Gaganagañjaparipṛcchāsūtra
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|BuNayKarlDescription=A passage from this sūtra<ref>D148 (eighty-eight folios) as well as Taishō 397 (8) and 404.</ref> is quoted by RGVV<ref>J44–45. | |BuNayKarlDescription=A passage from this sūtra<ref>D148 (eighty-eight folios) as well as Taishō 397 (8) and 404.</ref> is quoted by RGVV<ref>J44–45. | ||
</ref> in the context of the tathāgata heart’s being like space, while the skandhas and so on that arise in it resemble the elements. This passage says twice that the afflictions are adventitious and the nature of the mind is fundamentally pure (this is repeated once elsewhere). However, this statement is found in many sūtras. | </ref> in the context of the tathāgata heart’s being like space, while the skandhas and so on that arise in it resemble the elements. This passage says twice that the afflictions are adventitious and the nature of the mind is fundamentally pure (this is repeated once elsewhere). However, this statement is found in many sūtras. | ||
Apart from that, this sūtra is not related to the notion of buddha nature. (pp. 46-47) | Apart from that, this sūtra is not related to the notion of buddha nature. (pp. 46-47) | ||
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The Sūtra of the Questions of Gaganagañja (Gaganagañjaparipṛcchāsūtra, Toh 148) is an important canonical work centering on the bodhisattva Gaganagañja’s inquiries to the Buddha, his display of seven miracles, and dialogue between various figures about core Mahāyāna principles. The sūtra covers topics such as the bodhisattva path, bodhicitta, concentration, buddha activity, wisdom (jñāna), as well as predictions about the future enlightenment of disciples. Throughout the discourse, the sky (gagana) is used as the central metaphor for emptiness (śūnyatā) and nonduality (advaya) to describe the nature of reality. (Source: 84000)
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Apart from that, this sūtra is not related to the notion of buddha nature. (pp. 46-47)
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| Other Titles | ~ ārya-gaganagañja-paripṛcchā-nāma-mahāyāna-sūtra |
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| Text exists in | ~ Tibetan ~ Chinese |
| Canonical Genre | ~ Kangyur · Sūtra · mdo sde · Sūtranta |
| Literary Genre | ~ Sūtras - mdo |
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