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General Sūtra Section

The principal collection of 266 sūtras, varied in length, subject, interlocutors and origins (Toh 94-359).

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toh94 · 678 pages

The Good Eon

Published
toh95 · 431 pages

The Play in Full

Published
toh96 · 50 pages

The Miraculous Play of Mañjuśrī

Published
toh97 · 32 pages

The Chapter on Mañjuśrī’s Magical Display

Published
toh98 · 41 pages

The Marvelous Display of Buddhafields

Published
toh99 · 549 pages

The Precious Discourse on the Blessed One’s Extensive Wisdom That Leads to Infinite Certainty

Published
toh100 · 59 pages

The Ornament of the Light of Awareness That Enters the Domain of All Buddhas

Published
toh101 · 451 pages

Upholding the Roots of Virtue

Published
toh102 · 94 pages

The Condensed Sūtra, a Dharma Discourse

In Progress
toh103 · 23 pages

The Teaching by the Child Inconceivable Radiance

Published
toh104 · 3 pages

Expounding the Qualities of the Thus-Gone Ones’ Buddhafields

Published
toh105 · 4 pages

The Dharma Discourse “The Eight Maṇḍalas”

Published
toh106 · 109 pages

Unraveling the Intent

Published
toh107 · 272 pages

The Sūtra on the Descent into Laṅka

In Progress
toh108 · 186 pages

The Quintessence of the Speech of All the Buddhas, a Chapter from the Descent into Laṅka Sutra

In Progress
toh109 · 15 pages

Gayāśīrṣa Hill

Published
toh110 · 109 pages

The Sūtra of the Dense Array

In Progress
toh111 · 146 pages

The White Lotus of Great Compassion

In Progress
toh112 · 335 pages

The White Lotus of Compassion

Published
toh113 · 359 pages

The White Lotus of the Good Dharma

Published
toh114 · 30 pages

The King of the Array of All Dharma Qualities

Published
toh115 · 10 pages

The Display of the Pure Land of Sukhāvatī

Published
toh116 · 96 pages

The Basket’s Display

Published
toh117 · 85 pages

The Basket of the [Three] Jewels

In Progress
toh118 · 16 pages

Infinite Jewels

Published
toh119 · 1358 pages

The Sūtra of the Great Parinirvāṇa

In Progress
toh120 · 300 pages

The Mahāyāna Sūtra of the Great Parinirvāṇa

In Progress
toh121 · 4 pages

The Sūtra of the Great Parinirvāṇa

In Progress
toh122 · 2 pages

The Sūtra on Wisdom at the Hour of Death

Published
toh123 · 119 pages

Words of the Dharma, 'The Treasury of the Buddhas'

In Progress
toh124 · 160 pages

The Jewel Mine

Published
toh125 · 1 pages

The Gold Sūtra

Published
toh126 · 7 pages

Like Gold Dust

Published
toh127 · 339 pages

The King of Samādhis Sūtra

Published
toh128 · 8 pages

Appearing Differently to All While Not Departing from Emptiness, the Essence of the True Nature of Things

Published
toh129 · 73 pages

The Absorption of the Miraculous Ascertainment of Peace

Published
toh130 · 41 pages

The Illusory Absorption

Published
toh131 · 47 pages

The Absorption of the Thus-Gone One’s Wisdom Seal

Published
toh132 · 126 pages

The Sūtra on the Samādhi of Valiant Progress

In Progress
toh133 · 139 pages

The Sūtra on the Samādhi in which the Buddhas of the Present All Stand Before One

In Progress
toh134 · 103 pages

The Absorption That Encapsulates All Merit

Published
toh135 · 46 pages

The Words of the Dharma on the Vajra Samādhi

In Progress
toh136 · 70 pages

The Four Boys’ Absorption

Published
toh137 · 18 pages

The Supreme Samādhi

In Progress
toh138 · 181 pages

The Ratnaketu Dhāraṇī

Published
toh139 · 24 pages

The Dhāraṇī of the Vajra Quintessence

Published
toh140 · 20 pages

The Dhāraṇī of Accomplishing the Boundless Gateways

Published
toh141 · 3 pages

The Dhāraṇī of the Six Gates

Published
toh142 · 11 pages

The Dhāraṇī “Entering into Nonconceptuality”

