Mahayana sutras

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Buddhist scripture collection Mahayana Buddhist text

The Mahayana sutras are a broad collection of later Buddhist scriptures that present the philosophical foundations, cosmology, and bodhisattva-centered ideals of Mahayana Buddhism.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Mahayana sutras canonical 15
Mahāyāna sūtras 9
Mahāyāna sutras 3

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist scripture collection ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhist text ⓘ
aim universal liberation of all sentient beings ⓘ
associatedWithSchool Madhyamaka ⓘ
Yogācāra ⓘ
attributedTo Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form: Gautama Buddha
contrastWith Nikāya/Āgama sutras ⓘ
cosmology innumerable world-systems ⓘ
multiple Buddhas in the ten directions ⓘ
pure lands ⓘ
vast eons (kalpas) ⓘ
developedIn Indian subcontinent ⓘ
doctrine bodhisattva path ⓘ
compassion (karuṇā) ⓘ
non-duality ⓘ
six perfections (pāramitās) ⓘ
upāya-kauśalya ⓘ
wisdom (prajñā) ⓘ
ethicalIdeal altruistic bodhisattva ⓘ
genre religious scripture ⓘ
includesText Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) ⓘ
Diamond Sutra ⓘ
Heart Sutra ⓘ
Lankāvatāra Sutra ⓘ
Mahayana sutras self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lotus Sutra

Pure Land sutras ⓘ
Tathāgatagarbha sutras ⓘ
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra ⓘ
influenced East Asian Buddhism ⓘ
Japanese Buddhism ⓘ
Korean Buddhism ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
East Asian Buddhism ⓘ
surface form: Vietnamese Buddhism
language Classical Chinese ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
Tibetan ⓘ
laterWrittenDownAs manuscripts ⓘ
mainConcept Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings ⓘ
surface form: Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha)

bodhisattva ideal ⓘ
cosmic bodhisattvas ⓘ
emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ
multiple Buddhas and Buddha-fields ⓘ
perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) ⓘ
skillful means (upāya) ⓘ
three bodies of the Buddha (trikāya) ⓘ
universal Buddhahood ⓘ
period post-early Buddhist period ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
religiousTradition Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism
textualForm sūtra ⓘ
transmittedAs oral tradition ⓘ
usedFor doctrinal foundation of Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
meditative contemplation ⓘ
ritual recitation ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

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

Buddhism → scripture → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Guanyin → textualSource → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lotus Sutra
Mahayana sutras → includesText → Mahayana sutras self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lotus Sutra
Mahayana → scriptures → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sūtras
Tibetan Kangyur → includes → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Vajrayana → hasScripturalBasis → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Tendai Buddhism → scripturalBasis → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sutras
nirvana → scripturallyDiscussedIn → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
subject surface form: Nirvana
Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) → doctrinalFocus → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Indian Buddhism → hasCanonicalCollection → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings → connectedTo → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Hongzhou school → scriptureUsage → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sūtras
Guiyang school → influencedBy → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
dependent origination → scripturallyAttestedIn → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sūtras
Rāhula → mentionedIn → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sūtras
Śāriputra → featuredIn → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sūtras
Chinese Buddhist Canon → hasPart → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sūtras
Mahākāśyapa → scripturalSource → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sūtras
Rinzai → scripturalBasis → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Myōshin-ji school → usesScripture → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Dhṛtarāṣṭra → appearsIn → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sūtras
Virūḍhaka → appearsIn → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sutras
Tiantai Buddhist temples → primaryTextStudied → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sutras
Tusita Heaven → describedIn → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahāyāna sūtras
Pure Land sutras → partOf → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahayana canon
Great Vehicle → hasScriptures → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen → usesScripture → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
mappo (Latter Day of the Law) → hasDoctrinalSource → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
subject surface form: Mappo
Diamond Vehicle → scripturalBasis → Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Bodhi → scripturalSource → Mahayana sutras ⓘ