Reciting the Names of Manjushri is one of the most important and beloved Buddhist tantras. Here it is presented in a rhythmic, chantable new translation by Khenpo David Karma Choephel from the Sanskrit with reference to the Tibetan translations as well as to various Sanskrit and Tibetan commentaries. It is accompanied by a version arranged for chanting in Tibetan as well as an analysis of the sources.

From the Translator's Introduction:

Reciting the Names of Manjushri has long been revered as one of the most profound and important Buddhist tantras, if not the most. On the surface, the main part of this tantra consists of a long list of “names” of the wisdom kaya Manjushri — a sometimes paradoxical litany of the various qualities of the being who embodies the prajna and wisdom of all buddhas. On deeper levels, it can be a description of the Buddhist path and result, an explanation of a creation-stage meditation on a mandala filled with dozens of deities, or an explanation of profound completion-stage practices. Sometimes it is taught as a yoga tantra, sometimes as an unexcelled tantra, and sometimes as a nondual Kalachakra tantra. No matter how it is explained, it is taught to present the path to achieve the state of Manjushri, the wisdom body of perfect buddhahood. It is, as Ḍombiheruka says, “a vajra song telling the meaning of the profound in vajra words.”