Table of Contents
General Table of Contents
About the Chinese Text 6
About the Sanskrit Text 6
Outlining in This Work 6
Acknowledgements 7
List of Abbreviations 8
Directory to Chapter Subsections 11
The Translator’s Introduction 19
The Translation: The Ten Grounds Sutra 27
Chapter 1 : The Joyfulness Ground 29, 59
Chapter 2 : The Stainlessness Ground 109
Chapter 3 : The Shining Light Ground 139
Chapter 4 : The Blazing Brilliance Ground 173
Chapter 5 : The Difficult-to-Conquer Ground 197
Chapter 6 : The Direct Presence Ground 227
Chapter 7 : The Far-Reaching Ground 265
Chapter 8 : The Immovability Ground 303
Chapter 9 : The Sublime Goodness Ground 349
Chapter 10: The Dharma Cloud Ground 397
Translation Endnotes 483
Variant Readings from Other Chinese Editions 513
Bibliography 525
Appendix: The P. L. Vaidya Sanskrit Text 527
About the Translator 685
Kalavinka Buddhist Classics: Current Title List 687
