Ratnakuta
Ratnakuta (Skt. Ratnakūṭa; Tib. དཀོན་མཆོག་བརྩེགས་པ་, könchok tsekpa, Wyl. dkon mchog brtsegs pa), or 'Heap of Jewels', is a collection of 49 sutras comprising one of the major sections into which the Tibetan Canon (Kangyur) is divided. The majority of the texts are Mahayana sutras dealing with classic themes such as emptiness, compassion, wisdom, the bodhisattva's vows and path.
Further Reading
- G.C. Chang (ed.), A Treasury of Mahayana Sutras, Pennsylvania State University, 1983
- K. Priscilla Pederson, 'Notes on the Ratnakūṭa Collection' in Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1980, pp. 60-66
Internal Links
- Adhyasayasamcodana Sutra
- Amitabhavyuha Sutra
- The Questions of Bhadrapala the Merchant
- The Question of Maitreya
- The Question of Maitreya on the Eight Qualities
- Sutra on the Inconceivable Secret
- The Questions of Purna
- The Sutra of the Question of Subahu
- The Chapter Teaching the Purification of Boundless Gateways
