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Sutra That Expounds the Descent of Maitreya Buddha and His Enlightenment and The Sutra of Mañjusri’s Questions
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The Sutra That Expounds the Descent of Maitreya Buddha and His Enlightenment:
Maitreya Buddha begins to figure in Agama sutras compiled after the first century C.E. As in this text, Maitreya is most often depicted as a future Buddha, who appears to restore the Dharma after the original teachings have fallen into decline. The sutra is one of three texts that constitute the Maitreya Triple Sutra.
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Skt. *Maitreyavyakara?a, translated by Kumarajiva into the Chinese as Mile xiasheng chengfo jing (???????).
Translator(s): Shotaro Iida and Jane Goldstone
The Sutra of Mañjusri's Questions:
This work is said to have been translated into the Chinese during the sixth century C.E., sometime after the most well-known Mahayana scriptures. The range of topics addressed in the text reflect the vibrant state of Indian Buddhism during what was perhaps its most creative period and imparts a lasting impression of the concerns of the Indian Mahayana community. That the topics discussed were to become popular in China, and that no Sanskrit or Tibetan versions exist, raises the question, suggests the English translator John R. McRae, whether the text might have been compiled in China from Indian sources.
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Skt. *Mañjusriparip?ccha, purportedly translated into the Chinese by Sa?ghabhadra as Wenshushili wen jing (??????). 2 fascicles.
Translator(s): John R. McRae