Lotus

The Lotus corpus brings together the complete arc of Buddhist scripture:

Theravada

• Tipitaka - Pali Canon: Digha Nikaya, Dhammapada, Suttanipata (Bhikkhu Sujato, CC0)
  • DN 26 Metteyya - future Buddha prophecy
  • Buddhavamsa - Chronicle of 24 past Buddhas; Sumedha/Dipankara origin (reference)

Mahayana

• Lotus Sutra - One vehicle, skillful means, Eternal Buddha (H. Kern, SBE Vol. 21, 1884)
  • Ch. 16 Eternal Buddha - immeasurable lifespan
  • Ch. 25 Avalokiteshvara - universal gate
• Pure Land - Amitabha and Sukhavati (F. Max Müller, SBE Vol. 49, 1894)
  • Larger Sukhavativyuha - Dharmakara’s 48 vows
  • Smaller Sukhavativyuha - easy path of recitation
  • Amitayur-dhyana Sutra - visualization meditation on Amitabha
• Prajnaparamita - Wisdom sutras
  • Diamond Sutra - emptiness, non-attachment
  • Heart Sutra - form is emptiness
• Maitreya - Future Buddha sutras (Dharmachakra / 84000, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)
  • Arya-Maitreya-vyakarana - 108-verse Sanskrit prophecy (reference; Grove 2021)
  • Toh 198: Maitreya’s Setting Out - vows, qualities, bodhisattva path
  • Toh 199: Maitreya in the Heaven of Joy - Tusita residence, descent
  • Anagata-vamsa - post-canonical Pali chronicle of future Buddhas (reference)
  • Maitreya’s Descent (Mile Xiasheng Jing) - Chinese T0453-T0456; DN 26 is the Pali parallel (reference)

Vajrayana

• Kalachakra Tantra - Wheel of Time; Shambhala; Sanskrit/Tibetan sources (reference stub)