Mahayana Sutras and Literature

Sanskrit and Sanskritic Mahayana scripture and literary works.

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  • 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.