Ten Stages Sutra
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The Ten Stages Sutra (
Avataṃsaka Sūtra
. Modern Buddhist studies scholars generally hold that these Mahayana sūtras first began to appear between the 1st century BCE and the 1st century CE. They continued being composed, compiled and edited until the decline of Buddhism in India.
Contents
In the Daśabhūmika Sūtra, the
Buddha describes ten stages of development that a bodhisattva must progress through in order to accomplish full Enlightenment and Buddhahood, as well as the subject of Buddha-nature
and the awakening of the aspiration for Enlightenment.
Commentary
There is a commentary which survives in Chinese called the Daśabhūmikavibhāṣā, it is attributed to Nagarjuna.
Another commentary on the Daśabhūmika Sūtra, the Dasabhūmikabhāsya, was written by Vasubandhu in Sanskrit and translated into Chinese by Bodhiruci and others during the 6th century CE.
Chinese Daśabhūmikā school
A
Zongmi (780–841), but they provided major foundational teachings for the Mahayana schools which exist today, such as Zen
.
See also
Notes