The Gilgit version of the Mahasudarsavadana was identified by the present writer. The another version of this story is handed down besides the two in vinaya-vastu. It is one episode called Mahasudarsanasutra in the so-called Turfan Sanskrit Mahaparinirvanasutra. The present edition is a critical edition incorporating a detailed introduction. The Mahasudarsanavadana in the Gilgit manuscripts, The Mahasudarsanasutra in he Central Asian manuscripts, the methodology ...
