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Akshayamatinirdesha [sanskrit]
18,273 words
The Sanskrit edition of the Akshayamatinirdesha: an ancient Mahayana Sutra devoted to the Bodhisattva Akshayamati, recognized as one of the sixteen bodhisattvas of the Bhadrakalpa (fortunate aeon). The text expounds the practices and ethics of the Bodhisatva way of life. Original titles: Akṣayamatinirdeśa (अक्षयमतिनिर्देश), Akṣayamatinirdeśasūtra (अक्षयमतिनिर्देशसूत्र), Akṣayamati-nirdeśa-sūtra (अक्षयमति-निर्देश-सूत्र).
III. Dharmamūla
[English text for this chapter is available]
atha khalv āyuṣmāñ śāradvatīputro'kṣayamatiṃ bodhisattvam idam avocat: kasmāt, kulaputra, tava nāmākṣayamatir iti prajñaptam? akṣayamatir āha: ayaṃ, bhadanta śāradvatīputrākṣayamatir iti sarvadharmārambaṇaniṣyandaḥ. tat kasya hetoḥ? sarvadharmākṣayatvāt. āha: pratibhātu te, kulaputra, bodhisattvānāṃ dharmākṣayatānirdeśam ārabhya |