Published
toh143 · 1 pages

The Two Stanza Dhāraṇī

Published
toh144 · 56 pages

Cultivating Trust in the Great Vehicle

Published
toh145 · 97 pages

The Dhāraṇī of the Jewel Torch

Published
toh146 · 120 pages

The Sūtra Teaching the Miracles in the Domain of Skillful Means that the Bodhisattvas Have at their Disposition

In Progress
toh147 · 202 pages

The Teaching on the Great Compassion of the Tathāgata

Published
toh148 · 175 pages

The Sūtra of the Questions of Gaganagañja

In Progress
toh149 · 2 pages

The Question of Maitreya (3)

Published
toh150 · 2 pages

The Inquiry of Avalokiteśvara on the Seven Qualities

Published
toh151 · 26 pages

The Questions of Pratibhānamati

Published
toh152 · 229 pages

The Questions of Sāgaramati

Published
toh153 · 165 pages

The Questions of the Nāga King Sāgara (1)

Published
toh154 · 15 pages

The Questions of the Nāga King Sāgara (2)

Published
toh155 · 2 pages

The Questions of the Nāga King Sāgara (3)

Published
toh156 · 96 pages

The Questions of the Nāga King Anavatapta

Published
toh157 · 131 pages

The Questions of the Kinnara King Druma

Published
toh158 · 19 pages

Brahmā’s Question

Published
toh159 · 25 pages

The Questions of Brahmadatta

Published
toh160 · 156 pages

The Questions of Brahma­viśeṣacintin

Published
toh161 · 78 pages

The Sūtra of the Questions of Devaputra Suvikrāntacinta

In Progress
toh162 · 9 pages

The Questions of Śrīvasu

Published
toh163 · 32 pages

The Questions of Ratnajālin

Published
toh164 · 16 pages

The Questions of Ratnacandra

Published
toh165 · 9 pages

The Question of Kṣemaṅkara

Published
toh166 · 8 pages

The Questions of Rāṣṭrapāla (2)

Published
toh167 · 71 pages

The Questions of Vikurvāṇarāja

Published
toh168 · 98 pages

The Questions of Vimalaprabhā

Published
toh169 · 95 pages

Instruction on the Mahāyāna

In Progress
toh170 · 7 pages

The Questions of Śrīmatī the Brahmin Woman

Published
toh171 · 8 pages

The Questions of an Old Lady

Published
toh172 · 8 pages

The Question of Mañjuśrī

Published
toh173 · 5 pages

Questions on Selflessness

Published
toh174 · 143 pages

The Inquiry of Lokadhara

Published
toh175 · 192 pages

The Teaching of Akṣayamati

Published
toh176 · 130 pages

The Teaching of Vimalakīrti

Published
toh177 · 2 pages

Mañjuśrī’s Teaching

Published
toh178 · 9 pages

The Teaching on the Aids to Enlightenment

Published
toh179 · 45 pages

Teaching the Relative and Ultimate Truths

Published
toh180 · 59 pages

Teaching How All Phenomena Are without Origin

Published
toh181 · 151 pages

Teaching the Five Perfections

Published
toh182 · 36 pages

The Perfection of Generosity

Published
toh183 · 3 pages

Teaching the Benefits of Generosity

Published
toh184 · 19 pages

Teaching the Practice of a Bodhisattva

Published
toh185 · 76 pages

Introduction to the Domain of the Inconceivable Qualities and Wisdom of the Tathāgatas

Published
toh186 · 30 pages

The Teaching on the Extraordinary Transformation That Is the Miracle of Attaining the Buddha’s Powers

