Abbreviations

BhSS: Bhava­saṅkrānti­sūtra

C: Choné (co ne) Kangyur

D: Degé (sde dge) Kangyur

H: Lhasa (zhol) Kangyur

J: Lithang (’jang sa tham) Kangyur

K: Peking (pe cin) Kangxi Kangyur

Kʏ: Peking Yongle (g.yung lo) Kangyur

N: Narthang (snar thang) Kangyur

PPSS: Pitāputrasamāgamasūtra (Toh 60)

S: Stok Palace (stog pho brang bris ma) Kangyur

Sanskrit: Sanskrit manuscript found in the Potala Palace (see introduction and bibliography)

Taishō 575: Sixth-century Chinese translation by Bodhiruci (菩提流支)

Taishō 576: Sixth-century Chinese translation by Buddhaśānta (佛陀扇多)

Taishō 577: Seventh–eighth-century Chinese translation by Yijing (義淨)

U: Urga (ku re) Kangyur