A Treasury of Mahāyāna Sūtras: Selections from the Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra

I. On Māyā and Miracles 1. The Prophecy of the Magician Bhadra’s Attainment of Buddhahood — Presents illusion, miraculous power, pure giving, and the bodhisattva path. II. On Emptiness 2. The Demonstration of the Inconceivable State of Buddhahood — Explains Buddhahood through emptiness, signlessness, and nonconceptual realization. 3. Flawless Purity: A Dialogue with the Laywoman Gaṅgottarā — Discusses purity, illusion, nonapprehension, and nirvāṇa. 4. How to Kill with the Sword of Wisdom — Uses Manjuśrī’s teaching to explore wisdom, bodhicitta, and nonarising. 5. A Discourse on Ready Eloquence — Treats eloquence, Dharma teaching, and the bodhisattva’s skill in exposition. 6. Manjuśrī’s Discourse on the Pāramitā of Wisdom — Presents prajñāpāramitā doctrine and the emptiness of all dharmas. 7. The Prophecy of Bodhisattva Fearless Virtue’s Attainment of Buddhahood — Relates bodhisattva practice to future Buddhahood. 8. The Universal Dharma-Door to the Inconceivable — Explores the inconceivable nature of reality and Dharma practice. 9. The Inexhaustible Stores of Wisdom — Discusses wisdom as inexhaustible and universally applicable. 10. The Prediction of Manjuśrī’s Attainment of Buddhahood — Presents prophecy, bodhisattva attainment, and the path to Buddhahood. III. On the Light of the Tathāgata 11. The Manifestation of Lights — Describes the symbolic and doctrinal function of the Tathāgata’s light. IV. On Consciousness 12. The Elucidation of Consciousness — Discusses consciousness in ways related to later Yogācāra thought. V. On Virtue and Discipline 13. Bodhisattva Surata’s Discourse — Presents moral and bodhisattva-oriented instruction. 14. Sumati’s Questions — Gives doctrinal and ethical teachings through questions and answers. 15. The Definitive Vinaya — Clarifies bodhisattva discipline and its distinction from śrāvaka discipline. 16. Abiding in Good and Noble Deportment — Describes the conduct and standards of a true śramaṇa. VI. On Pure Land 17. The Dharma-Door of Praising Tathāgata Akṣobhya’s Merits — Presents Akṣobhya and his Pure Land. 18. The Land of Utmost Bliss — Presents Amitābha’s Pure Land and the path of rebirth there. VII. On General Mahāyāna Doctrine 19. The True Lion’s Roar of Queen Śrīmālā — Summarizes important Mahāyāna doctrines through Queen Śrīmālā’s teaching. 20. The Sūtra of Assembled Treasures — Gives admonitions to Mahāyāna followers and teachings on the Middle Way. 21. Dialogue with Bodhisattva Infinite Wisdom — Discusses bodhicitta, the ten stages, and bodhisattva realization. VIII. On Skillful Means 22. On the Pāramitā of Ingenuity — Explains upāya, skillful means, and the purposeful deeds of enlightened bodhisattvas.