Avalokiteśvaraikādaśamukhadhāraṇīsūtra (Sutra of the Divine Spell of the Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara) 佛說十一面觀世音神呪經

Translated by Yaśogupta

Colophon

第 20 冊　No. 1070 佛說十一面觀世音神呪經 北周 耶舍崛多譯 共 1 卷
Volume 20, No. 1070; Avalokiteśvaraikādaśamukhadhāraṇīsūtra (Sutra of the Divine Spell of the Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara); Translated by Yaśogupta in the Northern Zhou in 1 scroll

Other names

Sutra of the Divine Spell of the Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara

Summary

Provdes the text of mantras, the benefits of reciting them, including liberating sentient beings from suffering, curing sickness, and eradicating hindrances. The text also describes carving a wooden sculpture of Avalokiteśvara. Closely related in content to T 901, T 1069, and T 1071.

Notes

Sanskrit title and date 564-572 from Lancaster (2004, 'K 309')

English translation

None

Primary Source

Yaśogupta, 《佛說十一面觀世音神呪經》 'Avalokiteśvaraikādaśamukhadhāraṇīsūtra (Fo Shuo Shiyi Mian Guanshiyin Shen Zhou Jing),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 20, No. 1070, Accessed 2016-10-08, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T20n1070.

References

  1. Giebel 2011, pp. 27-36.
  2. Lancaster 2004, 'K 309'.
  3. Shinohara 2014, pp. 40-41
  4. Yü 2001, pp. 54-56.

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