The Great Collection Sūtra: Volume One: A Translation of the Mahāsaṃnipāta Sūtra

This volume offers a complete translation of fascicles 1-13, or sections I-VII of the Mahāvaipulya Mahāsaṃnipāta Sūtra, the Great Extensive Collection Sūtra. This collection of closely-related sūtras is probably one of the earliest compilations of Mahāyāna sūtras and offers insightful thoughts on the nature of Buddha-nature, bodhisattva conduct, non-duality, silence, dhāraṇīs, māras, and more. It was carefully translated by Alexander James O'Neill (sections I-V), Āloka Dharmacakṣus (section VI), and Charles D. Patton (section VII). This volume contains translations of the following sections of Taishō no. 397: I. Jewelled Ornamentation (fascicle 1a)II. Dhāraṇīśvārarāja Bodhisattva (fascicles 1b-4)III. Ratnadārikā (fascicles 6-7)IV. Animiṣa Bodhisattva (fascicle 7)V. Sāgaramati Bodhisattva (fascicles 8-11)VI. Avācya Bodhisattva (fascicle 12)VII. Anabhilāpya Bodhisattva (fascicle 13)