Śrāvakayānist position: The Sūtras are not the work of the Buddha. Texts which express this idea 1 Śrāvakayānist argument in support of their thesis: The Mahāyānist doctrines are not Buddhist doctrines. Texts that point out which are these doctrines 3 Arguments against the authenticity if the Mahāyānist contained in the Tarkajvālā of Bhavya 5 The modern scientific opinion on the subject if the authenticity of the Mahāyānist Sūtras 7 The first form of Bhavya’s refutation method 10 Text of the Tarkajvālā, folio 169a, lines 1-4, and translation 10 The first and the second assertions are found in numerous Mahāyānist texts 11 How does Bhavya understand the Tathagarabardha doctrine 13 The attribution of positive qualities to the Tathāgatagarbha is only an upāya 14 The third assertion 16 Śrāvakayānist antecedent of the ādanavijñāna 17 The second form of Bhavya’s refutation method 19 Mahāyānist texts that express the homepage must be rendered to gṛhapatis 19 Śrāvakayānist texts that express that homage must be rendered to gṛhapatis 20 Remark on the origin of the Mahāyāna 22 Position of the Lotus Sūtras concerning the negation of the authenticity of the Sūtras 23 The method of the Lotus Sūtras in face of the Śrāvaka criticisms: The Lotus Sūtras as an apologetic work. Its argument 24 Will of harmony in Bhavya and in the Lotus Sūtras 26 The Mahāyāna Sūtras are the word of the Buddha 26
