ཟླ་བའ་མད intro.7
The Sūtra of the Moon (2) intro.7
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intro.7
The colophons of the majority of the Kangyurs only indicate the conclusion of the sūtra, but the Thengpangma texts have the following observation at the colophon: “It is evident that this and the sūtra translated by Tharpa Lotsāwa are the same,” referring to The Sūtra of the Moon (1).⁴ In the same way, the colophon of The Sūtra of the Moon (1) in the Narthang edition states that “there is also an early translation,” referring to The Sūtra of the Moon (2). Although the Tibetan texts present the Sanskrit title Candrasūtra, this title is not attested in Sanskrit works, but the title Candramaṇḍalasūtra is documented in a Sanskrit fragment from Central Asia that lists different sūtras.⁵