A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.144
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.144
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Like the Avataṃsaka, the Ratnakūṭa or "Heap of Jewels," also constitutes a large section both of the Chinese Tripiṭaka (II, Pao-chi)³ and of the Tibetan Kanjur (IV, Kon-ts'egs).⁴ In these works it is a collection of 49 Sūtras, including, among others, the long Sukhāvatī-Vyūha, the Akṣobhya-Vyūha, the Mañjuśrī-Buddhakṣetra-Guṇa-Vyūha, and also a Bodhisattva-Piṭaka, a Pitāputrasamāgama, "Meeting of the son (Śākyamuni) with his father (Śuddhodana),"⁵ the Kāśyapa-Parivarta, and many Paripṛcchās, "Questions" (with the corresponding answers).
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- Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra — Classical Chinese
- Sukhāvatīvyūha (larger) — Sanskrit
- Bodhisatvapiṭaka — Sanskrit
- Mañjuśrībuddhakṣetraguṇavyūha — Sanskrit
- Ratnakūṭasūtra — Sanskrit
- Kāśyapaparivarta — Sanskrit