Six mother scriptures
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)
- 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]