Some Folios of the Tathāgataguṇajñānācintyaviṣayāvatāra and Dvādaśadaṇḍakanāmāṣṭaśatavimalīkaraṇā in the Kurita Collection

A recent discovery of Sanskrit birch-bark manuscripts from ancient Greater Gāndhāra, dating between 679–770 CE with high probability, has revealed previously unknown folios of two Mahāyāna scriptures: the Tathāgataguṇajñānācintyaviṣayāvatāra and the Dvādaśadaṇḍakanāmāṣṭaśatavimalīkaraṇā. These fragments, identified among hundreds in the Kurita Collection, provide critical insights into early Buddhist textual traditions. The study compared these manuscripts with known texts, including a 1999 Potala Palace manuscript of the Śraddhābalādhānāvatāramudrāsūtra, confirming their affiliation with a broader group of scriptures. Additionally, it highlighted errors in an earlier edition of the Dvādaśadaṇḍakanāmāṣṭaśatavimalīkaraṇā by Dutt, based on Tibetan and Chinese translations.

KARASHIMA, S. (2017). Some Folios of the Tathāgataguṇajñānācintyaviṣayāvatāra and Dvādaśadaṇḍakanāmāṣṭaśatavimalīkaraṇā in the Kurita Collection. International Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture, 27(1), 11–44. https://doi.org/10.16893/ijbtc.27.01.01