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'''Six mother scriptures''' ([[Wyl.]] ''yum drug'') | [[Image:Prajnaparamita.jpg|frame|The goddess [[Prajñaparamita]]]] | ||
'''Six mother scriptures''' (Tib. ཡུམ་དྲུག, ''yum druk'', [[Wyl.]] ''yum drug'') — the “longer” and “medium” length [[prajñaparamita]] [[sutra]]s of the [[Seventeen mothers and sons|seventeen sutras]] upon which the ''[[Abhisamayalankara]]'' is a commentary. These sutras are the ones which fully reveal the [[eight topics]].<ref>[[Khenpo Tsöndrü]] says, "Regarding the criteria for classifying these as either ‘mother’ or ‘son’ scriptures, sutras revealing the [[eight topics|eight clear realizations]] are termed ‘mother’ scriptures, whilst those revealing them only partially are termed [[eleven son scriptures|‘son’]]."[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/prajnaparamitaprelim.html]</ref> | |||
# | #[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in One Hundred Thousand Lines|Sutra in One Hundred Thousand Lines]] (''Shatasahasrika'') | ||
# | #[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Twenty-five Thousand Lines|Sutra in Twenty-five Thousand Lines]] (''Pañcavimshatisahasrika'') | ||
# | #[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Eighteen Thousand Lines|Sutra in Eighteen Thousand Lines]] (''Ashtadashasahasrika'') | ||
# | #[[Sutra in Ten Thousand Lines]] (''Dashasahasrika'') | ||
# | #[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines|Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines]] (''Ashtasahasrika'') | ||
# | #[[Verse Summary of the Prajnaparamita|Verse Summary]] (''Saṃchaya'') | ||
==Notes== | |||
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*[[Eleven son scriptures]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 11 November 2020
Six mother scriptures (Tib. ཡུམ་དྲུག, yum druk, Wyl. yum drug) — the “longer” and “medium” length prajñaparamita sutras of the seventeen sutras upon which the Abhisamayalankara is a commentary. These sutras are the ones which fully reveal the eight topics.[1]
- Sutra in One Hundred Thousand Lines (Shatasahasrika)
- Sutra in Twenty-five Thousand Lines (Pañcavimshatisahasrika)
- Sutra in Eighteen Thousand Lines (Ashtadashasahasrika)
- Sutra in Ten Thousand Lines (Dashasahasrika)
- Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika)
- Verse Summary (Saṃchaya)
Notes
- ↑ Khenpo Tsöndrü says, "Regarding the criteria for classifying these as either ‘mother’ or ‘son’ scriptures, sutras revealing the eight clear realizations are termed ‘mother’ scriptures, whilst those revealing them only partially are termed ‘son’."[1]