Editing Prajnaparamita (section)

=== The Main Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras ===
[[File:Diamond Sutra of 868 AD - The Diamond Sutra (868), frontispiece and text - BL Or. 8210-P.2.jpg|thumb|The world's earliest printed book is a Chinese translation of the ''Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra'' ([[Diamond Sutra|Vajra Cutter Sutra]]) from [[Dunhuang]] (circa 868 CE).]]

An Indian commentary on the ''[[Mahāyāna-samgraha|Mahāyānasaṃgraha]]'', entitled ''Vivṛtaguhyārthapiṇḍavyākhyā'' (''A Condensed Explanation of the Revealed Secret Meaning,'' Derge No. 4052), lists eight Prajñāpāramitā sūtras which were "taught to bodhisattvas" and are seen as superior (from the [[Śrāvakayāna|Sravakayana]] sutras) because they are superior "in eliminating conceptually imaged forms".<ref name="Hamar, Imre 2007. p. 94">Hamar, Imre. ''Reflecting Mirrors: Perspectives on Huayan Buddhism.'' 2007. p. 94</ref> 

The eight texts are listed according to length and are the following:<ref name="Hamar, Imre 2007. p. 94" />
# ''Triśatikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra'': 300 lines, alternatively known as the ''[[Diamond Sutra|Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra]]'' (''Diamond Sūtra'')
# ''Pañcaśatikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra'': 500 lines
# ''Saptaśatikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra'': 700 lines, the bodhisattva [[Manjusri|Mañjuśrī]]'s exposition of Prajñāpāramitā
# ''Sārdhadvisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra'': 2,500 lines, from the questions of Suvikrāntavikrāmin Bodhisattva
# ''[[Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra]]'': 8,000 lines
# ''[[Large Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras|Aṣṭadaśasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra]]'': 18,000 lines
# ''[[Large Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras#Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra|Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra]]'': 25,000 lines.
# ''[[Large Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras#Śatasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra|Śatasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra]]'': 100,000 lines.