An eighth-century work by Śāntideva.

The “Compendium of Training” (Toh 3940) is an eighth-century work in which Śāntideva collects and comments upon citations from the Mahāyāna sūtras. In total, ninety-seven texts are cited, sometimes quite extensively, making this the only available source for the original Sanskrit of many sūtras.

The “Compendium of Precepts,” in which Śāntideva collects pertinent quotes from the Mahāyāna sūtras and presents them according to a pattern suited for systematic practice. The quotations he included from the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa were the only extant remnants of the original Sanskrit of the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa until the discovery of a Sanskrit text in the Potala Palace in 2002.

The “Compendium of Training,” in which Śāntideva collects and comments upon citations from the Mahāyāna sūtras. In total, 97 texts are cited, sometimes quite extensively, making this the only available source for the original Sanskrit of many sūtras.

The “Compendium of Training,” in which Śāntideva collects and comments upon citations from the Mahāyāna sūtras. In total, 97 texts are cited, sometimes quite extensively, making this the only available source for the original Sanskrit of many sūtras.