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Also known as Jñānaprasthāna, Jñānaprasthāna-śāstra

The Jñānaprasthāna () or Jñānaprasthāna-śāstra (), composed originally in Sanskrit by Kātyāyanīputra, is one of the seven Sarvastivada Abhidharma Buddhist scriptures; the title means "establishment of knowledge".

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The Jñānaprasthāna () or Jñānaprasthāna-śāstra (), composed originally in Sanskrit by Kātyāyanīputra, is one of the seven Sarvastivada Abhidharma Buddhist scriptures; the title means "establishment of knowledge".

The was translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Xuanzang (T26, No. 1544: 阿毘達磨發智論, 尊者迦多衍尼子造, 三藏法師玄奘奉 詔譯), in 20 fascicles. It also appears under the name in the Taisho, with the translation by Saṅghadeva, Zhu-fo–nian and Dharmapriya (T26, No. 1543: 阿毘曇八犍度論, 迦旃延子造, 符秦罽賓三藏僧伽提婆, 共竺佛念譯), in a slightly larger 30 fascicles. There is a slight difference in format between the two, perhaps indicating that they are different recensions from various sub-schools of the Sarvāstivāda.

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