Lankāvatāra Sutra

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Buddhist sūtra Mahayana Buddhist scripture

The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra 2
Lankāvatāra Sutra canonical 1
Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist sūtra ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhist scripture ⓘ
aimsAt attainment of Buddhahood ⓘ
realization of suchness (tathatā) ⓘ
associatedWith Bodhidharma ⓘ
associatedWithSchool Cittamātra ⓘ
Yogācāra ⓘ
canonicalStatus included in Chinese Buddhist canon ⓘ
included in Tibetan Buddhist canon ⓘ
category Mahayana sutra literature ⓘ
centralTeaching Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
surface form: Buddha-nature

direct experiential realization ⓘ
mind-only philosophy ⓘ
contains dialogue between the Buddha and Mahāmati ⓘ
discusses limitations of language ⓘ
non-duality of subject and object ⓘ
Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
surface form: tathāgatagarbha (Buddha-embryo)

three natures (trisvabhāva) ⓘ
emphasizes direct insight into mind ⓘ
non-conceptual wisdom ⓘ
focusesOn inner transformation of consciousness ⓘ
overcoming dualistic thinking ⓘ
genre sermon discourse ⓘ
historicalPeriod early centuries CE ⓘ
influenced Chan Buddhism ⓘ
surface form: Chinese Chan Buddhism

East Asian Buddhism ⓘ
Zen ⓘ
surface form: Zen Buddhism
language Classical Sanskrit ⓘ
mainInterlocutor Mahāmati ⓘ
method insight into mind-only (cittamātra) ⓘ
meditative realization ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
regardedAs key text in early Chan ⓘ
religiousTradition Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism
setting Lankā mountain ⓘ
kingdom of Lanka ⓘ
surface form: island of Laṅkā (Sri Lanka in mythic form)
survivesIn Chinese translation ⓘ
Tibetan translation ⓘ
teaches Buddha-nature is present in all beings ⓘ
all phenomena are manifestations of mind ⓘ
emptiness of external objects ⓘ
importance of personal realization of truth ⓘ
rejection of mere conceptual speculation ⓘ
storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) ⓘ
transformation of consciousness ⓘ
titleMeaning Buddha’s descent from Tavatimsa heaven ⓘ
surface form: “Descent into Laṅkā Sūtra”
warnsAgainst attachment to words and letters ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahayana sutras → includesText → Lankāvatāra Sutra ⓘ
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma → relatedConcept → Lankāvatāra Sutra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Yogācāra → scripturalBasis → Lankāvatāra Sutra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
Yogācāra → scripturalBasis → Lankāvatāra Sutra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Viṃśatikā-vijñaptimātratā
Tathāgatagarbha sutras → includeText → Lankāvatāra Sutra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra