c7i1e s
Chap8t.Ane rE xaminoafDt eieodns 197
Chap9t.Ane rE xaminoatft hDieho anr ma 253
ThMea nnieWnrh icthhT ee xWta sC ompose2d9 5
ParItI TIh:Ce o nclusion:
An ExpreosfGs riaotnit totu hAdeue t hor3 01
SakKyhae nSpaoyn agTye nzCionn'csl Purdaiyn3eg0r 1
Notes 305
Glorsys a 319
Bibrlaipohgy 331
SubjIencdte x 337
FORWEORD
TheS aykaL gehse s(ksylaeab g ssh oard,m, o rper olpyle,erp gasbr s hpaad
ripnoc h'gteie ,ro )rAJ weeTlra esuoryfG ooAdd viicosen o,eft hmeo st
imporltiatwneotrr aokrKfsyu naGg y alPtasZlea nn g(pkou nr gdymgatals han
dpbazla pno,go) rS akPyaan dtihtgear ,e aotfte hfseit fv uoen dilnagmo afs
thSea ktyraai doAin pt.r ooufnddo,w n-toa-nepdar ratcghtui,ic tdaotel h e
arotfl ivaisanw gi asnegd o ohdu mabne ifnorgmt, h tei moefi tcso mposi-,
tiiontnh eea rly thirttote hepenr tehst ehcSneeaty nk,aLt geuhsrehy ab se en
onoetf h meo spto pualnwadir d reelayd TbioboeNktusam.ne rToiubse tans,
common apwsee olpnllo ebay ish,l a ivdtera fwornmi itn spiarnagdtu iiodn­
ancient hceo ndouftc htel iirvI ehtsa b.se eenx tveenslstyiu disecdh oblya rs
anwda cso nsiadm eordleeidlat resyrt yTloeg.e wtihtaenh ru mboefor t her
worbkysS akya iPhtaan csdo imtteoab eh igvhallyu neoodtn, lw yi thin
Sakbyuabt,ya ltlhB eu ddthriasdtoi Tftii boWenhtse. sn o meonjedug weads
toh aveex prtehsesmveesdese l loquiewtna tcslo ym,mi oTnni bferoit tt ob e
satihdta htem yu st shtauvdteih Seeayd ka L geshe.
Writptreinm faror ilplaeyyo pwlheog ,e nedriandlo lhtya vteht ei moer
resofurore cxetse sntsuiadvnyecd o nseqwueernneots tlk yi ilnsl oepdh isti­
catpehdi lotshoSepay hkaLy ge,s phre esceonntcsr ete exaimnp les expressed
pitphayr aabnlde sa phorismdse.s cStrahikymebae e tPshoa oftnde d aictha­
inhgeu sienso noeft hbeo ocko'nsc lvuedri(sniegms m teedfliloyal owing
ver4s5:e7 )
Ast hpeh ysiciaJni vKcauukmratae hrsdeae riioluls ly
Byp ersutahdeimn mgte hdaitwca ifsnoo ed ,
Soh avIt ea utghhsitas c Drheadr ma
Throrueegfrhe tnotc hewe a yosft hweo rld.
