Avatamsaka Sutra

Summary

Avatamsaka Sutra is a Mahayana sutra^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Avatamsaka Sutra's instance of is recorded as Mahayana sutra^[3].
• Avatamsaka Sutra is part of Flower Garland Section^[4].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's Commons category is recorded as Avatamsaka Sutra^[5].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit^[6].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's catalog code is recorded as 278^[7].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's catalog code is recorded as 279^[8].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as 60-Fascicle Avataṃsaka Sūtra^[9].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as 80-Fascicle Avataṃsaka Sūtra^[10].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Sutra on Stories of the Former Karma of the Bodhisattva^[11].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as 40-Fascicle Avataṃsaka Sūtra^[12].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Tusara Sutra^[13].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Q18901415^[14].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Avatamsaka Sutra^[15].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'महावैपुल्यबुद्धावतंसकसूत्र'}^[16].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '大方廣佛華嚴經'}^[17].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '大方広仏華厳経'}^[18].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '대방광불화엄경'}^[19].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Đại phương quảng Phật hoa nghiêm kinh'}^[20].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'bo', 'text': 'མདོཕལཔོཆེ'}^[21].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '大方广佛华严经'}^[22].

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Publication

Avatamsaka Sutra's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit^[6]. It is part of Flower Garland Section^[4].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Avatamsaka Sutra include Huayan school^[23], a school of Buddhism^[24]; Hwa-Om-Kyung^[25], a film^[26], directed by Jang Seon-u^[27]; and Kegon Falls^[28], a waterfall^[29], in Japan^[30].

Why It Matters

Avatamsaka Sutra has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Huayan school^[23], a school of Buddhism^[24]; Hwa-Om-Kyung^[25], a film^[26], directed by Jang Seon-u^[27]; and Kegon Falls^[28], a waterfall^[29], in Japan^[30].