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Laṅkāvatārasūtra

matsunami_329 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Mahāyāna sūtra
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference No. matsunami_329
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

The Laṅkāvatārasūtra is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra classified under the Sūtrānta category. It is one of the nine sacred texts of Nepalese Buddhism and consists of ten chapters with approximately 36,000 verses. The sūtra presents a philosophical dialogue between the Buddha and Rāvaṇa in the first chapter, followed by an extended discussion with Mahāmati in chapters two through ten. It is available in Tibetan and three Chinese translations (NCC).There is a picture of the Buddha with Rāvaṇa and Hanuman on the first leaf.

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matsunami_329 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Catalogue Metadata

Title Laṅkāvatārasūtra
Alternative Titles Laṅkā-'vatāra-sūtra(-nāma-mahāyāna-sūtra)' (Matsunami)
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number matsunami_329
Collection Kawaguchi Ekai Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification Mahāyāna sūtra
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Japan
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Mahāyāna sūtra