1. Earlier studies 155 2. The date of composition. A first survey 158 3. Persons supposed to be authors of the Sastra 160 4. The Sraddhotpada Sastra in general 164 5. Study of allusions 171 A. Buddhasanta and Paramartha, trsl. Mahayana-samgraha, A.D. 531 and 563-5. Trikaya. 172 B. Bodhiruci 172 II. *Vajrarsi Sastra T. 1512, trsl. Bodhiruci A.D. 535 173 III. Lankavatara Sutra T. 671, trsl. Bodhiruci A.D. 513. The vijnnas 175 C. Bodhisattvabhumi 菩薩地桂經 T. 1581, trsl. Dharma ksema A.D. 414-426.177 I. The Stages 177 II. Cittotpada 179 III. 依如來藏故有生滅心 181 IV. 厭生死苦樂求涅槃 181 E. Samyuktabhidharma-sara Sastra, trsl. Sanghavarman A.D. 433-4- T. 1552 181 F. Pratyutpanna-samadhi, trsl. Lokaksema A.D. 179, T. 417 183 G. Other Sutras. 183 H. Mandrasena-Sanghabara 184 I. T'an-luan 曇鸞 187 Summary 189 6. Influence from the South 190 A. (Ssu-lun-hsuan-i viii Hsu-tsang ching 1.74/1 p. 56 b 15) 192 B. (Ibid, vii p. 47 a 13) 192 C. (Ta-ch'eng hsuan-lun 大乘玄論 iii, T. 1853 vol. 45 39b 15) 192 D. (Ancho 安澄, Chukan shoki 中觀疏記 ch. viii B) T. 2255 vol. 65 230 c 28) 若脫) 地論人解, 有淨性涅槃, 方便涅槃 192 7. Study of emendations 194 8. The Dasabhumikas 197 A. The six laksana 198 B. Buddhahood is attained in three asamkhyeya-kalpas 198 C. In one moment Buddhahood is attained 200 9. History of the early Dasabhumikas 201 10. Did the author belong to the Northern or Southern Faction ? 204 11. Tao-ch'ung 道寵 210 12. Conclusions 215
