Mahayana Sutras
Most of the Mahayana Sutras were written between 100 BCE and 200 CE. The authorship for most is unknown. Different schools of Mahayana Buddhism emphasize different Sutras.
Major Mahayana Sutras
The Mahayana sutras are a vast body of texts written mostly in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. The authorship is unknown, and in many cases the original Sanskrit texts have been lost. The sutras survived through Chinese and Tibetan translations. In spite of questionable provenance, the Mahayana sutras contain some of the most profound and beautiful passages of the world's religious literature.
The Mahayana sutras are a vast body of texts written mostly in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. The authorship is unknown, and in many cases the original Sanskrit texts have been lost. The sutras survived through Chinese and Tibetan translations. In spite of questionable provenance, the Mahayana sutras contain some of the most profound and beautiful passages of the world's religious literature.