Published
toh187 · 67 pages

The Teaching on the Inconceivable Properties of the Buddhas

In Progress
toh188 · 17 pages

The Prophecy of Dīpaṅkara

Published
toh189 · 4 pages

The Prediction for Brahmaśrī

Published
toh190 · 48 pages

The Prophecy Concerning Strīvivarta

Published
toh191 · 39 pages

The Prophecy of the Girl Candrottarā

Published
toh192 · 6 pages

The Prophecy of Kṣemavatī

Published
toh193 · 10 pages

The Prophecy of Śrī Mahādevī

Published
toh194 · 2 pages

The Sūtra of the Inquiry of Jayamati

Published
toh195 · 31 pages

The Avalokinī Sūtra

Published
toh196 · 11 pages

The Dwelling Place of Mañjuśrī

Published
toh197 · 7 pages

The Nectar of Speech

Published
toh198 · 44 pages

Maitreya’s Setting Out

Published
toh199 · 14 pages

The Sūtra on Maitreya’s Birth in the Heaven of Joy

Published
toh200 · 11 pages

The Sūtra on Concordance with the World

In Progress
toh201 · 124 pages

The Seal of Engagement in Awakening the Power of Faith

Published
toh202 · 31 pages

Evaluating Whether Progress is Certain or Uncertain

Published
toh203 · 8 pages

The Seal of Dharma

Published
toh204 · 22 pages

The Sūtra on Offering Lamps

Published
toh205 · 4 pages

The City Beggar Woman

Published
toh206 · 3 pages

Pure Sustenance of Food

Published
toh207 · 29 pages

The Strength of the Elephant

Published
toh208 · 6 pages

The Great Rumble

Published
toh209 · 9 pages

Proclaiming the Lion’s Roar

Published
toh210 · 16 pages

The Rice Seedling

Published
toh211 · 4 pages

Teaching the Fundamental Exposition and Detailed Analysis of Dependent Arising

Published
toh212 · 2 pages

The Sūtra on Dependent Arising

Published
toh213 · 162 pages

The Sūtra for the Benefit of Aṅgulimāla

In Progress
toh214 · 7 pages

Advice to a King (1)

Published
toh215 · 4 pages

Advice to a King (2)

Published
toh216 · 115 pages

Eliminating Ajātaśatru’s Remorse

Published
toh217 · 31 pages

The Śrīgupta Sūtra

Published
toh218 · 28 pages

Purification of Karmic Obscurations

Published
toh219 · 20 pages

Putting an End to Karmic Obscurations

Published
toh220 · 153 pages

The Buddha’s Collected Teachings Repudiating Those Who Violate the Discipline

Published
toh221 · 14 pages

The Sūtra of Advice to the King

In Progress
toh222 · 85 pages

The Sūtra of the Chapter on [Tib:] the Great Drum [Skt:] the Bearer of the Great Drum

In Progress
toh223 · 75 pages

The Chapter on the Heaven of the Thirty-Three

Published
toh224 · 20 pages

The Episode of Dṛḍhādhyāśaya

Published
toh225 · 3 pages

Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels

Published
toh226 · 5 pages

The Sūtra on Transmigration Through Existences

Published
toh227 · 24 pages

The Sūtra Gathering All Fragments

In Progress
toh228 · 75 pages

The Sūtra on the the Buddha’s Deliberations

In Progress
toh229 · 79 pages

Discussions of Thus-Gone Ones

Published
toh230 · 63 pages

The Sūtra on the Splendid Commitments of the Tathāgatas

In Progress
toh231 · 223 pages

The Jewel Cloud

Published
toh232 · 204 pages

The Great Cloud (1)

Published
toh233 · 62 pages

The Chapter from the Great Cloud Sūtra on the Great Playful Festival of the Oceanic Gathering of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions

In Progress
toh234 · 10 pages

The Essence of All the Nāgas, The Great Cloud Chapter on the Array of Winds

In Progress
toh235 · 26 pages

The Great Cloud (2)

Published
toh236 · 49 pages

The Tenth Chapter from Amongst the Ten Thousand Chapters of the Sūtra on the Heroic Way