Thivse rrseeft eotr hse osaftw oirsyes kainpldhl yesdwi hccoiu arnae nad i l­
inkgi nwgi,tah h e redaivrtesaitrootyn h a ep propriabtyep umtetdiincgi ne,
the meidbnie cferoirt n hkeei tndog r inkV.e nTehrSeaa bkyPlaae n dsiatyas ,
VIn ORDINARY WISDOM
"employimnega nmsyska ,ip lplrfhouaablsce het not aalbko tuhtvea rious
characotfte hrfeioo sltiaisnchds w tihsIeenf .c a tt hgirse tarte aIht aivsee
taugAJh wete,Tl ra esuoryfG ooAdd vipcreo,vf irodt ehnsee edsst uodfe nts
accortdoti hlneeg v oeftl h emiern taaibll i.It itits eh sseu blDihmaer ma
wheroenbceya a nt ttahien osfht iagsthte a atnuddse fingiotoed. n"e ss
Thper esternatn solftah tSeiay koaLn ges hieus n isqiuneic tne o iotsn al y
fersh Ennegwlt irsahn solfta htceio omnpt leeixttte,s ebluftth baoetnn ee ­
fitfosr mi nclouafst iroann solafca otmimoenn btyca orany t eamrspyco hrol­
ar, latathbeeb oofGt h ooMmo nasnteeaDrraye r ejliinIn dngi Saa,yk a
KhenSpaoyn agTyenz(issnak mykah panos anrggsy as' dbz1sit9n-a0,9n4, 0 )
entiAt lHeiodfvB eeoe fesl reU andtearnnsdgw,ih iecxhp laalilnv se4 r5s7e s
oft hSeay kaL geshTeh.ii sasn i mporfatetaunsrtie nm caeno yfS a kPyaan ­
ditvae'rassr eeens i gmwaittihacco oumtm enBteayromyne.dre el ucidation,
howeSvaekrKy,ha e nSpaoyn agTye nzhiabnsr outgoth hStea kyLages hhei s
own hriegghalwryid seddao nmpd o eitmiacg fielrlyoi,unt tght ee wxitta hn
engaginTgh vimisat ktaehlscii lsta yws.os roikfTc i beltiatne arvaaatbiullree
toa nE nglriesahd earshs anhsei vpbe eorfr bee epno ssIiwtbi lbleeol. fg r eat
intetroce osntt eamrspyto urdoefTn itbse htiasynta oncrdu ltoufBr ued,­
dhitshto uagnhpdtr acatniodcef et ,hi ignce sn eTrhavelo .io cSfea kyPaa n.-
digtiavu esas windoww htihtcrooho b usvgeesh ro metohfti honeug t look
oofr driypn eaopoltfeh c,el imoarfte el iagnipdoh uislh oiscooappli nainodn ,
oft hmeo doefls i teerxaprryei snos lTidio bne t.
Butth e iwnsoo rjtsku ot if m protawnictreeh g taSor adky Paa ndaiutdai'­s
encoefT ibectiatni iznte hnterh yi rtceeenynt.Itua thrd drheusmsaelensi f
ofev eerryia na, lc lu ltPuerrehsa.p isos fg wr heaaittm eprsotta anncrdee le­
vantcote h weo rtlodd iatsyh c eo ntriobftu itmiewolines sdSsoa mkP yaan ­
dimtaak ients h Seay kaL gehset oo ucru rrsetnrtuw gigttlhhep e e rennial
proboltfeh hmeu mcaonn diHtoiwao rwnee:t ol i pveea cweiatobuhlr ys elves
aneda coht hSeark?Py aan ddiitsac'tosou urcsohenme asn tyo prieclsta ot ed
humacnha ractieerv-eaamncefdhnia tl uarnega,en rkd i ndfnireesnasdn,sd
enemdieeasdt,eh c,ae niddte seixrcee,la lnecdno caer sgeenneesrason,sd i ty
greiendt,e lalnifdgoo elnicseph onweersres,s, p sehcatwm,ee a,l atnwhdi, s ­
domt,on ambeu atf w e.
Toa pprebcoittahhht eie rs itscoialg niofiftc haSenay ckaeL g ehsea nd its
curraepnptl iocnametu isuotnn d,e rssotmaentdoh fti hwneag iy t ssu bject,
ethciocnadliu tsch tteo, u chasntidona pn reo fosuenntdshh eee aorfBt u d­
dhist praaBc utdidcpheei.rs stFp rseoecmnt tibiveeeian,nrt ge s twriatphp­ed
int hiem agionfti hnegisrm ionwcdnrs e,a ftroti hnegm sael leivtfeiosmf e
triburlaantgifioornnmmg, i naonrn oyatnoec xetsrs eumffee rTihnigs.
entraipdsmu eneno ttt os ome pedremfaienntce htnue tl tinmaattouefr e
minrda;t thhemeri ,n dd eifisbl yed di stuermboitnigo nasr,ie nf wca hti ch
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FOREWORD IX
removTahbeldseie.s tuermboitndigio snotsuo prre tr cegpetnieorfneae,lt ­ing
insag nadc tionosni gbnaosreIadnBn ucded.h tihcseom n,c oeifpg tn orance
apptloif enuasd ameenrtriaonolru p re rceophfto iawol pnlh enomena exist,
inth waett etndo astshtuahmtie an rgceso ncirnehteer,re enatll,y and auto-
nomuos-esxtiinawg a tyih nta hte yn odto. �.
