Sutra Information:


38 Upāyakauśalyajñānottarabodhisattvaparipr̥cchā

Tibetan Sources (2)

  1. Sangs rgyas thams cad gsang chen thabs la mkhas pa byang chub sems dpa’ ye shes dam pas zhus pa’i le’u (D82)

    Witnesses (1)

    Woodblock Print (1)

    Traditional Bibliographic Attestations (3)

    • Colophon. Derge print: Jinamitra, Surendrabodhi and Ye shes sde. For colophons, visit the rKTs webpage.
    • Mahāvyutpatti 1345: Upāyakauśalyam = thabs la mkhas pa.
    • Ldan kar ma 62: ’phags pa sangs rgyas thams cad kyi gsang chen thabs mkhas pa / 1253 ślo ka / 4 bam po/ 13 [= 53] ślo ka.
  2. Thabs mkhas pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo (D261)

    Witnesses (1)

    Woodblock Print (1)

    Traditional Bibliographic Attestations (3)

    • Ldan kar ma 173: 'Phags pa thabs la mkhas pa / bam po gcig.
    • 'Phang thang ma 152: 'Phags pa thabs la mkhas pa
    • 'Phang thang ma 701: 'Phags pa thabs la mkhas pa

    Modern Editions (1)

    Notes

    Edition in Tatz 1994–1995.

Chinese Sources (3)

  1. Dasheng fangbian hui 大乘方便會 (T0310[38])

    Witnesses (6)

    Manuscript (6)

    • CN LM20 1500 10 04

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XI 602c2-7. Lüshun Museum collection 旅順博物館

    • CN LM20 1519 09 07

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XI 597c6-8. Lüshun Museum collection 旅順博物館

    • DE Ch 0961v

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XI 594c12-13.

    • BD 14573(2)

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XI 604a22-607c27

    • BD 14573(1)

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XI 595a11-597a27

    • Ф235e

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XI 594c2-598c23

    Translations (2)

    • Daijō hōben-e 大乘方便會

      Notes

      Kokuyaku issaikyō: Hōshaku­bu 國譯一切經・寶積部 vi.81–127 (1933–1979). Nagai Makoto 長井眞琴.

    • On the Pāramitā of Ingenuity.

      Notes

      Chang, Garma C.C. (general ed.). 1983. A Treasury of Mahāyāna Sūtras: Selections from the Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra, 427–468. University Park and London: The Pennsylvania State University Press.

    Traditional Bibliographic Attestations (1)

    • KSL 509a6-7: Nandi (Zhu Nanti 竺難提). Listed as Dasheng fangbian jing 大乘方便經, 元煕二年 = 420.

    Reference in Modern Encylopedia/Reference Work (1)

    Notes

    Taishō vol XI 594c2–607c27

  2. Huishang pusa wen da shanquan jing 慧上菩薩問大善權經 (T0345)

    Witnesses (10)

    Manuscript (10)

    • Mannerheim fragment 113-1

      Notes

      = T. 345 (XII) 163b14–21

    • 傳圖14

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XII 158b11-161b8

    • Stein 7397

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XII 156a12-b7

    • CN LM20 1505 714*

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XII 162a29-b2 (? catalog prints 1062). Lüshun Museum collection 旅順博物館

    • CN LM20 1548 56

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XII 165b16-20. Lüshun Museum collection 旅順博物館

    • CN LM20 1519 10 05

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XII 163a18-20. Lüshun Museum collection 旅順博物館

    • CN LM20 1519 10 04

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XII 163a12-16. Lüshun Museum collection 旅順博物館

    • CN LM20 1456 19 15

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XII 162c6-9. Lüshun Museum collection 旅順博物館

    • CN LM20 1519 10 03

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XII 162a6-7. Lüshun Museum collection 旅順博物館

    • 羽3冊210 [36]

      Notes

      = Taishō vol XII 164c28-165a17

    Traditional Bibliographic Attestations (2)

    • CSJJ 8a11-12: Dharmarakṣa 竺法護. Listed as Da shanquan jing 大善權經, 太康六年六月十七日出 = 285 CHECK REST OF DATE. CSJJ lists a number of alternative titles (below).
    • Chinese Buddhist Canonical Attributions database CBC@: See full entry here.

    Modern Catalogue Info (2)

    • Nanjio 52
    • Korean 48

    Variant Titles (5)

    • Dashanquan jing 大善權經
    • Dasheng fangbian jing 大乘方便經
    • Huishang pusa jing 慧上菩薩經
    • Shanquan fangbian jing 善權方便經
    • Shanquan fangbian suodu wuji jing 善權方便所度無極經

    Reference in Modern Encylopedia/Reference Work (1)

    Notes

    Taishō vol XII 156a12-165c29

  3. Dafangguang shanqiao fangbian jing 大方廣善巧方便經 (T0346)

    Traditional Bibliographic Attestations (1)

    • Taishō byline CBETA: *Dānapāla (Shihu 施護) (Song 宋 dynasty) in 1005 (景徳 2, 5th month, according to Ta-chung-lu vol 13, 1a-4a)

    Modern Catalogue Info (2)

    • Nanjio 926
    • Korean 1424

    Variant Titles (1)

    • Shanqiao fangbian jing 善巧方便經

    Reference in Modern Encylopedia/Reference Work (1)

    Notes

    Taishō vol XII 166a2-178b25

Modern Editions (1)

Translations (2)

Quotations

Studies (4)

  • Li, Channa. 2016. “Translationship Lost in Transmission: Elusive Attributions of Two Tibetan Sūtra Translations.” Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines 37: 207–230.
  • Oda, Yoshihisa 小田義久. 1975. “Toyokukō shutsudo no Daijōhōbenkyō dankankō” 吐峪溝出土の大乗方便経断簡考. Ryūkoku daigaku bukkyō bunka kenkyūjo kiyō 龍谷大学仏教文化研究所紀要 14: 16–30.
  • Okano, Kiyoshi 岡野潔. 2010. “Gōbaku no shōjikan to tatakai: Daijōhōbenkyō wa ika ni shakuson no akugō no denshō o kaeta ka” 業縛の生死観との戦い－大乗方便経はいかに釈尊の悪業の伝承を変えたか. Nihon bukkyō gakkai nenpō 日本仏教学会年報 75: 53–67(R).
  • Tatz, Mark. 1994. The Skill in Means (Upāyakauśalya) sūtra. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers.

Titles (1)

  • 阿唎二合亜薩哩哇哺怛阿囉二合訶厮二合亞鳥拔野孤沙囉二合牙文名因亞拏鳥怛囉二合菩提薩埵八哩二合巴哩赤三合

    Notes

    至 186a8-11

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