One of the great gifts I feel that I receive from Thich Nhat Hanh is a revival of my interest in teachings from the Pali canon – exemplified in e.g. “Old Path White Clouds” – one of my favourite books from Thay.

Lately however I am discovering some gems: Thay’s commentaries on Mahayana Sutras.

1: Prajñaparamita-hridaya Sutra – Heart Sutra:

Thays ground-breaking new translation of the Prajñaparamitahridaya Sutra – clarifying the difference between “non-existence” and “separate self-entity” https://www.parallax.org/product/the-other-shore/

2: Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra – Diamond Sutra:

https://www.parallax.org/product/the-diamond-that-cuts-through-illusion/

3: Mūlamadhyamakakārikā – Nagarjuna:

“Cracking the Walnut”:https://www.parallax.org/product/cracking-the-walnut/ is Thay’s commentary on selected verses from Nagaujuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā – “Treatise on the Middle Way” :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C5%ABlamadhyamakak%C4%81rik%C4%81

4: Vimalakirti-nirdesa Sutra:

“The Bodhisattva Path” https://www.parallax.org/product/the-bodhisattva-path/ is Thay;s commentary on actually two key early sutras for the Mahayana tradition:

The Sanskrit Vimalakirti-nirdesa Sutra: https://www.gaiaforest.org/tenzin/2024/10/24/vimalakirti-nirdesa-sutra/…

and the very early http://Ugraparipṛcchā Sūtra

3: Trimisika and Vimsika – Vasubandhu:

T “Understanding our Mind” – Thich Nhat Hanh: is a commentary and response to the Thirty and Twenty verses of Vasubhandu – dealing with the nature of the Alayavijñana – Store Consciousness – cornerstone theory of the “mind-only” school and hence foundational texts for Yogacara Buddhism in general.