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Kangyur Texts

sa bcu pa (Daśabhūmika). Toh 44-31, Degé Kangyur vol. 36 (phal chen, kha), folios 166.a–283.a.

sangs rgyas phal po che (Buddhāvataṃsaka) [A Multitude of Buddhas]. Toh 44, Degé Kangyur vol. 35–38 (phal chen, ka–a).

sdong po bkod pa (Gaṇḍavyūha). Toh 44, ch. 45, Degé Kangyur vol. 37 (phal chen, ga), folios 274.b–336.a; vol. 38 (phal chen, a), folios 1.b–363.a. English translation in Roberts (2021).

byang sems rnam dgod bcu bstan pa’i le’u [The Ten Abodes of Bodhisattvas]. Toh 44, ch. 20, Degé Kangyur vol. 35 (phal chen, ka), folios 245.a–258.a.

kye’i rdo rje’i rgyud (Hevajratantra). Toh 417, Degé Kangyur vol. 80 (rgyud ’bum, nga), folios 1.b–30.a.

dkon mchog sprin (Ratnamegha) [The Jewel Cloud]. Toh 231, Degé Kangyur vol. 64 (mdo sde, wa), folios 1.b–112.b. English translation in Dharmachakra Translation Committee (2019).

dgongs pa nges par’ grel pa (Saṃdhi­nirmocana) [Unraveling the Intent]. Toh 106, Degé Kangyur vol. 49 (mdo sde, ca), folios 1.b–55.b. English translation in Buddhavacana Translation Group (2020).

rgyan stug po bkod pa (Ghanavyūha) [The Dense Array]. Toh 110, Degé Kangyur vol. 50 (mdo sde, cha), folios 1.a–55.b.

ting nge ’dzin gyi rgyal po’i mdo (Samādhi­rāja­sūtra) [The King of Samādhis Sūtra]. Toh 127, Degé Kangyur vol. 55 (mdo sde, da) folios 1.b–170.b. English translation in Roberts (2018).

chos yang dag par sdud pa’i mdo (Dharma­saṃgīti­sūtra) [The Sūtra of the Deliberation on the Dharma]. Toh 238, Degé Kangyur vol. 65 (mdo sde, zha), folios 1.b–99.b. English translation in Tibetan Classics Translators Guild of New York (2024).

sa’i sying po ’khor lo bcu pa’i mdo (Daśa­cakra­kṣiti­garbha­sūtra) [The Sūtra of the Ten Wheels of Kṣiti­garbha]. Toh 239, Degé Kangyur vol.65 (mdo sde, zha), 100.a–241.b.

tshangs pa’i dra ba’i mdo (Brahma­jāla­sūtra) [The Sūtra of Brahma’s Net]. Toh 352, Degé Kangyur vol. 76 (mdo sde, aH), folios 70.b–86.a.

rnam par snang mdzad mngon par rdzogs par byang chub pa’i rgyud (Vairocanābhisambodhi­tantra) [The Tantra of the Complete Enlightenment of Vairocana]. Toh 494, Degé Kangyur vol. 86 (rgyud ’bum, tha), folios 151.b–260.a.

lang kar gshegs pa’i mdo (Laṅkāvatāra­sūtra) [The Sūtra on the Descent into Laṅka]. Toh 107, Degé Kangyur vol. 49 (mdo sde, ca), folios 1.b–213.a.

Tengyur Texts

Asaṅga. rnal ’byor spyod pa’i sa las byang chub sems dpa’i sa (Yogacāryau bodhisattva­bhūmi). Toh 4037, Degé Tengyur vol. 231 (sems tsam, wi), folios 1.b–213.a.

Candrakīrti. dbu ma la ’jug pa (Madhyamakāvatāra). Toh 3861, Degé Tengyur vol. 204 (dbu ma, ’a) folios 201.b–219.a.

Maitreya­nātha. theg pa chen po mdo sde’i rgyan zhes bya ba’i tshig le’ur byas pa (Mahāyāna­sūtrālaṃkara­nāma­kārikā) [Adornment of the Mahāyāna Sūtras]. Toh 4020, Degé Tengyur vol. 225 (sems tsam, phi), folios 1.a–39.a.

Śākyabodhi. sa bcu’i mdo sde’i gleng gzhi’i bshad pa (Daśa­bhūmi­sūtra­nidāna­bhāṣya) [A Commentary on the Introduction to the Sūtra of the Ten Bhūmis]. Toh 3999, Degé Tengyur, vol. 218 (mdo ’grel, ji), folios 119.b–123.a.

Sūryasiddha. sa bcu’i rnam par bshad pa’i rnam par bshad pa (Daśa­bhūmi­vyākhyāna­vyākhyāna) [A Commentary on the Commentary on the Sūtra of the Ten Bhūmis]. Toh 3998, Degé Tengyur vol. 218 (mdo ’grel, ji), folios 1.a–119.b.

Vasubandhu. chos mngon pa’i mdzod kyi tshig le’ur byas pa (Abhidharma­kośa­kārikā). Toh 4089, Degé Tengyur vol. 140 (mngon pa, ku), folios 1.b–25.a.

Vasubandhu. sa bcu’i rnam par bshad pa (Daśa­bhūmi­vyākhyāna) [Commentary on the Sūtra of the Ten Bhūmis]. Toh 3993, Degé Tengyur vol. 215 (mdo ’grel, ngi), folios 103.b–266.a.

bye brag tu rtogs par byed pa chen po (Mahā­vyutpatti). Toh 4346, Degé Tengyur vol. 204 (sna tshogs, co), folios 1.b–131.a.

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shin tu rgyas pa chen po’i mdo sangs rgyas phal po che zhes bya ba las sa bcu pa’i le’u

The Ten Bhūmis Chapter from the Mahāvaipulya Sūtra “A Multitude of Buddhas”

Buddhāvataṃsaka­nāma­mahāvaipulya­sūtrāt daśa­bhūmikaḥ paṭalaḥ

· Toh 44-31 ·

Degé Kangyur, vol. 36 (phal chen, kha), folios 166.a–283.a
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