Anuttarashrayasutra, Anuttarāśrayasūtra, Anuttarashraya-sutra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Anuttarāśrayasūtra can be transliterated into English as Anuttarasrayasutra or Anuttarashrayasutra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Shodhganga: Thought of buddha natureas depicted in the Lankavatara-sutraAnuttarāśrayasūtra (अनुत्तराश्रयसूत्र) is a composition based upon the Ratnagotravibhāgaśāstra, re-shaping its contents into the frame of sūtra style and keeping its stress on the bodhi aspect, which is the highest basis (anuttarāśraya). This sūtra also sets forth the theories of the Three Bodies of Buddha without giving their names. [...] Like the Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra, the Anuttarāśraya-sūtra also confirms the potential supreme Buddhahood of the Icchantikas if they practice the Mahāyāna doctrines that the Buddha teaches. Thus, the Anuttarāśrayasūtra systematizes the ideas of the Buddha-nature that were presented in the Tathāgatagarbha texts prior its time. For that reason, this Sūtra is not much important in the study of the Buddha-nature.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
1. Early period (e): The Anuttarāśraya-sūtra < [Chapter 2 - The Buddha-Nature in the Tathāgatagarbha Literature]
2. Middle period (b): The Buddha-nature Treatise < [Chapter 2 - The Buddha-Nature in the Tathāgatagarbha Literature]