Mahāyāna Treatises
Treatises by Nāgārjuna, Asaṅga, Vasubandhu, Śāntideva, Dignāga, Dharmakīrti.
14 texts
Abhidharmakośa
Vasubandhu's Abhidharma encyclopedia, studied across all traditions.
Abhisamayālaṅkāra — Ornament of Realization
Maitreya — key to interpreting the 25,000-line Prajñāpāramitā.
Bodhicaryāvatāra
Śāntideva's 10 chapters on bodhisattva conduct.
Madhyamakāvatāra — Entering the Middle Way
Candrakīrti — primary Madhyamaka text for Tibetan tradition.
Mahāyānasaṃgraha
Asaṅga's overview of Yogācāra.
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
Nāgārjuna's foundational work. 27 chapters, 449 verses.
Pramāṇasamuccaya
Dignāga — origin of Buddhist logic.
Pramāṇavārttika — Commentary on Valid Cognition
Dharmakīrti's pinnacle of Buddhist logic.
Ratnāvalī — Precious Garland
Nāgārjuna's advice to a king on Dharma and ethics.
Śikṣāsamuccaya — Compendium of Training
Śāntideva's anthology of bodhisattva training.
Triṃśikā — Thirty Verses on Mind-Only
Vasubandhu — 30 essential verses on Mind-Only.
Vigrahavyāvartanī — Reply to Objections
Nāgārjuna's reply to objections against emptiness.
Viṃśatikā — Twenty Verses on Mind-Only
Vasubandhu's 20 verses on Mind-Only.
Yogācārabhūmi — Stages of the Yogi
Asaṅga/Maitreya's encyclopedia, 100 fascicles — Yogācāra compendium.