ABSTRACT
The Nmasagti is consisting of 162 verses in anuubh metre followed by a prose section that praises the Nmasagti and describes the benefits of reciting it and of meditating on the figure of the gnosis-being Majur. The opening serves as an introduction to the main part of the text, giving it the appearance of scripture: Vajradhara, accompanied by a retinue of fierce Vajrapis, asks the Buddha kyamuni to teach the Nmasagti. The next five verses, comprising just one sentence in Sanskrit, are both enigmatic and crucial: in particular, the issue of who or what the Names of the Nmasagti name hangs on their interpretation. The obvious candidate for the subject of the Nmasagtis Names may be thought to be Majur, particularly since the Nmasagti is often given the title Majur-nmasagti. Indeed, this is its title in the English translations of Alex Wayman and Ronald Davidson.
