Prologue 113 (1) Ratnakūṭasūtra (= Kāśyapaparivarta) 117 (2) Ratnakoṭi-sūtra 119 (3) Sarvavaitulyasaṃgraha-dharmaparyāya, -sūtra 120 (4) Avaivartikacakra-dharmaparyāya or -sūtra 121 (5) Tathāgatagarbha-dharmaparyāya 122 (6) Lalitavistara 123 (7) Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra 123 (8) *vevulla-, vaitulya-, vaipulya- and mahāyāna-scriptures in Chinese catalogues 125 (8.1) *vevulla- and vaitulya-scriptures in Dao’an’s catalogue 125 (8.2) *vevulla-, vaitulya-, vaipulya- and mahāyāna-scriptures in the Chusanzangji ji 126 (8.3) mahāvaitulya- / mahāvaipulya- / mahāyāna- scriptures in the Lidai Sanbao ji 127 (8.4) The disappearance of vaitulya-scriptures and the rise of mahāyāna-scriptures during the Tang and Song Dynasties 128 (9) Etymology and Meaning of vaitulya 132 (10) Who composed the vaitulya-scriptures? -The Mahāsāṃghikas and vaitulya- /vaipulya- /mahāyāna-scriptures 138 (11) Mahāyāna Buddhism and the Madhyamikas, Yogācāras and Sarvāstivādins 141 (11.1) Texts which quote Mahāyāna scriptures 141 (11.2) Vasubandhu-a vaitulika and "dropout" from the Sarvāstivāda 143 (11.3) The Sarvāstivādins did not accept Mahāyāna Buddhism 144 (11.4) The Adoption of Mahāyāna Buddhism by the Sarvāstivādins and Abhayagirivāsins 146 Conclusion 148