AVATAMSAKA-SUTRA


Meaning of AVATAMSAKA-SUTRA in English

or Garland Sutra

Mahayana Buddhist sutra that explores the teachings of the Buddha Gautama.

It speaks of the deeds of the Buddha and the resulting merits that blossom like a garland of flowers. It begins with the Buddha's Enlightenment attended by a chorus of Indra , where the Buddha teaches that all beings have the Buddha nature. Around AD 400 a Chinese translation appeared, Huayan jing , which gave rise in the 6th century to the Huayan sect, which became in Japan the Kegon school. See also Vairocana .

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.