Daśabhūmika Sūtra Śāstra (十地經論)

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Northern Wei · by 天親菩薩造 · Source text translated by 菩提流支等

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The *Daśabhūmikasūtra-śāstra* was composed by the venerable Bodhisattva Vasubandhu of ancient India and translated into Chinese during the Northern Wei dynasty by the translator Bodhiruci and others. This treatise is a commentary on the "Daśabhūmika" chapter of the *Avataṃsaka Sūtra*, systematically elucidating the doctrine and practical methods of the ten stages that a Mahayana bodhisattva must traverse on the path to Buddhahood. It established the theoretical foundation for the Yogācāra school and exerted a profound influence on the formation of the Chinese Di-lun school, as well as on the development of the Huayan and Consciousness-Only schools. It stands as one of the essential scriptures for the study of Mahayana bodhisattva path philosophy.