Wee spedcoin aopltel ryc oeuiorvw esn i tupartoipoenro luayrc. t iAolnls
araec compbayan nii netde natcitoionvfmaii ltn gydo :oa dc tfiloolnosw good
intenatnibdoa andcs t,fi loolnbosaw id n tenatniideon an ccsah,ts here e spec­
titveen deanrrceei oiernscf geedn,e rmaotroieftn h gse a mep-ear petuating
cycloecf a uasneedseff cOtusr. psrteasttehenei,tnts ,h c eo mpelxepxr ession
ofal ohnigs otfocr ayua sneedseff cftorsmt imiem mermioatlh petr oe sent
anodn i ntthofe tu uWrhee.t wheek rn obwe totrne orwt e,o ftiegnn tohree
relabteitowoneur ea nc tions and tphreeeirfrr iincnsogtnt esoae dq uences,
regard fceatxotarestsr hs neoa ulor fbc oet hh aopupria nnoedus drsi fficul­
tiTehsim.si stpaekrecne lpetauidstos oan c itnw aycso nttrooa urmryo st
fnudameinnttaelr ests.
Inth Sea kyags hLSeea,ky a Piatsnr dyitihotne agul esp s ctahppietisf wailtlh
repeaadtvetidosc teo p tdhowaihtni gc hb eam vuosit(d beedci aituas cs aeu se
ofs ueffrifnroo gn easneodlt fh eanredsn )g iangteh a t swhhoibucelph dr a c­
tic(ebde ciaitaus c s aeuo sfbee nferofio tn easneodlt fh .eH reos f)tielnla utsetsr
hipso iwnittcsha ptiavnasdto imnegt,ai mmuessai pnhgo,r Fiosermx sa.m ­
plteoe, m phatshsieez- ledf esvtemr oumcetniottfuh mme i nd tirndai psp­ed
turbeimnogt iiovnen rs2s,0he 8ed esctrhideba ensgo eafrr sr ogtahwniacsye :
Excepsrsaioivfaesn e e v kiiln sgt'ast us
Eventwuialllella yhd i dste os truction.
Wheanne gigts h rouwpin n tthose k y,
Whaetl se catnh afhronia ttpob p reena k?
Buddphriasctet niacbleli ebse rforamtt ihdoienss trcuyccbtlyeie nv cero aug­
ing toon ielwn ia vytesh tarta onrsamfn pdu rtihfyen seeg amteinvtea l ten­
dencTiheipssu. r ifirciatdthsmie io nnod af l tlhp ee rceepmtoutailao,nnd a l,
intenatcitoibnvaaislote ntyd h dee lubdeelidini e nfh eerxeinsttt ehiniscs e ;
accompbloitbshyfh ro emdas lt uadnypd r acatnibdcyh e o,ow n lei evveesr y­
dalyei i fng eneTrhaSela y.kaL gesihased efinguiittdioeev t eh ciocnadlu ct
ine verlyidfaey.
Condiucsco tn siedtehrwiehcdeao nln em'ost iviafsetr efior omnt hmee n­
tadle fileomfge rnethesad t,r etdh,de e aslniudto hnaa ltpl h enoemxeinsat
inherbeenctatluhyese,effe c otfas c tiaornigoss u iotnsf u cphu rmeot ivation
arbee netfioac liTlah.lue n derplryiinntcghi epinlos,eu f ,rnu damernetlaalt ­
ednoeusirsn ,t erdeapnetdnh dreee nscpeo,nt shieabatic lhi itnybd eiavrisd ual
X ORDINARY WISDOM
frot hiem poatfcht e aicrt iAowanrse.on etfsh sed syen aimnitce rconnections
fsotear hs esaelntoshfsey h amteht,aht e arrleei mointcesa nntroatn sgress
anedx ppeoctstiir vees euilttfhsrooe nre osreol tfhw ehrisic,nth u rn encour­
agceosn scienitnoi noebu'esshn aeIvsnitso h creo. m menttova err2ys5 ie2t
isst ated,
Iitss a tihdta ott h eex toennheta a ss enosfse h ame,
Tot heaxtt oennheta t sh seu prjewemeoelfg o oqdu alities.
