Lurching Towards a Canon: Mahāyāna Sūtras in Khotanese Garb by Ruixuan Chen

“…The present essay explores the complexities of canonization by focusing on a specific Buddhist culture on the ancient Silk Routes, where Mahāyāna sūtras, a collection of Buddhist literature of disputed authenticity in India, were accepted as scriptural and canonized in a remarkable manner. …”
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Emptiness in the early Prajñāpāramitā and the Tathāgatagarbha scriptures by Yang, C

“…Thus, from a historical point of view, there is no answer to the normative question on the true meaning of emptiness in Mahāyāna sūtras.</p>…”

The Exegetical Tradition of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra by Imre Hamar

“… The Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, which served as an ideological foundation for the establishment and gradual development of the Huayan school, is one of the most influential Mahāyāna sūtras in East Asian Buddhism. This article shows how the exegetical tradition that focused on the study of this scripture was started by the scholar monks of the Dilun school, who highly valued the Vasubandhu’s commentary on the Daśabhūmika-sūtra chapter of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, and was completed during the Tang dynasty by the masters of the Buddhist exegesis, who later were venerated as patriarchs of the Huayan school. …”
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Buddhist Sutra of Golden Light in clear writing: language analysis by B. Davaadorj

“…A 1655 translation document explains whether Altangerel used strange dialectal words in the text of the Mahayana sutras, how they were related to the correct spelling of the Mongolian written language, and how he copied the words correctly. …”
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Sūtra of Eight Khulils: Analyzing One Manuscript from Aldan-Maadyr National Museum of Tuva by Saglara V. Mirzaeva

“…Despite the title, the Sūtra has nothing in common with canonical Mahāyāna sūtras either in content or composition. No parallel work of the Tibetan canon identified as an original for the sutra in question, assumingly, it is either a translation from Chinese or of purely Mongolian origin. …”
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Textual manifestations: the use and significance of Mahāyāna literature in Newar buddhism by Alexander J O’Neill

“…This study concerns the worship and utilisation of Mahāyāna sūtra literature among Newar Buddhists of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. …”
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The Rite of Cutting off the ‘Black Tongue’ — and Buddhist Protective Ritual: Contradictions of Ethical Grounds Analyzed by Yulia Yu. Erendzhenova

“…The study focuses on the Oirat text titled ‘Xara kelen’ and its Russian translations, a Tibetan text of The Noble Mahayana Sutra Entitled ‘Pacification of Black Disputes’. …”
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The use of, and controversy surrounding, the term atman in the Indian Buddhist tathagatagarbha literature. by Jones, CV

“…This entails a close reading of relevant sources (primarily Mahāyāna sūtra literature), and attention to how this term is used in the context of each. …”