Akshayamatinirdesha [sanskrit]
18,273 words
The Sanskrit edition of the Akshayamatinirdesha: an ancient Mahayana Sutra devoted to the Bodhisattva Akshayamati, recognized as one of the sixteen bodhisattvas of the Bhadrakalpa (fortunate aeon). The text expounds the practices and ethics of the Bodhisatva way of life. Original titles: Akṣayamatinirdeśa (अक्षयमतिनिर्देश), Akṣayamatinirdeśasūtra (अक्षयमतिनिर्देशसूत्र), Akṣayamati-nirdeśa-sūtra (अक्षयमति-निर्देश-सूत्र).
XII. Prayogamārga
[English text for this chapter is available]
punar aparaṃ, bhadanta śāradvatīputra, bodhisattvānāṃ catuḥsmṛtyupasthānabhāvanā apy akṣayāḥ.
katamāś catasraḥ?
tad yathā kāye kāyānupaśyanā smṛtyupasthānam | vedanāyāṃ vedanānupaśyanā smṛtyupasthānām | citte cittānupaśyanā smṛtyupasthānam | dharmeṣu dharmānupaśyanā smṛtyupasthānam.