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Revision as of 07:54, 18 August 2009
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)
- 25,000 Verses (Pañcavimshatisahasrika)
- 18,000 Verses (Ashtadashasahasrika)
- 10,000 Verses (Dashasahasrika)
- 8,000 Verses (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]