In Progress
toh237 · 25 pages

A Minor Chapter on Demons

In Progress
toh238 · 197 pages

The Dharma Council

Published
toh239 · 284 pages

The Sūtra of the Ten Wheels of Kṣitigarbha

In Progress
toh240 · 121 pages

The Sūtra of the Wheel of No Reversions

In Progress
toh241 · 3 pages

The Wheel of Meditative Concentration

Published
toh242 · 7 pages

The Wheel of Dedication

Published
toh243 · 29 pages

The Sūtra of the King of the True Dharma

In Progress
toh244 · 25 pages

Proper Dharma Conduct

Published
toh245 · 12 pages

The Sections of Dharma

Published
toh246 · 20 pages

Victory of the Ultimate Dharma

Published
toh247 · 8 pages

Distinguishing Phenomena and What Is Meaningful

Published
toh248 · 26 pages

The Accomplishment of the Sets of Four Qualities: The Bodhisattvas’ Prātimokṣa

Published
toh249 · 2 pages

The Sūtra Teaching the Four Factors

Published
toh250 · 2 pages

The Four Factors

Published
toh251 · 2 pages

The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra on the Four Factors

Published
toh252 · 18 pages

The Fourfold Accomplishment

Published
toh253 · 3 pages

The Three Qualities

Published
toh254 · 2 pages

The Sūtra of Dharmaketu

Published
toh255 · 7 pages

The Ocean of Dharma

Published
toh256 · 35 pages

The Seal of the Dharma

In Progress
toh257 · 309 pages

The Quintessence of the Sun

Published
toh258 · 29 pages

The Sūtra on the Tathāgata Essence

In Progress
toh259 · 10 pages

The Basket Without Words, The Illuminator’s Matrix

Published
toh260 · 40 pages

The Ākāśagarbha Sūtra

Published
toh261 · 54 pages

The Sūtra on Skill in Means

In Progress
toh262 · 177 pages

The Five Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Names of the Buddha

In Progress
toh263 · 240 pages

The Acceptance That Tames Beings with the Sky-Colored Method of Perfect Conduct

Published
toh264 · 109 pages

The Sūtra on Liberation

In Progress
toh265 · 48 pages

The Minor Chapters on the Rituals of Homage and the Clearing away of Remorse in the Noble Sūtra of the Great Realization

In Progress
toh266 · 63 pages

Bouquet of Flowers

Published
toh267 · 9 pages

Calling Witness with a Hundred Prostrations

Published
toh268 · 4 pages

The Sūtra of King of the Inconceivable

Published
toh269 · 13 pages

Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions

Published
toh270 · 9 pages

The Seven Buddhas

Published
toh271 · 8 pages

The Eight Buddhas

Published
toh272 · 10 pages

The Sūtra of the Ten Buddhas

In Progress
toh273 · 8 pages

The Twelve Buddhas

Published
toh274 · 13 pages

The Buddha’s Crown

Published
toh275 · 18 pages

The Sūtra on Buddhahood

In Progress
toh276 · 11 pages

Not Forsaking the Buddha

Published
toh277 · 7 pages

The Sūtra of the Eight Maṇḍalas

In Progress
toh278 · 5 pages

The Eight Auspicious Ones

Published
toh279 · 2 pages

Being Mindful of the Buddha

In Progress
toh280 · 2 pages

Being Mindful of the Dharma

In Progress
toh281 · 1 pages

Being Mindful of the Community

In Progress
toh282 · 2 pages

The Sūtra on the Threefold Training

Published
toh283 · 3 pages

The Sūtra on the Three Bodies

Published
toh284 · 41 pages

The Sūtra of the Three Heaps

In Progress
toh285 · 6 pages

The Dedication “Fulfilling All Aspirations”

Published
toh286 · 5 pages

The Dedication “Protecting All Beings”

Published
toh287 · 2164 pages

The Application of Mindfulness of the Sacred Dharma

Published
toh288 · 29 pages

The Mahāsūtra “Illusion’s Net”

Published
toh289 · 11 pages

The Mahāsūtra “Bimbisāra’s Going Out to Meet [the Buddha]”

In Progress
toh290 · 8 pages

The Mahāsūtra on Emptiness

In Progress
toh291 · 17 pages

The Mahāsūtra on Great Emptiness

In Progress
toh292 · 8 pages

The Mahāsūtra “The Crest Insignia” (1)

Published
toh293 · 4 pages

The Mahāsūtra “The Crest Insignia” (2)

Published
toh294 · 17 pages

The Mahāsūtra on the Five and Three [Views]

In Progress
toh295 · 40 pages

The Sūtra on the Throwing of the Boulder

Published
toh296 · 4 pages

The Sūtra on Examples of Youth

In Progress
toh297 · 10 pages

Multitude of Constituents

Published
toh298 · 5 pages

The Gaṇḍī Sūtra

Published
toh299 · 3 pages

The Sūtra on Timings for the Gaṇḍī

Published
toh300 · 2 pages

The Sūtra on Reliance upon a Virtuous Spiritual Friend

Published
toh301 · 248 pages

The Sūtra on Going Forth

In Progress
toh302 · 5 pages

What Mendicants Hold Most Dear

Published
toh303 · 2 pages

The Sūtra on Having Moral Discipline

Published
toh304 · 6 pages

The Sūtra Examining the Virtuous and Non-Virtuous Effects of the Collection of Five Downfalls

Not Begun
toh305 · 3 pages

The Sūtra “Declaring What Is Supreme”

