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#Longevity sutra: [[Sutra of Boundless Life and Wisdom]]
#Longevity sutra: ''[[Sutra of Boundless Life and Wisdom]]''
#*English translation: {{LH|words-of-the-buddha/sutra-boundless-life|Sūtra of Boundless Life and Wisdom}}
#Dharani sutra: ''The Ritual for the Blue-Clad Vajrapani'' (Skt. ''Ārya-nīlāmbaradhara-vajrapāṇi-kalpa-nāma-dhāraṇī''; Wyl. ''gos sngon can'')
#Dharani sutra: The Ritual for the Blue-Clad Vajrapani (Skt. ''Ārya-nīlāmbaradhara-vajrapāṇi-kalpa-nāma-dhāraṇī''; Wyl. ''gos sngon can'')
#*English translation:
#Prevention sutra: [[Sitatapatra|White Umbrella sutra]]
#Prevention sutra: [[Sitatapatra|White Umbrella sutra]]
#*English translation: {{LH|words-of-the-buddha/dukkar-chokdrupma|The Noble Dhāraṇī of The Supreme Accomplishment of Sitātapatrā}}
#*English translation: {{LH|words-of-the-buddha/dukkar-chokdrupma|The Noble Dhāraṇī of The Supreme Accomplishment of Sitātapatrā}}
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#Essence sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom ‘In One Syllable’ (Wyl. ''yi ge gcig ma'')
#Essence sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom ‘In One Syllable’ (Wyl. ''yi ge gcig ma'')
#*English translation: {{LH|words-of-the-buddha/one-syllable-perfection-of-wisdom|The Perfection of Wisdom, Mother of All Tathāgatas, ‘In One Syllable’}}
#*English translation: {{LH|words-of-the-buddha/one-syllable-perfection-of-wisdom|The Perfection of Wisdom, Mother of All Tathāgatas, ‘In One Syllable’}}
==External Links==
*{{LH|topics/ten-royal-sutras|Ten Royal Sūtras Collection}}


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Revision as of 22:58, 6 February 2022

The ten royal sutras (Tib. རྒྱལ་པོའི་མདོ་བཅུ་, Wyl. rgyal po'i mdo bcu) — the sutras Guru Padmasambhava personally recommended to King Trisong Detsen who had requested only but the most essential sutras for practice. These are the five royal sutras with the addition of five other sutras.

  1. The King of Aspiration Prayers which is in chapter 44 of the Avatamsaka Sutra, for aspiration, and described as vast.
  2. Vajra Conqueror for cleansing and purification.
  3. Heart Sutra for the view, and described as profound.
  4. Sutra on Wisdom at the Hour of Death for meditation and described as of definitive meaning.
  5. The Confession of Downfalls, which is part of Ascertaining the Vinaya: Upali’s Questions, for purification of karmic obscurations.
  6. Longevity sutra: Sutra of Boundless Life and Wisdom
  7. Dharani sutra: The Ritual for the Blue-Clad Vajrapani (Skt. Ārya-nīlāmbaradhara-vajrapāṇi-kalpa-nāma-dhāraṇī; Wyl. gos sngon can)
  8. Prevention sutra: White Umbrella sutra
  9. Wealth sutra: Vasudhara Sutra
  10. Essence sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom ‘In One Syllable’ (Wyl. yi ge gcig ma)

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