Avatamsaka Sutra

Summary

Avatamsaka Sutra is a Mahayana sutra^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of mahayana_sutra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,853 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Avatamsaka Sutra's instance of is recorded as Mahayana sutra^[3].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's instance of is recorded as written work^[4].
• Avatamsaka Sutra is part of Flower Garland Section^[5].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's Commons category is recorded as Avatamsaka Sutra^[6].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit^[7].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese^[8].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's catalog code is recorded as 278^[9].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's catalog code is recorded as 279^[10].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as 60-Fascicle Avataṃsaka Sūtra^[11].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as 80-Fascicle Avataṃsaka Sūtra^[12].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Sutra on Stories of the Former Karma of the Bodhisattva^[13].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as 40-Fascicle Avataṃsaka Sūtra^[14].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Tusara Sutra^[15].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Q18901415^[16].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141245794^[17].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141245820^[18].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141245823^[19].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141245846^[20].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Avatamsaka Sutra^[21].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as महावैपुल्यबुद्धावतंसकसूत्र^[22].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as 大方廣佛華嚴經^[23].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as 大方広仏華厳経^[24].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as 대방광불화엄경^[25].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as Đại phương quảng Phật hoa nghiêm kinh^[26].
• Avatamsaka Sutra's title is recorded as མདོཕལཔོཆེ^[27].

Body

Publication

Languages include Sanskrit^[7] and Classical Chinese^[8]. Avatamsaka Sutra is part of Flower Garland Section^[5].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Avatamsaka Sutra include Huayan school^[28], a school of Buddhism^[29]; Kegon Falls^[30], a waterfall^[31], in Japan^[32]; and Hwa-Om-Kyung^[33], a film^[34], directed by Jang Seon-u^[35].

Why It Matters

Avatamsaka Sutra ranks in the top 9% of mahayana_sutra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,853 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Huayan school^[28], a school of Buddhism^[29]; Kegon Falls^[30], a waterfall^[31], in Japan^[32]; and Hwa-Om-Kyung^[33], a film^[34], directed by Jang Seon-u^[35].