Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study)

by Hwa Seon Yoon | 1999 | 93,384 words

Summary: This is a study and translation of the Dasabhumika Sutra (“Ten Stages Discourse”)—a significant Buddhist text. It examines the distinction between Theravada (Hinayana) and Mahayana Buddhism, focusing on the divergence in their spiritual ideals: Arhatship in Theravada and the Bodhisattva ideal in Mahayana. The thesis further traces the development of the Bodhisattva concept, emphasizing its early roots in Theravada literature and later expansion in Mahayana, which increased the stages of spiritual progress (bhumi) from seven to ten in the Dashabhumika Sutra.

Original titles of the Dasabhumika Sutra: Daśabhūmikasūtra (दशभूमिकसूत्र), Daśabhūmika-sūtra (दशभूमिक-सूत्र, Dashabhumikasutra, Dasabhumikasutra)

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