Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra Collection
The Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra 大寶積經 / The Great Peak of Jewels is a collection of 49 Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtras, called "assemblies" (會), of varying length and subjects. According to the Nikāyasaṅgraha (a Theravādin text), the Ratnakūṭa Sūtra was composed by the ‘Andhakas,’ meaning the Mahāsāṃghika schools of the Āndhra region. The texts of the sutra seem to have been collected over a number of centuries, and their varying subject matter is suggestive of historical transitions between major eras of Buddhist thought.
Many of the sutras in the Mahāratnakūṭa collection have circulated independently, most notable in English are the Amitabha Sutra (#5) and the Śrīmālādevī Sūtra (#48). Part of the collection was brought to China by Bodhiruci in the 8th century, where he translated some of the texts, and included others which had already been translated into Chinese. This is found in Taisho volumes 11 - 12a. The Mahāratnakūṭa is T. 310, and texts numbered 311 through 373 are alternate translations of some of the sutras contained in the Mahāratnakūṭa.
There is also a Tibetan version of Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra collection, which is currently being translated into English, however, to date there is no complete English translation of this entire collection.
LUSB STANDARDIZED EDITIONS
1 - Trisaṃvara Sūtra 三律儀 / The Meaning of the Triple Vinaya 2 - Anantalaṃkāraka Sūtra 無邊莊嚴 / Boundless Adornments 3 - Guhyapâda Vajravīra Sūtra 密迹金剛力士 / Master of the Secret Ways of the Vajra4 - Svapnanirdeśa Sūtra 淨居天子會 / Discourse on Dreams5 - AmitabhatathāgataSūtra 無量壽如來 / Immeasurable Life Thus Come One 6 - Akṣobhya TathāgataSūtra 不動如來 / The Imperturbable Thus Come One 7 - Kavacayalaṃkāraka or Varmavyūha Sūtra 被甲莊嚴 / Quilted Shield Adornment8 - Dharmadhātuprakṛti-asambheda Sūtra 法界體性無分別 / The Undifferentiated Nature of the Dharmadhātu9 - Mahāyāna Daśadharmaka Sūtra 大乘十法 / Ten Dharmas of the Great Vehicle 10 - Mañjuśrī Samantamukha Sūtra 文殊師利普門 / The Universal Gateway of Mañjuśrī (LUSB Standardized Ed.)11 - Raśmisamantamukta-Nirdeśa Sūtra 出現光明 / Manifestation of Lights12 - Bodhisattva-piṭaka Sūtra 菩薩藏 / Bodhisattva Treasury 13 - Anandagarbhāvakrānti Sūtra 佛為阿難說處胎 / The Buddha Explains the Womb Bases to Ananda 14 - GarbhāvakrāntiSūtra 佛說入胎藏 / The Buddha Explains Entering the Womb 15 - Mañjuśrī Vyākaraṇa Sūtra 文殊師利授記 / The Prediction of Mañjuśrī16 - The Bodhisattva’s Vision of Reality菩薩見實 17 - Pūrṇa Sūtra 富樓那 18 - Rāṣṭrāpala Bodhisattva Sūtra 護國菩薩 / Protector of the Country19 - Ugradatta Sūtra 郁伽長者 / The Elder Ugra21 - Badramāyākāra-vyākarana Sutra 授幻師跋陀羅記 / The Prediction of the Magician Badra’s Enlightenment 22 - Mahāprātihārya Sūtra 大神變 / Great Spiritual Transformation23 - Mahākāśyapa 摩訶迦葉24 - Upāli Sūtra 優波離25 - Adhyāśayasañcodana Sūtra 發勝志樂 / Arousing Superior Resolve26 - Subāhu Bodhisattva Sūtra 善臂菩薩 / Wonderful Arm 27 - Surata Bodhisattva Sūtra 善順菩薩28 - Vīradattagṛhapati Sūtra 勤授長者 / The Householder Vīradatta29 - Udayanavatsarāja Sūtra 優陀延王 / The Story of King Udayana 30 - Sumatidārikā Sūtra 妙慧童女 / The Girl Sumati31 - Gaṅgottara UpāsikāSūtra 恒河上優婆夷 / The Laywoman Gaṅgottara32 - Aśokadatta Sūtra 無畏德菩薩 33 - Vimaladatta Bodhisattva Paripṛcchā Sūtra 無垢施菩薩應辯34 - Guṇaratnasaṅkusumita Bodhisattva Sūtra 功德寶花敷菩薩 35 - Suguṇadevaputra Sūtra 善德天子36 - Suṣṭhitamatidevaputra Sūtra 善住意天子37 - Ajātaśatru Rājakumāra Sūtra 阿闍世王子 / (’Prince Siṃha’)38 - Upāyakauśalya Sūtra (or Jñānottara Sūtra) 大乘方便 / Mahayana Upaya39 - Bhadrapāla Sūtra 賢護長者 / The Elder Bhadrapāla 40 - Vimalaśraddhā Darikā Sūtra / Lady Pure Faith 淨信童女 41 - Maitreyaparipr̥cchādharmāṣṭaka / Questions of Maitreya on Eight Dharmas 彌勒菩薩問八法 42 - Maitreyaparipṛcchā Sūtra 彌勒菩薩所問 / The Questions of Maitreya43 - Samantavidyā Bodhisattva 普明菩薩 / Universal Illumination (Kāśyapaparivarta)44 - Ratnarāśi Sūtra 寶梁聚 / 45 - Akṣayamatiparipr̥cchā Sūtra 無盡慧菩薩 / Questions of Akṣayamati Bodhisattva Sutra 46 - Mañjuśrī Explains Prajñāpāramitā 文殊說般若 47 - Ratnacūḍa Bodhisattva Sūtra 寶髻菩薩 / Jewel Topknot Bodhisattva 48 - Śrīmālādevī Sūtra 勝鬘夫人 49 - Ṛṣivyāsaparipṛcchā Sūtra 廣博仙人 / The Questions of the Ṛṣi VyāsaAlternative Translations
There are additional texts added to this section of the Chinese Buddhist canon under the heading Mahāsaṃnipāta Sūtra including:
Observing Ākāśagarbha BodhisattvaPratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra / Seeing Buddhas Face to Face in the Present