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'''Six mother scriptures''' ([[Wyl.]] ''yum drug'') - | '''Six mother scriptures''' ([[Wyl.]] ''yum drug'') - Of the [[Seventeen mothers and sons|seventeen sutras]] upon which the [[Abhisamayalankara]] is a commentary, these are the ones which fully reveal the [[eight topics]].<ref>[[Khenpo Tsöndrü]] says, "Regarding the criteria for classifying these as either ‘mother’ or ‘son’ scriptures, sutras revealing the [[eight topics|eight clear realizations]] are termed ‘mother’ scriptures, whilst those revealing them only partially are termed [[eleven son scriptures|‘son’]]."[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/prajnaparamitaprelim.html]</ref> | ||
#100,000 Verses on Transcendent Wisdom (''Shatasahasrika'') | #100,000 Verses on Transcendent Wisdom (''Shatasahasrika'') | ||
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# 8,000 Verses (''Ashtasahasrika'') | # 8,000 Verses (''Ashtasahasrika'') | ||
#Condensed (''Samchaya'') | #Condensed (''Samchaya'') | ||
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[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
[[Category:Prajnaparamita]] | [[Category:Prajnaparamita]] | ||
[[Category:Sutras]] | [[Category:Sutras]] | ||
Revision as of 18:29, 1 August 2008
Six mother scriptures (Wyl. yum drug) - Of the seventeen sutras upon which the Abhisamayalankara is a commentary, these are the ones which fully reveal the eight topics.[1]
- 100,000 Verses on Transcendent Wisdom (Shatasahasrika)
- 25,000 Verses (Pañcavimshatisahasrika)
- 18,000 Verses (Ashtadashasahasrika)
- 10,000 Verses (Dashasahasrika)
- 8,000 Verses (Ashtasahasrika)
- Condensed (Samchaya)
Notes
- ↑ Khenpo Tsöndrü says, "Regarding the criteria for classifying these as either ‘mother’ or ‘son’ scriptures, sutras revealing the eight clear realizations are termed ‘mother’ scriptures, whilst those revealing them only partially are termed ‘son’."[1]