Sacred Sutta Treasury · CBETA T16, no. 670 · Guṇabhadra
Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra (The Descent into Laṅkā)
楞伽阿跋多罗宝经 · 达摩祖师印心传法之唯识与如来藏宝典
The primary scripture transmitted by Bodhidharma to the Second Patriarch Huike as the seal of the Zen mind. It presents the core synthesis of Mind-Only (Cittamātra), the 8 consciousnesses, the transformation of the storehouse consciousness (Ālayavijñāna), and the direct realization of Suchness.
Historical context
On Mount Malaya overlooking the southern ocean at the castle of Laṅkā, the Buddha was requested by the Bodhisattva Mahāmati to resolve 108 profound questions on the nature of mind, reality, language, and enlightenment.
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CBETA · Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text AssociationConsult the complete named Taishō recension used as the canonical reconstruction anchor.