The Salistamba Sutra

Type

Book

Authors

N. Ross Reat

ISBN 10

8120811356

ISBN 13

9788120811355

Tags

Buddhism, New Age & Spirituality, Philosophy, Religious

Description

The Salistamba Sutra a Mahayana text of great antiquity, has perished in its original Sanskrit form. It is however extensively quoted in Sanskrit commentarial literature which does survive in the original. Moreover the Salistamba survives in several Chinese versions and in Tibetan, including a seventh century manuscript which represents one of the earliest extant examples of the Tibetan language. The resulting approximation of the Sanskrit text of the sutra is of considerable historical importance with regard of the origins of Mahayana Buddhism and the early history of Buddhism in general. - from Amzon

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