one of the early schools of Buddhism; it refers to the Great Assembly or Great Community, from which the Mahayana tradition is said to have developed

The Mahābhārata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India; traditionally considered to follow the [[罗摩衍那|羅摩衍那|luo2 mo2 yan3 na4]] in chronological order.

ancient Indian queen and the biological mother of Gautama Buddha

mother of Gautama Buddha; also known as Mahamaya

Great Calming and Contemplation, a foundational text of Tiantai Buddhism compiled from lectures by Master Zhiyi in the 6th century which, along with [[法华玄义|法華玄義|fa3 hua2 xuan2 yi4]] and [[法华文句|法華文句|fa3 hua2 wen2 ju4]], forms the Three Great Parts of the Lotus [[法华三大部|法華三大部|fa3 hua2 san1 da4 bu4]]

an alternative name for the Mahaprajnaparamita Shastra, a major Buddhist commentary on the perfection of wisdom sutras traditionally attributed to Nagarjuna

one of the primary disciples of Gautama Buddha and the first patriarch of Zen or Chan Buddhism