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#[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in One Hundred Thousand Lines|Sutra in One Hundred Thousand Lines]] (''Shatasahasrika'') | #[[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 Twenty-five Thousand Lines|Sutra in Twenty-five Thousand Lines]] (''Pañcavimshatisahasrika'') | ||
#Sutra in Eighteen Thousand Lines (''Ashtadashasahasrika'') | #[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Eighteen Thousand Lines|Sutra in Eighteen Thousand Lines]] (''Ashtadashasahasrika'') | ||
#Sutra in Ten Thousand Lines (''Dashasahasrika'') | #Sutra in Ten Thousand Lines (''Dashasahasrika'') | ||
#[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines|Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines]] (''Ashtasahasrika'') | #[[Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines|Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines]] (''Ashtasahasrika'') | ||
Revision as of 12:43, 29 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]
- 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]