SakPyaan dpirteas suhmaetmsobe e ac urobne xcesnseigvahteui,mv aen
behiaoIvrnt.h t eh irtceeenntwtuihrit ythv,si asbmlarelu lro,ar lg,ac noimcm u­
nitoineceso ,un loudts tehc el ooaafkn onytmoaiv itobdye ihnegal cdc ount­
abflroeo new'rso ngdTohicene gn.so uffmar ieal nypd e rsonal acquaintances,
anadn iym medoirla otneg -dteetrrmi emeffecnottnsta hlce o mmuansai ty
whole, wfelertteob eok neeep'neslr ysr oensaplo nIsni btioldiatyy'.s large,
imperusrobneaannlv n imreonutnsd,te hrpe r esosfiu nrdeuss tcroina­lism,
sumerainsadgm r,o wainnedgx tremelpyou plmaotbtiihiolenne d, i vidual
ofteinds i ssofcorimaa ntmyee da gnficunolm munTihtiryse .m oavnesyse nse
ofr estarwsae ialnslt ,sa enntysh oean te a'cst airorene sl etvota hcneot n cerns
ofo thoertr hsta,ht ce o ncoefort nhsae rrrese letvooa nneot'w ssn h ort-term
advantaigmep.eb teTuchsoec m oemsp etainptdei rosnso uncacwleh sast,e v­
ert hceo sPte.r hwaep sca apnpS layky Paa nditaa'sas ni marpdaevtiticove e
strenoguctroh memnu nsiott hiaaetms,o o ntgh tehri ngso,sf h aa cmsaeen n se
exeagr rte ianteflrui enrn ecgeu lcaitsvioinclgai neidttr yse lattioto hnes hip
planeentvairryo wnimtewhnhitins c ohc iicseo tnyd ucted.
Inc urrWeensttp esrync huonlqougeys,t diuaoeltn e aiabnpsl atyt r ott h e
aliencaotnidnidgte isocnrasib bosevdhe a,hm aets a koenan n a dditional
dimentshiiarosten c ogandsia zmeadge ivnedgni, s atbhlseie nnogssf:eh ame
iisn ternsaulctihhiz anetdd ,i viduatlhsev ieprbre eyri ncnoegjti,su vt teh eir
behaavssih oarm,Te hfuiclso. n criedteinzteidit fnyee lrieonwsfgou srl tthsl ess­
neshso,p eleasnsidns eoslasan,tcd io onns,e qsupeanwatn lshoy odf se ts truc­
tipvsey choalnobdge ihcaavdlii osroaIrldnc eo rnstB.ru adsdthr,ie scmo gnizes
theavte hruym alneii fasn e xtraorrdaiarnnepad rr eicloiypo pruotsu nity.
Regarodtflh aeecs tsi ovnimeti ighehastve eng aignte,hdq e u alointmeii egsh t
havdee voepletdha,es sumpotnmieio gnhhsat v e abosnioensr e bvpeeedrr, ­
manesnttaliyOn neea dl.wh aaytssh c ea patcoaic thyia euvteh ternatniscf or­
matiaontndog enebreanteeefi ffceifcarotlo s n easneodlt fh Tehresir.nse o
impleixetdej rdungabely;d evelkonpoiwnlgde idsgcee,r annmedet nhti,c al
condtuhcleta ,ow cfsa uswailplirlto ydt uhrceee s furolo tnse isnte hleefx pe­
rieonfwc eel l-tbhedeiee nvlgo,p moefgn otop de rsqounaallai nttdih ees ,
eradiocfta htoifsuaoelnt t hsoa bts tornuelc'itsb eration.
FOREWROD XI
Ata lslt ageBs udofdp hatithstehth , ee nt,hc iocnadliu bsco ttac h a uasned
resoupflu tr ificIatt iiso np.s nyeccheofslrosot aghmrieeyc n actllalalyar nidt y
concenntereadftroeis dot nua dnypd r actiiascn ie n.t eaIgntrd a li nsepara­
blaes poeftc htpe r ocoefls isb eratiowni.tt hhMc eou rlemoivneart,i on of
one'si ntp harete ha liozfea mtpitointn hepesr sir,md oicalleluaylr t,i mate
natoufmr ie nedm eragnesdsp oannteofunuscltyia oswn issa enc do mpas­
sioancattiev ity benefitTihniigtss h a"eld le fsiennittiee ngto obdeniensgss".
descbryiS baekPdya an diintt hSaea y kaL geshe.
HiHso liSnaeksyrsai zTi n
Heaodft h Sea kOyrad oefTri beBtuadnd hism
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