Published
toh306 · 16 pages

Teaching on the Practice of the Austerities, from "The Path of Liberation"

In Progress
toh307 · 14 pages

The Limits of Life

Published
toh308 · 20 pages

Questions Regarding Death and Transmigration

Published
toh309 · 2 pages

The Sūtra on Impermanence (1)

Published
toh310 · 4 pages

The Sūtra on Impermanence (2)

Published
toh311 · 2 pages

Teaching the Eleven Thoughts

Published
toh312 · 9 pages

The Mahāsūtra “On Entering the City of Vaiśālī”

Published
toh313 · 5 pages

Auspicious Night

Published
toh314 · 12 pages

Entry into the Gloomy Forest

Published
toh315 · 2 pages

The Father and Mother Sūtra

Published
toh316 · 2 pages

The Sūtra on the Four Truths

In Progress
toh317 · 36 pages

Distinctly Ascertaining the Meanings

Published
toh318 · 12 pages

The Purpose in Full

Published
toh319 · 6 pages

The Marvelous Dharma Discourse

Published
toh320 · 4 pages

Describing the Benefits of Producing Representations of the Thus-Gone One

Published
toh321 · 6 pages

The Verses on Circumambulating Shrines

Published
toh322 · 7 pages

Verses for Prasenajit

Published
toh323 · 1 pages

The Single Stanza

Published
toh324 · 2 pages

The Four Stanzas

Published
toh325 · 9 pages

The Verses of Nāga King Drum

Published
toh326 · 89 pages

Chapters of Utterances on Specific Topics

In Progress
toh327 · 3 pages

The Good Person

Published
toh328 · 6 pages

The Sūtra of Nanda’s Going Forth

Published
toh329 · 4 pages

The Devatā Sūtra

Published
toh330 · 3 pages

The Shorter Devatā Sūtra

Published
toh331 · 2 pages

The Sūtra of the Moon (2)

Published
toh332 · 8 pages

The Pavilion Sūtra

Published
toh333 · 10 pages

The Sūtra of Vasiṣṭha

Published
toh334 · 7 pages

The Sūtra of Nandika

Published
toh335 · 7 pages

The Sūtra on the Ringing Staff

Published
toh336 · 3 pages

The Rite for the Protocols Associated with Carrying the Ringing Staff

Published
toh337 · 5 pages

The Sūtra of the Wheel of Dharma

Published
toh338 · 44 pages

The Exposition of Karma

Published
toh339 · 24 pages

Transformation of Karma

Published
toh340 · 869 pages

The Hundred Deeds

Published
toh341 · 338 pages

The Sūtra of the Wise and Foolish

In Progress
toh342 · 4 pages

The Questions of Dīrghanakha the Wandering Mendicant

Published
toh343 · 571 pages

The Hundred Exemplary Tales, Beginning with That of Pūrṇa

In Progress
toh344 · 6 pages

The Sūtra of Jñānaka

Published
toh345 · 4 pages

The Exemplary Tale About a Sow

Published
toh346 · 14 pages

The Exemplary Tale of Sumāgadhā

Published
toh347 · 42 pages

The Exemplary Tale of Puṇyabala

Published
toh348 · 20 pages

The Exemplary Tale of Candraprabha

In Progress
toh349 · 38 pages

The Exemplary Tale of Śrīsena

Published
toh350 · 12 pages

The Past Endeavor of Kanakavarṇa

Published
toh351 · 31 pages

The Sūtra of Prince Arthasiddhi

In Progress
toh352 · 32 pages

The Sūtra of Brahmā’s Net

In Progress
toh353 · 224 pages

The Sūtra of Repaying the Kindness of the Buddha Who Has Great Skill in Means

In Progress
toh354 · 22 pages

Teaching the Causes and Results of Good and Ill

Published
toh355 · 15 pages

Teaching the Ripening of Virtuous and Nonvirtuous Actions

Published
toh356 · 10 pages

From the Sūtra of the Questions of Candragarbha: Showing How the Buddha’s Teaching Abides and Perishes

Not Begun
toh357 · 24 pages

The Prophecy on Mount Gośṛṅga

Published
toh358 · 91 pages

The Exemplary Tale of Śārdūlakarṇa

Published
toh359 · 8 pages

The Sūtra of the Twelve Eyes

In Progress
toh359a · 14 pages

The Sūtra of the Forty-Two Sections

In Progress
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