Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra: Sanskrit Manuscript from Nepal

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Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra: Sanskrit Manuscript from Nepal
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A critical Sanskrit edition of the Laṅkāvatārasūtra. Reproduced by Lokesh Chandra from the collection of Prof. Raghu Vira. Śatapiṭaka 234. Published by Sharda Rani, 1977.
Citation
Chandra, Lokesh, ed. Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra: Sanskrit Manuscript from Nepal. Reproduced by Lokesh Chandra from the collection of Prof. Raghu Vira. Śatapiṭaka 234. New Delhi: Sharada Rani, 1977.
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1 Recension of
Classical WorksAbout this item
An important Mahāyāna sūtra that was highly influential in East Asia as well as in Nepal, where a manuscript was discovered that remains the only extant Sanskrit recension of this text. It is notable for its inclusion of many doctrinal features that would come to be associated with the Yogācāra philosophy of Mind-Only (Cittamātra), such as the ālayavijñāna, or store-house consciousness, that acts as a repository for the seeds of karmic actions. It also includes several lengthy discussions of tathāgatagarbha and, though it is never actually referenced in the Uttaratantra, it is often listed among the so-called tathāgatagarbha sūtras. While its lack of mention in the Uttaratantra has been interpreted by scholars as evidence that the sūtra postdates the treatise, it should be noted that the ways in which the tathāgatagarbha is discussed in the sūtra is often at odds with its presentation in the Uttaratantra.
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Classical WorksAbout this item
An important Mahāyāna sūtra that was highly influential in East Asia as well as in Nepal, where a manuscript was discovered that remains the only extant Sanskrit recension of this text. It is notable for its inclusion of many doctrinal features that would come to be associated with the Yogācāra philosophy of Mind-Only (Cittamātra), such as the ālayavijñāna, or store-house consciousness, that acts as a repository for the seeds of karmic actions. It also includes several lengthy discussions of tathāgatagarbha and, though it is never actually referenced in the Uttaratantra, it is often listed among the so-called tathāgatagarbha sūtras. While its lack of mention in the Uttaratantra has been interpreted by scholars as evidence that the sūtra postdates the treatise, it should be noted that the ways in which the tathāgatagarbha is discussed in the sūtra is often at odds with its presentation in the Uttaratantra.