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Mahayana Sutras and Literature
Sanskrit and Sanskritic Mahayana scripture and literary works.
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Texts
Ashtasahasrika PrajnaparamitaThe Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and its Verse Summary — the foundational Prajñāpāramitā scripture of Mahāyāna Buddhism, translated by Edward Conze.Vimalakirti SutraThe Vimalakīrtinirdeśa — the Teaching of Vimalakīrti — a foundational Mahāyāna scripture on nonduality and the inconceivable liberation, in John R. McRae's English translation from Kumārajīva's Chinese.