Dhāraṇīśvararājasūtra

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Dhāraṇīśvararājasūtra (T. 'phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa'i snying rje chen po nges par bstan pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo; C. 大哀經), Questions of Dhāraṇīśvararāja Sūtra, is a Mahayana sutra associated with the tathagatagarbha teachings.

Also known as The Sūtra Teaching the Great Compassion of the Tathāgatas (Tathāgatamahākaruṇānirdeśasūtra), this lengthy sūtra is stated to be the primary source for the Ratnagotravibhāga since it touches upon all seven vajra topics discussed in the treatise.[1]
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  1. Tsadra commons icon.jpg Tsadra editors, Dhāraṇīśvararājasūtra, Buddha Nature: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative