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The Lion's Roar of Queen Śrīmālā

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The Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala: A Buddhist Scripture on the Tathagatagarbha Theory by Alex and Hideko Wayman, published in 1974. This work is the chief scriptural authority in India for the theory that all sentient beings have the potentiality of Buddhahood. "The text treats lay Buddhism in terms of the Mahayana hero known as the bodhisattva. It presents unusual difficult problems to the translator because the original Sanskrit version no longer exists except for some citations." (Source Accessed Jan 13, 2022)

Citation	Wayman, Alex, and Hideko Wayman, trans. The Lion's Roar of Queen Śrīmālā: A Buddhist Scripture on the Tathāgatagarbha Theory. Buddhist Tradition Series 10. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1990. First published 1974 by Columbia University Press (New York).

Table of Contents About the Book Texts Translated Quotes

• Forewordvii
• Prefacexiii
• Translators' Notexv
• Introduction1
  • I. Śrī-Mālā as a Text1
  •    Literary History1
    • Historical Setting of the Text1
    • The Title of the Scripture4
    • The Text in Asian Countries5
      • Importance in India5
      • Importance in China9
      • Importance in Japan13
      • Importance in Tibet16
  •    The Structure of the Śrī-Mālā17
    • Chapter Divisions17
    • Synopsis of the Scripture21
  • II. Classification of Persons24
  •     The Characters in the Śrī-Mālā24
  •     Persons on Stages26
    • Stages of the "Bodies Made of Mind"29
    • The Last Three Bodhisattva Stages33
    • Stages of the Lady Bodhisattva35
  • III. Doctrine of Śrī-Mālā37
  •     Vehicle and Nirvāṇa37
    • One Vehicle37
    • Nirvāṇa and Enlightenment39
  •     Tathagatagarbha42
    • The Tathāgatagarbha Theory and Scriptures42
    • Synonyms and Alternate References to the Tathāgatagarbha44
    • Universality of Tathāgatagarbha46
    • Voidness Knowledge of the Tathāgatagarbha48
    • Tathāgatagarbha and Ālayavijñāna52
• The Lion's Roar of Queen Śrīmālā57

Prologue 59 Chapter One 60 Eliminating All Doubts 60 1. Praises of the Infinite Merit of the Tathagata 60 2. Ten Great Vows 64 Chapter Two 67 Deciding the Cause 67 3. Three All-inclusive Aspirations 67 4. Embrace of the Illustrious Doctrine 68 [a. Teaching in the Scope of the Great Aspirations] 69 [b. Teaching the Far-ranging Meaning] 72 [c. Teaching the Great Meaning] 74 Chapter Three 78 Clarifying the Final Meaning 78 5. One Vehicle 78 [re Vehicles of Disciples and the Self-Enlightened] 78 [re Arhats and Pratyekabuddhas] 80 ["Attended with Remainder" and "Not Final Meaning"] 83 ["Final Meaning" and "One Vehicle"] 89 6. The Boundless Noble Truths 95 7. The Tathagatagarbha 96 8-9. The Dharmakaya and the Meaning of Voidness 98 10. The One Truth 100 11-12. The One Refuge and Wayward Stage 100 13. Intrinsic Purity of the Mind 104 Chapter Four 107 Entering the One Vehicle Path 107 14. The True Son of the Tathagata 107 15. The Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala 109 Epilogue hi Appendix I. The Chinese Section Titles of Sri-Mala and Japanese Diagram Analyses of Four Classical Commentaries 115 Appendix II. Works Cited in Chi-tsang's Commentary 125 Glossary 131 Bibliography 133

Index 139

Translation of the lost Sanskrit work made from a collation of the Chinese, Japanese, and Tibetan versions. For a full list of recensions, see the source page for the Śrīmālādevīsūtra.