Abhidharmamahāyānasūtra

Abhidharmamahāyānasūtra (T. chos mngon pa'i theg pa chen po'i mdo) is a lost Yogācāra sūtra. It is preserved only in a few quotes in other Yogācāra texts. It is also known as Mahāyānābhidharmasūtra.

When the Clouds Part states:

This text is a lost Yogācāra sūtra, which is preserved only in a few quotes in other Yogācāra texts. At least in those quotes, there is nothing specific about buddha nature. However, RGVV explicitly links the most famous verse from this sūtra to a quote from the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra and the notion of tathāgatagarbha:

The dhātu of beginningless time

Is the foundation of all phenomena.

Since it exists, all forms of existence

And also nirvāṇa are obtained.

Further reading

• Tsadra editors (2023), Abhidharmamahāyānasūtra , Buddha Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative