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#100,000 Verses on Transcendent Wisdom (''Shatasahasrika'') | #100,000 Verses on Transcendent Wisdom (''Shatasahasrika'') | ||
#[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Twenty-five Thousand Lines]] (''Pañcavimshatisahasrika'') | #[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Twenty-five Thousand Lines|Sutra in Twenty-five Thousand Lines]] (''Pañcavimshatisahasrika'') | ||
#18,000 Verses (''Ashtadashasahasrika'') | #18,000 Verses (''Ashtadashasahasrika'') | ||
#10,000 Verses (''Dashasahasrika'') | #10,000 Verses (''Dashasahasrika'') | ||
#[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines]] (''Ashtasahasrika'') | #[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines|Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines]] (''Ashtasahasrika'') | ||
#[[Verse Summary of the Prajnaparamita|Verse Summary]] (''Saṃchaya'') | #[[Verse Summary of the Prajnaparamita|Verse Summary]] (''Saṃchaya'') | ||
Revision as of 15:04, 12 November 2010
Six mother scriptures (Wyl. yum drug) — of the seventeen sutras upon which the Abhisamayalankara is a commentary, these are the ones which fully reveal the eight topics.[1]
- 100,000 Verses on Transcendent Wisdom (Shatasahasrika)
- Sutra in Twenty-five Thousand Lines (Pañcavimshatisahasrika)
- 18,000 Verses (Ashtadashasahasrika)
- 10,000 Verses (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]