Āryapañcaviṃśatisāhasrikāprajñāpāramitopadeśaśāstrābhisamayālaṃkāravṛtti
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The Tibetan translation was produced by the paṇḍita Gomi Chime (T. dpal go mi 'chi med) together with his student, the Tibetan translator Loden Sherab (Rngog Lotsāwa Blo ldan shes rab, 1059–1109)—a distinct translation team from the one credited for Vimuktisena's other Abhisamayālaṃkāra-related commentary, the Kārikāvārttikā (translated instead by Śāntibhadra and 'Bro Seng dkar Śākya 'od).
With some exceptions, the text parallels the structure of the other Perfection of Wisdom sūtras, especially the Prajñāpāramitā in 10,000 Lines, yet it has traditionally been regarded as more influential, analyzing the bodhisattvas’ transcendent perfections in considerably greater detail, and showing how bodhisattvas should practise them without ever considering either their practice, or any other phenomena whatsoever, as truly existing.
An original Sanskrit version found in Gilgit exists, as well as four distinct Chinese translations. There is also an important recast Sanskrit manuscript, possibly of 5th century origin, which divides the text according to the eight sections of Asaṅga-Maitreya’s famous treatise, the Abhisamayālaṃkāra. The Tibetan text dates from the 9th century. There are several important commentaries on the text in the Tengyur, by Haribhadra, Smṛtijñānakīrti, Vimuktasena and others. (Source: 84000)
