Mañjuśrī Parinirvāṇa Sūtra (Fo Shuo Wenshushili Ban Niepan Jing) 佛說文殊師利般涅槃經

Translated by Nie Dao Zhen

Colophon

第 14 冊　No. 0463 佛說文殊師利般涅槃經 西晉 聶道真譯 共 1 卷 Volume 14, No. 463; Mañjuśrī Parinirvāṇa Sūtra; Fo Shuo Wenshushili Ban Niepan Jing; Translated by Nie Daozhen in the Western Jin in 1 scroll

Notes

Date 280-312 from Lancaster (2004, 'K 470')

English Translation

Quinter, David 2010, “Visualizing the Mañjuśrī Parinirvāṇa Sutra as a Contemplation Sutra,” Asia Major, pp.97-128.

Summary

This text is a sutra where the Buddha is residing in Jetavana Vihara in Sravasti. He radiates golden light and reveals auspicious signs foretelling the future Nirvana of Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva. The Buddha describes Mañjuśrī's extraordinary birth, powers, and future activities, emphasizing his role in benefiting sentient beings and teaching the Dharma, particularly in the Himalayas where he will teach the twelve-fold scriptural division to five hundred hermits. The Buddha also elaborates on the benefits of remembering, venerating, and contemplating Mañjuśrī, leading to the purification of karmic obstacles and eventual enlightenment. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Nie Dao Zhen, 《佛說文殊師利般涅槃經》 'Fo Shuo Wenshushili Ban Niepan Jing,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 14, No. 463, Accessed 2016-09-17, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T14n0463.

References

  1. Lancaster 2004, 'K 470'.
  2. Nanjio 1883, p. 118.

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