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Ornamental Flower for the Dohās
Kurtis R. Schaeffer
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Abstract
This chapter presents a Tibetan translation of Saraha's Treasury of dohā Verses titled Ornamental Flowers of the dohās. It discusses the meaning of the work's title. It explains that dohā means plentiful. Kosa is the treasury or the container where primordial awareness arises while giti means a song or a work that teaches things via song. This chapter also discusses commentaries on co-emergent primordial awareness.