Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra

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Buddhism Mahayana

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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.

Copyright:
Dr. Tony Page. Permission to reproduce was kindly granted. See the source link for more information.

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:

. Chapter I - Introductory

. Chapter II - On Cunda

. Chapter III - On Grief

. Chapter IV - On Long Life

. Chapter V - On the Adamantine Body

. Chapter VI - On the Virtue of the Name

. Chapter VII - On the Four Aspects

. Chapter VIII - On the Four Dependables

. Chapter IX - On Wrong and Right

. Chapter X - On the Four Truths

. Chapter XI - On the Four Inversions

. Chapter XII - On the Nature of the Tathagata (Tathagatagarbha)

. Chapter XIII - On Letters

. Chapter XIV - On the Parable of the Birds

. Chapter XV - On the Parable of the Moon

. Chapter XVI - On the Bodhisattva

. Chapter XVII - On the Questions Raised by the Crowd

. Chapter XVIII - On Actual Illness

. Chapter XIX - On Holy Actions (a)

+ Section Three

. Chapter XX - On Holy Actions (b)

. Chapter XXI - On Pure Actions (a)

. Chapter XXII - On Pure Actions (b)

. Chapter XXIII - On Pure Actions (c)

. Chapter XXIV - On Pure Actions (d)

. Chapter XXV - On Pure Actions (e)

. Chapter XXVI - On the Action of the Child

. Chapter XXVII - On Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (a)

. Chapter XXVIII - On Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (b)

. Chapter XXIX - On Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (c)

. Chapter XXX - On Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (d)

. Chapter XXXI - On Bodhisattva Highly-virtuous King (e)

. Chapter XXXII - On Bodhisattva Highly-virtuous King (f)

+ Section Seven

. Chapter XXXIII - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (a)

. Chapter XXXIV - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (b)

. Chapter XXXV - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (c)

. Chapter XXXVI - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (d)

. Chapter XXXVII - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (e)

. Chapter XXXVIII - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (f)

. Chapter XXXIX - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (g)

+ Section Eight

. Chapter XL - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (a)

. Chapter XLI - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (b)

. Chapter XLII - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (c)

. Chapter XLIII - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (d)

. Chapter XLIV - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (e)

. Chapter XLV - On On Kaundinya (a)

. Chapter XLVI - On On Kaundinya (b)

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