A crucial source text for the Yogācāra school and many of its central tenets, including the theories of consciousness-only, all-ground consciousness (Skt. ālayavijñāna; Tib. kun gzhi rnam par shes pa), and the three natures. It is also noteworthy for its discussion of the relationship between the two truths (Ch.3), the three turnings of the wheel of Dharma (Ch.7), and meditation (Ch.8). Furthermore, it is commonly included in the Tibetan lists of sūtras that teach buddha-nature and/or the definitive meaning.
Relevance to Buddha-nature
Often included as one of the tathāgatarbha sūtras and, or, the sūtras that teach the definitive meaning.
| Other Titles | ~ ārya-saṃdhinirmocana-nāma-mahāyāna-sūtra ~ mdo dgongs pa nges 'grel |
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| Text exists in | ~ Tibetan ~ Chinese ~ Japanese ~ Mongolian ~ Korean |
| Canonical Genre | ~ Kangyur · Sūtra · mdo sde · Sūtranta |
| Literary Genre | ~ Sūtras - mdo |
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