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Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
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The Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra is a prominent Mahayana Buddhist sūtra. It is also titled Laṅkāvatāraratnasūtram and Saddharmalaṅkāvatārasūtra. A subtitle to the sutra found in some sources is "the heart of the
Copy of the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra written in Chinese from Dunhuang in the British Library
Copy of the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra written in Chinese from Dunhuang in the British Library
Mount Malaya (also known as Sri Pada), Sri Lanka, the main setting of the sutra.
Mount Malaya (also known as Sri Pada), Sri Lanka, the main setting of the sutra.
View of the sea from Mount Malaya showing the shadow of the mountain. The simile of the ocean and the waves is used in the sutra to illustrate the rel
View of the sea from Mount Malaya showing the shadow of the mountain. The simile of the ocean and the waves is used in the sutra to illustrate the relationship between the pure consciousness and the defiled mind.
Mahayana sutras
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The Mahayana sutras are Buddhist texts that are accepted as canonical and authentic buddhavacana in Mahayana Buddhist sanghas. These include three types of sutras: Those spoken by the Buddha; those sp
Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
…Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra (Sanskrit: लङ्कावतारसूत्रम्, "Discourse of the Descent into Laṅkā", Standard Tibetan: ལང་ཀར་བཤེགས་པའི་མདོ་, Chinese: 入楞伽經) is a prominent Mahayana Buddhist sūtra. It is also titled Laṅkāvatāraratnasūtram (The Jewel Sutra of the Entry into Laṅkā, Gunabhadra's Chinese title: 楞伽阿跋多羅寶經 léngqié ābáduōluó bǎojīng) and…
Nepalese Thangka with Prajñāpāramitā, the personification of transcendent wisdom (prajñā), holding the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
Nepalese Thangka with Prajñāpāramitā, the personification of transcendent wisdom (prajñā), holding the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
A Tibetan depiction of Nagarjuna receiving Mahayana sūtras from the Nāgas (on the right)
A Tibetan depiction of Nagarjuna receiving Mahayana sūtras from the Nāgas (on the right)
A painting by Nicholas Roerich (1925) depicting Nāgārjuna in the realm of the Nagas, where the Prajñāpāramitā was said to have been hidden
A painting by Nicholas Roerich (1925) depicting Nāgārjuna in the realm of the Nagas, where the Prajñāpāramitā was said to have been hidden
A depiction of Mañjuśrī holding a sutra, by Kiyohara Yukinobu. Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva who is traditionally associated with wisdom and the Mahayana
A depiction of Mañjuśrī holding a sutra, by Kiyohara Yukinobu. Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva who is traditionally associated with wisdom and the Mahayana scriptures.