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Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra
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The Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra or Nirvana Sutra for short, is an influential Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture of the Buddha-nature class. The original title of the sutra was Mahāparinirvāṇamahāsūtra an
A Sui dynasty manuscript of the Nirvāṇa Sūtra
A Sui dynasty manuscript of the Nirvāṇa Sūtra
Cave complex associated with the Mahāsāṃghika sect. Karla Caves, Mahārāṣtra, India
Cave complex associated with the Mahāsāṃghika sect. Karla Caves, Mahārāṣtra, India
Illustration of a chaitya cave temple, Karla Caves
Illustration of a chaitya cave temple, Karla Caves
Parinirvana scene in schist, Kushan dynasty, late 2nd to early 3rd century CE, Gandhara.
Parinirvana scene in schist, Kushan dynasty, late 2nd to early 3rd century CE, Gandhara.
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
Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra
…which is about four times longer than the earlier one. This sutra should not be confused with the early Buddhist Mahāparinibbāna Sutta which is not a Mahayana sutra. The history of the text is extremely complex, but the consensus view is that the core portion of this sutra was compiled in South India (dakṣiṇāpatha…
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.