Tathāgatagarbha sūtras
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The Tathāgatagarbha sūtras are a group of Mahayana sutras that present the concept of the "womb" or "embryo" of the tathāgata, the Buddha. Every sentient being has the possibility to attain Buddhahood
Cave complex associated with the Mahāsāṃghika sect. Karla Caves, Mahārāṣtra, India
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
Tathāgatagarbha sūtras
…concept of Buddhadhātu, "Buddha-element" or "Buddha-nature". The Tathāgatagarbha sūtras include the Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra, Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra, Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra and the Aṅgulimālīya Sūtra. Related ideas are in found in the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra and Avataṃsaka Sūtra. Another major text, the Awakening of Faith, was…
A Sui dynasty manuscript of the Nirvāṇa Sūtra
Cave complex associated with the Mahāsāṃghika sect. Karla Caves, Mahārāṣtra, India
Illustration of a chaitya cave temple, Karla Caves
Parinirvana scene in schist, Kushan dynasty, late 2nd to early 3rd century CE, Gandhara.