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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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Overview of all Mahayana books:

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Canonical texts (with English translation)

Akshayamatinirdesha [english]
65,220 words
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Fundamental Vows Sutra)
19,954 words
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Sutra of the Great Vow)
25,133 words
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
411,786 words
Avatamsaka Sutra (flower adornment sutra)—Preface
42,486 words
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra
152,633 words
The Perfection Of Wisdom In Eight Thousand Lines
13,106 words
The 6th Patriarch Platform Sutra by A. F. Price
32,968 words
Bodhisattvacharyavatara by Andreas Kretschmar
233,817 words
Vimalakirti Sutra by Burton Watson
43,710 words
Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra by Charles Luk
32,509 words
Buddhacarita by Charles Willemen
77,962 words
Lankavatara Sutra by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
107,878 words
Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english] by Émile Senart
56,574 words
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön
941,039 words
Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika) by H. Kern
94,927 words
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) by Hsuan Hua
596,738 words
Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) by Hwa Seon Yoon
93,384 words
Mahavastu (great story) by J. J. Jones
502,133 words
Vimalakirti Sutra by John R. McRae
44,185 words
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva fundamental vow sutra by Johnny Yu
21,827 words
Abhidharmakośa by Leo M. Pruden
33,119 words
Karandavyuha Sutra by Mithun Howladar
73,554 words
Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra by Robert A. F. Thurman
37,346 words
Mulamadhyamaka-karika (English) by Stephen Batchelor
44,903 words
Lotus Sutra by Tsugunari Kubo
92,709 words

Essays, Studies and other Academic publications

Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) by Asokan N.
48,955 words
Mahayana Dharani and Theravada Paritta (study) by Biswajit Sankar Bhattacharyya
62,482 words
Buddhist Sutra literature (study) by Gopika G
25,006 words
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) by Nguyen Dac Sy
70,344 words

Canonical texts (in original language)

Karunapundarika-sutra [sanskrit]
31,638 words
Akshayamatinirdesha [sanskrit]
18,273 words
Sanghabhedavastu [sanskrit]
79,275 words
Lalitavistara-sutra [sanskrit]
50,833 words
Avadanasataka [sanskrit]
51,731 words
Ratnamalavadana [sanskrit]
83,177 words
Mahavastu [sanskrit verse and prose]
177,961 words

Other works not further classified

Verses on the Perfection of Wisdom
14,137 words
The Larger Sukhavativyuha Sutra
17,317 words
Saptakoṭibuddhamātṛ Cundī Dhāraṇī Sūtra
1,392 words
The Sutra of Queen Śrīmālā of the Lion’s Roar
15,590 words
Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
2,071 words
Longer Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra
494 words
Shorter Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra
268 words
Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
5,745 words
Mahāprajñāpāramitā Mañjuśrīparivarta Sūtra
9,836 words
The gods of northern Buddhism by Alice Getty
98,662 words
Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika) [sanskrit] by H. Kern
16,351 words
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