The Lankavatara Sutra is one of the most famous and revered sutras of Mahayana Buddhism. The plot is based on the dialogue between the Buddha and the bodhisattva Mahamati. The setting is the island of Lanka, ruled by the ten-headed rakshasa, King Ravana. The plot of the plot was the invitation of this same Ravana to Bhagavan Buddha, accompanied by a meeting of bodhisattvas. Ravana reveres Bhagavan, he is full of intentions to follow the teachings of the Mahayana and he is filled with questions that form a meaningful outline. In the process of answering these questions, the views of the Mahayana school are set forth, at key points contrasted with the views of the shravakas and Pratyekabuddhas, as well as Hindu schools. Key concepts such as personality-“atman” and its absence, “selflessness”, “emptiness”, “perception”, “discrimination”, etc. are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the basic concept of all Buddhism - “dharma”, where the word “dharma” itself , despite its etymological transparency, turns into very bizarre semantic facets, especially when it finds itself in contexts outside the Mahayana teachings and generally outside the Buddhist tradition.