Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra

411,786 words

Summary: The Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra is one of the major sutras of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Its main teachings centre on the eternity of the Buddha, the reality of the True Self, and the presence of the Buddha-dhatu (Buddha Nature) in all beings.

Simple name: Nirvāṇa Sūtra.

Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: nirvanasutra.net

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Preface

Section One

Section Two

Section Three

Section Four

Section Five

Section Six

Section Seven

Section Eight

Section Nine

Section Ten