Recently, the Tibetan-Chinese bilingual edition of Dharma Parables and precious compilations, originally composed by the great master Potowa and others and translated into Chinese by Gonpo Tsering, was published and released by Qinghai Nationalities Publishing House.

In the early 11th century, during the initial phase of the "Later Diffusion" period of Tibetan Buddhism, numerous classic Tibetan Buddhist texts emerged. Among them, Dharma Parables by the eminent Kadam master Potowa stands as a representative work. This classic is a collection of Potowa's lectures on the stages of the path to enlightenment. In it, the master employs vivid parables and stories to elucidate the foundational theories of Buddhism, hence the title Dharma Parables.

Six years after Potowa's passing, in 1111 CE, another prominent disciple, Zhagaba, expanded and revised the original text, producing an "expanded edition." Later, a further disciple, Jegonpa Sherab Dorje, made additional revisions, resulting in a version of moderate length and strict structure, known as the "moderate edition." This final version was completed and published in the early 12th century under the title Dharma Parables.

Dharma Parables as an important commentary and instructional text on Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment and was also a primary reference for Tsongkhapa when he composed his Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. For nearly a thousand years, its academic and philosophical influence has been profound, playing a pivotal role in bridging and transmitting the lineage of the Lamrim teachings. The text extensively collects folk anecdotes, fables, proverbs, folk songs, and life stories circulating among Tibetan communities. Through these narrative tales, it explains social ethics, moral philosophy, life wisdom, interpersonal conduct, and everyday knowledge in an accessible and engaging manner, covering various dimensions of the humanities and social sciences. Highly readable, the majority of the "parables" throughout the classic are valuable materials for studying ancient Tibetan social history and humanistic thought. Both representative and philosophical, they offer a rich resource for exploring Tibetan intellectual heritage and provide meaningful reference for contemporary society in cultivating sound views on life and values. Likewise, the archaic terms, dialects, proverbs, and ballads contained within the text are essential primary sources for studying the evolution of Tibetan vocabulary.

After the reform and opening up, the China Advanced Buddhist Institute of Tibetan Language, established in Beijing, compiled Buddhist teaching materials. In accordance with the requirements of the 10th Panchen Lama, who was the dean at the time, the book " Dharma Parables and precious compilations " was included in the first selected series of high-quality teaching materials and was able to be published and put into teaching use.