Buddhist Mahayana texts.
Contributors: Aśvaghoṣa.; Müller, F. Max 1823-1900.; Takakusu, Junjirō, 1866-1945.; Cowell, Edward B. 1826-1903.
Series: Sacred books of the East -- v. 49
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidass
Published: 1968
Place of publication: Delhi
Language: eng
Subjects: Buddhism -- Sacred books
Genres: Sacred books
Other titles: Sudhāvatīvyūha; Prajnaparamitas. Vajracchedikā.; Tripiṭaka. Sūtrapiṭaka. Prajñāpāramitā.; Tripiṭaka. Sūtrapiṭaka. Amitāyurdhyānasūtra.; Mahāyāna texts
Notes: UNESCO Collection of representative works.  Indian series.

The texts of pt. II are translated from the Sanskrit, except the Amitāyur-dhyānasūtra, which is from a Chinese translation.
Table of contents: value: pt. I.  The Buddha-carita of Aśvaghosha, translated by E.B. Cowell.; value: pt. II.  The larger Sūkhāvatī-vyūha, the smaller Sukhāvatī-vyūha, the Vajracchedikā, the larger Prajñā-pāramitā-hrdaya-sūtra, the smaller Prajñã-pāramitā-hrdaya-sūtra, translated by F. Max Mũller.  The Amitāyur-dhyāna-sūtra, translated by J. Takakusu.