The Scripture on the Production of Buddha Images (Tathāgatapratibimbapratiṣṭhanuśaṃsā) 佛說作佛形像經

Translated by Unknown

Colophon

第 16 冊　No. 692 佛說作佛形像經 闕譯 共 1 卷 Volume 16, No. 692; The Scripture on the Production of Buddha Images (Fo Shuo Zuo Fo Xingxiang Jing); Translated by Unknown in 1 scroll

Alternative Titles

Tathāgatapratibimbapratiṣṭhanuśaṃsā

Notes

Sanskrit title and date 25-220 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 281')

English Translation

Sharf, Robert 2021, “The Scripture on the Production of Buddha Images,” In Religions of China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez. Princeton Readings in Religions 37. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, pp. 261–67.

Summary

The text describes a conversation between the Buddha and King Udayana, a young ruler eager to learn about the benefits of creating Buddha images. The Buddha explains that making Buddha images leads to auspicious rebirths, characterized by physical beauty, wealth, noble status, and ultimately, the path to Nirvana. The king and his ministers, delighted by this teaching, pay homage to the Buddha and are later reborn in Amitabha's Pure Land. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Unknown, 《佛說作佛形像經》 'Tathāgatapratibimbapratiṣṭhanuśaṃsā (Fo Shuo Zuo Fo Xingxiang Jing),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 16, No. 692, Accessed 2016-09-24, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T16n0692.

References

  1. Lancaster, L.R. 2004, The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue, http://www.acmuller.net/descriptive_catalogue.

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